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Western Conference: NBA's biggest what-ifs of the past five years

Tuesday saw us take a trip back in time to an alternate universe -- 15 of them, in fact -- and examine the biggest what-if surrounding each Eastern Conference team over the past five years and how it could have played out.

Now we look at the 15 Western Conference teams and how life might have been different had these big storylines taken another direction.

What if Jamal Murray hadn't gotten hurt in 2021? Would the Denver Nuggets be three-time champs instead of just winning their first? What if the New Orleans Pelicans never miraculously moved up to receive the rights to draft Zion Williamson with the No.