As we all know by now, the NBA season is a long and grueling one filled with many storylines, both ups and downs for all organizations. So with this in mind consider this a TL;DR version if you missed anything thus far into the season.

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We’re about 14 games in per team at this point, and with that the standings don’t match up to what most fans quite expected.

Surely no one really expected the first seeds of each conference to be occupied by the Warriors and the Wizards but as we all know with the NBA, anything is possible. Both teams have stormed out of the gates, putting the rest of the league on watch as two teams that either didn’t make the Playoffs or made an early exit in the Playoffs perform so well in the beginning stages of the 75th season. Other teams that have also exceeded expectation would be the Cavaliers, currently holding the 4th seed in the East. The rest of the teams would either be performing where most expected or underperforming entirely.

As previously stated, in this league with ups, there’s the ever so unfortunate downs. A handful of teams have been struggling, and without getting into too much detail the teams are listed as followed:

  • Clippers- No Kawhi, Player Inconsistency
  • Lakers- Questionable Player Health, Player Inconsistency
  • Trailblazers- Lillard slightly pivoted to more of a facilitator role
  • Sixers- Questionable Player Health, Adjusting to no Ben Simmons
  • Hawks- Player Inconsistency

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Moving passed team performances, we shift towards the individuals who’ve been standing out so far this season.

Rookies:

  • Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)- 15.6pts, 7.9reb, 2.3 ast
  • Scottie Barnes (Raptors)- 16.2pts, 8.3reb, 2.8ast
  • Chris Duarte (Pacers)- 14.4pts, 4.4reb, 2.1ast
  • Franz Wagner (Magic) 13.7 pts, 3.5reb, 2.1ast
  • Jalen Green (Rockets)- 13.8pts, 3.5reb, 2.8ast

Top Players:

  • Kevin Durant (Nets)- 29.6pts, 8.4reb, 5.1ast
  • Stephen Curry (Warriors)- 28.1pts, 6.2reb, 6.7ast
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)- 26.5pts, 11.3reb, 6.0ast
  • Paul George (Clippers)- 26.5pts, 8.2reb, 5.2ast
  • Ja Morant (Grizzlies)- 26.2pts, 6.5reb, 7.5ast

Breakout Season Players:

  • Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)- 24.1pts, 6.4reb, 3.3ast
  • Tyler Herro (Heat)- 21.5, 5.6reb, 3.7ast
  • Miles Bridges (Hornets)- 21.5pts, 7.3reb, 3.5ast
  • Jonas Valanciunas (Pelicans)- 19.6pts, 13.5reb, 2.7ast
  • Cole Anthony (Magic)- 19.5pts, 6.9reb, 5.2ast

As the season progresses it should be expected for these things to be subject to change, and we’ll be updating you along the way. We’re still near the preliminary stages of the NBA Season, but still having 60 plus games to go, anything is bound to happen.