The NBA is anything but predictable.

Consider the early returns from the 2024-25 season as the latest evidence of that.

All 30 clubs have encountered some surprises so far, for better or worse. We're here to spotlight the most significant of those unexpected developments, from late-career breakouts and rapid rises to colossal letdowns, uncharacteristic struggles and everything in between.

Atlanta Hawks: Dyson Daniels' Disruption

When Atlanta added Dyson Daniels as part of this summer's Dejounte Murray deal with New Orleans, it knew it was getting a young player with exciting potential on the defensive end.

The Hawks almost certainly didn't see this level of defensive disruption coming, though. Daniels, who might have basketball's best nickname as The Great Barrier Thief, has played as if there's a magnetic connection between his hands and the ball.

His 3.2 steals per contest not only lead the league, but they're also on course to be a top-10 average of all time. His 102 deflections—37 more than anyone else—are already near one-third of the way toward the 315 deflections Robert Covington tallied in 2017-18, the highest mark since the NBA made hustle stats public in 2015-16.

Boston Celtics: Payton Pritchard's Sixth Man of the Year Campaign

Remember when Payton Pritchard's role with the Shamrocks was so insignificant that he was openly seeking a ticket out of Boston? That probably feels like forever ago given his degree of elevation since, but it wasn't even two years ago.

Last season, the sharpshooting point guard thrived in his first full year as a rotation regular. This time around, though, he's upping the ante to a ridiculous degree.

An afterthought in early Sixth Man of the Year talks, he's now leading the conversation while averaging 14.5 points (on 46.9/41.3/86.7 shooting) and 2.9 assists (against 1.0 turnovers) in his nightly allotment of 27.4 minutes.

Even his most optimistic supporters probably didn't see this surge coming. He's already hit at least five three-pointers six different times, which ranks sixth overall and leads—among many others—Stephen Curry, Trae Young, Luka Dončić and Klay Thompson.

Brooklyn Nets: Offensive Execution

If the Nets had undergone a rebranding this summer, they might have consider calling themselves the Brooklyn Placeholders. The franchise only recently leaned into a rebuilding project—kick-started by the Mikal Bridges swap—and effectively has a roster full of trade candidates.

Transitions of this magnitude aren't meant to go smoothly. Beyond the uneasiness of having so many players who know they could be sent packing at a moment's notice, there's also the very real incentive for stockpiling losses (particularly ahead of a draft as well-regarded as next year's). Oh yeah, and there's also a first-year NBA head coach in Jordi Fernández calling the shots.

These are chaotic conditions, but the Nets have been legitimately competitive and even above-average on offense. Their offensive production rate of 114.1 points per 100 possessions is 10th-best in the league and better than that of star-studded championship-hopefuls such as the Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks.

Charlotte Hornets: Perimeter Proficiency

Who looked at this season's Hornets team and pictured them possessing one of the league's most potent perimeter attacks? Surely no one who watched last season's Hornets.

Back then, Charlotte had a bottom-half three-point attack by all measures. It ranked 23rd in three-point makes (12.1), 17th in attempts (34.0) and 21st in percentage (35.5).

Fast-forward to the present, though, and you'll now find the Hornets trailing only the Celtics in three-point makes (16.7) and attempts (44.8). They're also a respectable 11th in percentage (37.3).

Credit first-year coach Charles Lee, who spent last season on Boston's staff, for encouraging his players to let it fly. But also credit the players for hitting their marks as often as they are.

Chicago Bulls: Lonzo Ball's Return

Nothing feels super-surprising in Chicago. Not the bad—but far from brutal—performances, or the defensive decline of a team needing to showcase Zach LaVine, or the shooting limitations of Josh Giddey, or the kid-gloves handling of rookie lottery pick Matas Buzelis, or the possible buyer's remorse with Patrick Williams.

The one (hugely) pleasant surprise, though, has been the return of Lonzo Ball. Granted, he's only made it through three games and is nursing a nagging wrist injury, but he has logged actual NBA minutes this season. It wasn't long ago there whispers of his career being cut short.

Instead, Ball was ready to go on opening night, completing a comeback that spanned more than 1,000 days and included three knee surgeries.

More impressively, the 27-year-old basically looked like himself, adding significant value as a two-way connector. He has posted a positive plus/minus each of his first three times out with Chicago, outscoring opponents by 23 points over his 47 minutes.

