Entering the regular season's final week, the only loose thread left for the Oklahoma City Thunder was Ajay Mitchell's return. Beating his self-imposed deadline by a couple of games, the 22-year-old returned from a three-month absence from toe surgery.

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.