As the Thunder await their Round 1 opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks could be opportune opponents to utilize the Holmgren-Hartenstein duo. The eighth seed will have Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II or Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey.

The NBA will announce individual awards over the next several weeks and OKC Thunder coach Mark Daigneault has a case to repeat as NBA Coach of the Year.

Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.