Cleveland Cavaliers: The Streak

Coming into the 2024-25 campaign, it felt like this iteration of the Cavaliers might be on its last legs.

Trade speculation ran rampant through northeast Ohio this offseason, whether it was Donovan Mitchell potentially wanting out, Darius Garland possibly demanding a deal if Mitchell stayed or Jarrett Allen perhaps being shown the door despite inking a contract extension.

Ultimately, Cleveland kept things pretty quiet this summer—beyond replacing former coach J.B. Bickerstaff with Kenny Atkinson—and in turn paved the way for a deafening, historic start. The Cavaliers started this season on a 15-0 sprint, matching the second-longest winning streak ever to open an NBA campaign.

This was domination of the highest order. Seven of the 15 wins were decided by double digits, and Cleveland's average margin of victory was 12.3 points.

There were a ton of interesting sublots within the streak—Donovan Mitchell's minutes, Evan Mobley's emergency, Ty Jerome's scorching-hot shooting, even an impromptu mascot—but the collective level of basketball excellence is still the biggest stunner.

Dallas Mavericks: Klay Thompson's Sluggish Start

It all sounded unstoppable on paper. Klay Thompson, an all-time great shooter, catching and launching three-balls on sizzling setups by expert creators Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving? There should have been no defense for it.

That was all assuming, of course, that Thompson would be the same caliber net-shredder in Dallas that he was in Golden State. And while there's still time for that to happen, it hasn't come close to occurring yet.

The 34-year-old has never been less threatening on the offensive end. His 13.2 points per game are the fewest since his rookie season, while his 38.3 field-goal percentage and 36.8 percent three-point splash rate are both the worst of his career.

Maybe this will eventually prove to be simply an extended slump, but given how rarely Thompson has encountered dry spells, it's still surprising to see him struggling to this degree.

Denver Nuggets: Christian Braun's Ease of Promotion

The Nuggets surely hoped Christian Braun was ready for his promotion. Once Kentavious Caldwell-Pope skipped town in free agency, Denver's only method of replacing him was tossing the 23-year-old into a sink-or-swim scenario.

Fortunately, it's been one seemingly effortless stroke after the next ever since. It isn't supposed to be easy leveling up from an energizer to a key cog who is consistently relied upon, yet he's clearly making it seem that way.

His first month as a full-time starter feels like a giant "For Your Consideration" submission to Most Improved Player award voters.

That his stat line features an endless string of personal bests isn't shocking given his huge jump in floor time (34.7 minutes), but the fact that it also includes a sizzling shooting slash featuring career rates from every level (57.7/46.7/77.8) is truly jaw-dropping.

Detroit Pistons: Point Prevention

All due respect to first-year Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff, but there were legitimate reasons to wonder whether he'd be able to replicate the defensive success he had enjoyed in Cleveland.

That had nothing to do with the coach himself, but everything to do with the fact that he took over a team that hadn't finished better than 24th in defensive efficiency over the last three seasons and counted a trio of one-way shooters among its most significant offseason additions: Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Malik Beasley.

With one mostly competitive month done, though, Detroit stands a respectable 13th in defensive rating. It hasn't ranked this high on the game's less glamorous end since 2018-19.

Yet, Bickerstaff thinks his club is still capable of more, and he just might be right considering it's still awaiting the 2024-25 debut of dynamic defender Ausar Thompson:

"I'm hopeful we'll continue to get better. You look at the schedule we've had, we've played some really good basketball teams. For us to be [ranked this high], the number of games we've played against really good competition, it says our guys have picked things up quickly and without a lot of practice time. With more experience and more reps, our guys will continue to get better."

Golden State Warriors: Lindy Waters III's Significance

Raise your hand if you clocked Golden State's late-June acquisition of Lindy Waters III. If you're hand is up and you aren't a member of the Warriors front office or his family, you're lying.

The 27-year-old, who averaged 9.5 points over his four-year career at Oklahoma State and kicked off his pro career with the Enid Outlaws of The Basketball League, had led a wholly anonymous existence with Oklahoma City over the past three seasons, spending much of that tenure on a two-way contract.

And the Warriors gave up almost nothing to get him, since they wound up reacquiring the pick they used to pry him away from the Thunder.

