NBA: 5 Biggest Surprises so far this Season

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Wizards Early Struggles

The Washington Wizards are a team that going into this season were expected to improve from last season. Last year Bradley Beal was out for a good portion of the season and the team had struggles of their own. They made a late season push ending with a .500 win percentage. The problem was the East was very competitive and a 41-41 record landed the Wizards at 10th missing the playoffs. Being fully healthy and the arrival of a new coach many expected the Wizards to make the playoffs this year. Although it is still early the Wizards are 1-5 through six games. They are tied for third worst in the NBA. I think this will change as the season goes on. This team needs time to play with each other and they need to get used to Scott Brooks system.

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Lakers Early Success

The Lakers are 4-4 on the season. For a team expected to land in the lottery again they have started off strong. They are also a young group. With Luke Walton at the helm it should be interesting to see if he can keep the team winning at this rate. It would be shocking to see the Lakers make the playoffs, but like the Wizards it is a long season. I expect the Lakers to have change of fortune sooner or later.

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Under the Radar Team

With all the trade speculation and discombobulation surrounding the Kings they have a 4-5 record. It is  a good sign for a team that has such bad reputation. All the questions with their roster moves, management, and even ownership maybe this will be the change of things. It is the Sacramento Kings though. Chances are they will trade Darren Collison for another Center just to see how many they can get before DeMarcus Cousins throws Vlade Divac through a wall.

Point Harden?

Well many questioned Mike D'Antoni making James Harden the Rockets starting point guard. The result? Fantastic. Harden is averaging 31.6 points per game and 12.7 assists per game. That is third and first in the league respectively. With a 4-3 record the Rockets are looking alright after Dwight Howard left for Atlanta.

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DeMar DeRozan

There has not been a lot of talk about DeMar DeRozan or the Toronto Raptors. DeMar DeRozan is quietly averaging 33.7 points per game and his team is 4-2. In a league so three point oriented DeRozan has only taken 10 three pointers and made 2. It is crazy to think he is leading the league in scoring. Every year the Raptors are the most slept on team and they never get the attention they deserve. Keep an eye out for DeRozan for this could be the year he wins the scoring title if he keeps it up.