Oklahoma City could be without its No. 1 option on Sunday, but another star has a chance to showcase his talents. After missing Friday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks with a right wrist strain, MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is questionable for Sunday’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s MVP candidate, is an All-Star lock. Williams — who is second on the team in points and assists, third in rebounds and is a versatile cog in their top-ranked and historically disruptive defense — is their only other true candidate. That might be Williams’ simplest case.

OKC's Jalen Williams is likely to make the cut for the NBA All-Star Game next month, but it’s far from a certainty. Maybe 60/40.

Prior to the season, even before their undisputed success, the Oklahoma City Thunder were thought to have as many as three All-Star candidates: Shai Gilgeous-Al

At the end of the season, besides the DPOY award, the NBA decides the players that are on the first and second All-Defensive teams. However, the offense gets three teams which Williams said on the “The Young Man And The Three” show that he has a “big thing with that.”

The Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night, 134-114. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in 29 minutes while Jalen Williams put up 19 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks in 30 minutes.