There was a non-zero chance that trade quirk may have been the most notable development during his Dubs career, yet through the first month, he is 10th on the team in minutes—a meaningful ranking given Steve Kerr's wildly deep rotation—and fifth in starts (six).

Waters is making his mark with reliable shooting (38.3 percent from deep), sound decision-making (19 assists against two turnovers) and stingy defense.

Houston Rockets: Dillon Brooks, the Difference-Maker

Remember all those jokes you may have fired off when the Rockets inked Dillon Brooks, who was basically chased out of Memphis, to a four-year, $80 million contract last summer?

Well, consider this a friendly reminder that you can still wipe them off your social media without being caught.

Houston essentially added Brooks to be an agitator, a muscle man helping to reshape the kind of tough, tenacious identity that coach Ime Udoka wanted to create.

The 28-year-old checked that box last season, but did so while showing his share of basketball limitations. He wasn't a major offensive threat (35.9 percent from deep), and his floor presence actually brought down Houston's efficiency (minus-3.0 net differential).

This season, though, he is splashing a career-high 39.4 percent of his three-pointers and showing how impactful he can be when he's genuinely helpful on the offensive end.

For all of the Rockets' depth and (budding) star power, no one has meant more to their success than Brooks, who leads Houston with a plus-14.6 net differential and trails only Jayson Tatum and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in plus/minus (plus-168).

Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton's Drop-Off

Not even a year has passed since Tyrese Haliburton was busy looking like one of the league's next superstars. It's just getting harder to remember that given how far he has fallen since.

That run was disrupted by a hamstring injury in early January, and the 24-year-old has yet to regain his form.

Over his first 32 outings last season, Haliburton averaged 24.2 points and 12.7 assists to go along with a pristine 49.6/40.4/86.8 shooting slash. Through the first 17 games of his campaign, he's down to just 15.8 points and 8.5 assists with an anemic 37.9/30.7/83.3 slash.

It's tough to explain what is happening—even for Haliburton himself—but it's something that could, if not corrected, derail the Pacers' season before it ever really starts.

Fueled in large part by his play, Indiana had a .573 winning percentage and plus-2.9 net rating last season. This year, those figures have fallen to .412 and minus-4.0, respectively.

Los Angeles Clippers: Norman Powell's Emergence

Norman Powell made viral waves when offering the following take on Paul George's free-agency departure at Clippers media day: "I saw it as addition by subtraction."

The UCLA product apparently wasn't kidding. L.A. looks about as competitive as it was throughout George's tenure—despite again being without Kawhi Leonard for an extended time period—while Powell, who turned 31 in May, looks better than ever.

It isn't often that players will turn their 10th NBA season into a breakout campaign, but Powell, a full-time starter for the first time, is seemingly doing exactly that.

It's not just that he's upping his quantity, but the quality of his play is also climbing. He has never averaged more points per 36 minutes (25.1), nor posted a better true shooting percentage (63.8).

Los Angeles Lakers: Anthony Davis Taking the Torch

Anthony Davis has long been regarded as one of the league's best players. Still, you'd have to travel back to his first season in Los Angeles (if not farther back) to find the last time he was regarded as a legitimate MVP candidate.

Until now.

This Lakers season has quickly become defined by the long-awaited and now largely realized baton-passing from LeBron James to Davis. The 31-year-old has exploded under new coach JJ Redick, averaging the most points of his career (30.1) and easily outpacing his previous best three-point percentage (40.6, albeit on a rather small sample).

Whether the outside shooting sustains or not, clearly Redick has found a way to ramp up Davis' aggressiveness.

The 10-time All-Star is shattering his previous high with 10.3 free-throw attempts per outing, and his 31.6 usage percentage is the second-highest of his career and the highest of his Lakers' tenure.

Memphis Grizzlies: Jaylen Wells Crashing the ROTY Race

Jaylen Wells was the 39th pick of this summer's draft. In a different universes—a lot of different ones actually—that may have been the highlight of his hoops journey.

The 39th pick of the 2023 draft, Mouhamed Gueye, has made eight NBA appearances so far. That's eight more than the 39th pick of the 2022 draft, Khalifa Diop, has managed. The 39th pick of the 2020 draft, Elijah Hughes, last played an NBA game in April 2022.

You get the idea. A dart throw this late in the draft seldom finds its target.

Yet, the Grizzlies may have hit a bullseye with Wells. The 6'7" swingman has hit the ground running as a rotation regular and, for the last dozen games, a high-mileage starter.

The 21-year-old ranks second among rookies in scoring (12.5), fifth among 2024 draft picks in win shares (0.9) and first on the Grizzlies in three-pointers (33, at a 40.2-percent clip, no less).

Miami Heat: Tyler Herro Taking the Leap

Heading into this season, things were starting to feel stale for Tyler Herro in South Beach. When he wasn't caught up in trade talks, he was either battling injuries or failing to fix the ongoing issues with this offense.

It was easy to wonder whether the 24-year-old was a better trade chip than player for the Heat, or even if he wasn't, if that was simply due to Miami waiting too long to let him go.

Turns out, the Heat's patience with Herro has finally been rewarded.

He's had flashes of offensive excellence before, but he's never had a sustained run of success quite like this. He is setting a slew of career highs—23.8 points, 5.1 assists, 46.9 field-goal percentage, 42.6 three-point percentage—while also pairing his best-ever assist percentage (25.9) with his third-lowest turnover percentage (11.6)

Milwaukee Bucks: A.J. Green's Defense

Because the Milwaukee Bucks have often had limited resources with which to flesh out their supporting cast around Giannis Antetokounmpo, they have often resorted to finding one-way specialists. Think shooters who can't defend or defenders who can't shoot.

It seemed like they might be getting the same with A.J. Green, who signed a two-way pact after the 2022 draft and spent the next two seasons as a part-time rotation player. Despite being a pure shooter (41.2 percent from range during those campaigns), he struggled to consistently find meaningful minutes.

Over the last three weeks, though, it looks like that opportunity has finally knocked. And the 25-year-old can thank his defensive effort—along with that blistering outside shot—for that.

Green may not be a lockdown defender (opponents shoot nearly the same against him than they do on average), but he is, as Giannis Antetokounmpo put it, "not a liability on defense."

That's a quietly critical development for a team that has been hurting for two-way perimeter players.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards' Three-Ball

A funny thing happened to Anthony Edwards over the offseason. He...uh...apparently became Stephen Curry?

At the very least, Edwards has resembled a long-lost splash sibling of his Olympic teammate. The 2020 No. 1 pick has not only ramped up his three-point volume to a Curry-esque level (4.9 makes and 11.1 attempts), but he has also done this while outpacing Curry's career splash rate (43.8 percent for Edwards this season, 42.6 for Curry's career).

It's truly staggering stuff from a player who had averaged 2.6 threes on 35.3 percent shooting over his first four seasons. The Wolves are fully convinced Edwards' shooting spike is real and sustainable, and they can't wait to see more of it.

New Orleans Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr. Seizing His Chance

The injury bug has repeatedly pelted the Pelicans, to the point that it almost feels personal. That's objectively brutal, particularly when considering all of the big-picture questions New Orleans needs to tackle in the near future.

However, the injuries have created an opening for Brandon Boston Jr. to reintroduce himself to the NBA faithful.

The 51st pick of the 2021 draft managed a few head-turning moments during his rookie season but seldom saw the floor over the past two campaigns with the Clippers and then was both signed and waived by the San Antonio Spurs ahead of this season.

The Pelicans plucked him off waivers and quickly inked him to a two-way pact, but it's hard to say how much further their plans with him would have gone had they stayed healthy.

Since they haven't, Boston got some run out of necessity and perhaps resuscitated his NBA career. His shooting percentages aren't great, but any time a toolsy 22-year-old is averaging 12.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists in fewer than 30 minutes, the basketball world will pay attention.

New York Knicks: Mikal Bridges Losing His Touch

The Knicks raised more than a few eyebrows when they sent most of their trade-chip collection—five first-round picks and a first-round swap—to the Nets for Mikal Bridges this offseason.

That price tag felt steep for a three-and-D forward, although if New York saw the two-way swingman as its missing puzzle piece, then the expense was defensible.

The bigger problem is that by the time Bridges joined the 'Bockers, he might have tinkered his way out of that three-and-D role. Despite possessing a 37.5 career three-point percentage, he overhauled his shooting form this offseason. He has appeared way out of sorts ever since, posting his lowest (by far) percentages from three (30.4) and the free-throw line (63.6).

Near the end of a rough preseason, Bridges did his best to shrug off the struggles and suggest he was merely "(getting) the misses out now." Over a month later, those misses continue piling up at an alarming rate.

Considering it was already debatable whether he was worth New York's heavy investment, this is less of an unpleasant surprise than it is a true red alert.

Oklahoma City Thunder: Ajay Mitchell's Instant Impact

Oklahoma City's rotation is one of the best in basketball and can be tricky to crack. Just ask Ousmane Dieng, who joined the Thunder as the 11th overall pick of the 2022 draft and still has fewer than 1,200 minutes on his NBA odometer.

Ajay Mitchell, the 38th pick this year, has made it look easy, though. Playing on a two-way contract, he's up to eighth on the team in minutes—two spots ahead of Dieng—and seems capable of more.

The 22-year-old will see more floor time, too, if he keeps this up: 12 points, 4.2 assists and 2.1 steals per 36 minutes with a 50/47.4/77.8 shooting slash.

"His focus is good and he's obviously playing smart basketball," teammate Alex Caruso told reporters. "Not making crazy decisions. Taking opportunities to be aggressive on the floor when they're there, and just not being a liability for anything on the court. That's how you get minutes in the NBA."

Orlando Magic: Franz Wagner Shining in the Spotlight

It felt like Franz Wagner found his ultimate calling when he settled into a costar role in support of Paolo Banchero. But when Banchero's torn oblique forced Wagner into the featured role, the ultimate sidekick became a full-fledged, two-way star.

Since Banchero went down, Wagner has upped his output to 25.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists. His net differential sits at plus-5.5 over this stretch, as he has routinely provided whatever Orlando has needed—up to and including hitting a step-back triple to silence the Lakers on their home floor.

"He is a young man that wants to do all of the right things—by the game of basketball, by his work ethic, by his professionalism, by the teammate that he is," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. "So sometimes, taking tough shots is not always a thing that he wants to do. He just wants to make the right play. But sometimes those tough shots are exactly what this team needs."

Philadelphia 76ers: A Brutal Beginning for Big Three

We would love to spend this space extolling all the virtues of 16th-pick-turned-ROY-favorite Jared McCain. We promise. But we can't just pretend his rapid rise glosses over what has otherwise been a disastrous start for the Sixers.

A possible superpower on paper, Philadelphia has proved to be a colossal failure (so far) in practice.

Injuries to all three of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George obviously haven't helped, but none of the three have met—let alone exceeded—expectations when they have suited up. Maxey's 41.3 field-goal percentage and 29.5 percent three-point rate are both the worst of his career and the best of this trio.

They have as many games played together as players' meetings (one each). There is technically still time to turn things around, but nothing about the first month suggests things will change for the better any time soon.

Phoenix Suns: Collapse Without Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players to ever suit up in this league. He's also, apparently, single-handedly responsible for the success of this squad.

At least, that's the way it seems given how this group has flatlined since the 14-time All-Star went down with a calf strain. Phoenix was 8-1 at the time of his injury and has gone just 1-6 since. These aren't nail-biters, either, as all but one of the losses were decided by at least nine points.

Granted, any time a player of this ilk goes down, you expect to see some slippage, but that has been an avalanche of awful basketball.

The Suns have fared 9.9 points worse per 100 possessions without Durant, which is a wider split than last season (6.7), even though that roster was way more top-heavy.

Portland Trail Blazers: Deni Avdija's Shooting Woes

The first three seasons of Deni Avdija's NBA career may have warned Portland of this possibility. Still, the Blazers seemingly believed the skilled swingman had taken a legitimate leap last season, when he canned more than half of his field goals and converted 37.4 percent of his long-range looks.

If they didn't think he was capable of repeating those numbers—or, ideally, even improving them—then they wouldn't have paid such a premium for him, right? The cost to get him out of Washington included the 14th pick of the draft, a 2029 first-rounder, two future seconds and Malcolm Brogdon.

Now, it should be noted that shooting is one of only several layers to Avdija's game, but the total package he offers gets a lot less interesting if he looks like a shooting liability. That's precisely what he's been to this point in Portland, hitting just 37.3 percent of his shots overall and 28.6 percent of his threes.

Sacramento Kings: The Shooters Aren't Hitting

There's probably a joke to be made here about expecting anything from the three-point attack of a team that made DeMar DeRozan its biggest offseason investment. But Sacramento's outside-the-arc struggles have nothing to do with its inside-the-arc newcomer.

The Kings could have a pretty decent long-distance attack but only if the shooters they were counting on actually come through. So far, it's been mostly bricks from this bunch's designated floor-spacers.

Keegan Murray, who debuted as a 41.1 percent sharpshooter just two years back, is down to just 29.9 percent from three. Kevin Huerter, a career 37.8 percent marksman, has a 29 percent connection rate. Similarly uncharacteristically erratic shooting is coming from the likes of Doug McDermott (40.9 percent for his career, 32.4 this season) and Malik Monk (27.9, 35.3).

Opposing defenses might wait for a larger sample to react to this bricklaying, but if it lingers much longer, Sacramento's offensive end could get awfully cramped.

San Antonio Spurs: Harrison Barnes, Player of the Week?

Let's assume, for a second, you could travel back in time and quiz your preseason self on which player would capture Western Conference Player of the Week honors in Week 5 of this campaign? How many guesses would you have needed before even considering Harrison Barnes?

The number is moot, because even the most stubbornly competitive quiz-takers would have abandoned the guessing game long before his name came up.

Yet Barnes, who turned 32 in March, just earned the honor with an out-of-nowhere bucket binge that keyed San Antonio's three-game winning streak. The week featured three consecutive 20-plus-point outings—his first 20-pieces of the season—ridiculous conversion rates from the field (61.8) and from three (60) and his first double-double since April 2022.

As San Antonio's release noted, Barnes set the league's record for being the latest into his career for a first-time Player of the Week recipient. This was about as out-of-nowhere as basketball brilliance can get.

Toronto Raptors: Ochai Agbaji Finding His Form

The NBA doesn't always practice ton of patience with underperforming prospects, especially when those prospects aren't teenagers with limited high-stakes hoops under their belts.

So, when Ochai Agbaji—who played in a bunch of big games over his four seasons at Kansas—struggled mightily as a third-year player in summer league, it was fair to wonder whether his days in the Association might already be numbered.

So much for that. Something clicked for the 6'5" swingman between then and now, and he is suddenly connecting on everything he throws at the basket. At least, a 52.6/44.1/70 shooting slash surely feels that way after his previous struggles.

If the 24-year-old sustains even a decent chunk of this success, he'll garner building-block consideration.

Utah Jazz: Brutal Backcourt Shooting

Don't blame Collin Sexton for this surprise.

The 6'3" scoring guard is doing everything he can to compensate for his bricklaying backcourt mates, shooting a solid 47 percent from the field and a blistering (and easily personal-best) 46.2 percent from beyond the arc.

As for those bricklayers, though, it's been a brutal start for both Keyonte George (a presumed building block) and Jordan Clarkson (perhaps the team's top trade asset with Lauri Markkanen off the board). These are two players who ostensibly count bucket-getting as their greatest strength, and yet neither is shooting 40 percent from the field and collectively they're just 60-of-198 (30.3 percent) from distance.

It's no surprise, then, that this offense, which was about average last season, has now been rendered as nearly nonfunctional. The question now becomes whether either can recover in time to salvage their stock: George as a long-term centerpiece, Clarkson as a trade target.

Washington Wizards: Jordan Poole's Recovery

Jordan Poole's first go-round in Washington went about as poorly as it could have. You could say at least he avoided injuries, but if he had dealt with any medical maladies, maybe those would have explained his sagging shooting rates or steady supply of lowlights.

There weren't a ton of reasons to believe things would be different this season, but—so far—the 25-year-old is playing at a higher level than ever. His stat line is overloaded with career highs, including his 21.2 points, 4.9 assists, 18.3 player efficiency rating and 60.9 true shooting percentage.

Poole has been a streaky player throughout his career, so it's fair to question the sustainability of any of this. Still, if he has managed to turn a corner, that would be one of this season's most pleasant surprises.

Statistics used courtesy of Basketball Reference and NBA.com and current through games played on Sunday.