Every NBA Team's Most Surprising Player (So Far)

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[@MDJiang]

SORRY-I left out two teams (Kings and Grizzlies), I just missed them when looking at my script, here's what I wrote though: Sacramento Kings: Richuan Holmes. Bagley being out gave Holmes more playing time and he’s taken full advantage of it. I remember in his earlier days in Philly, his big problem was that he kept fouling too much and he tried to contest like everything, he seems like he can control that better now. Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant has been better than I expected. But their most surprising player has to be Brandon Clarke. The dude was a four year college player, late first round pick-he just wasn’t on most people’s radars. He looks like a really good modern stretch 4 in the league with good athleticism and still a lot of room for improvement.

[@ogbmt]

Surely Tristan Thompson for the Cavaliers? I know people joke about "contract year players", but I definitely didn't expect any scoring or rebounding improvement from Tristan Thompson at this age.

[@Blade383210]

Yes as a Grizzlies fan i love Clarke he is so great

[@sebastianbauer8422]

Talking about young bigmen who struggle to get playingtime bc of foultrouble...where is marquese Chris? Is he even in the NBA anymore?😂

[@Isaac-mk3wj]

Sebi Bauer he on the Warriors. He had a pretty cool highlight pass earlier this season, but that’s basically it

[@skane260]

Jaylen brown is prolly a bigger Celtic surprise

[@Tom64o]

Fake Woj Tweet: "Knicks will trade RJ Barrett for Kevin Love." Dolan: "Makes sense though, we do need another power forward."

[@whosaidthat84]

I follow Woj and I was like "I didn't get the tweet notification!" 😂😂 he got me

[@ignorantpost6051]

Once the Knicks have a starting 5 of all power forwards, the rest of the league might as well hand them the trophy.

[@FilipCordas]

Well to be honest that trade would not make the Knicks worst, no going down when on the bottom.

[@yallaretrippin8604]

I thought it was legit before i saw the retweets and likes. Like he said, you wouldnt put some bonehead move like that by the Knicks

[@DeeYouWylin]

Deadass got me with that fake Woj tweet. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@mugetsu2862]

fr🤣🤣

[@ballinsoro4633]

I was bout to Google it😂😂😂😂😂

[@LC-iu3nz]

Blue lol same then I realized the amount of likes and retweets lol

[@SalmanAli-hn2kt]

Exactly

[@fuckoffstupidyoutub1]

Knicks roster is gonna be full of power fowards

[@nickg5385]

Tristan Thompson is a surprise.... my man is actually posting up this year. His isolation is low-key good

[@CDio-vr3bx]

Nick Gauntner the raptors might try and trade for him according to rumours but I don’t know if it’s a good move. Depends on who they give up

[@nickg5385]

C Dio00426 oh damn. (Ik I have a shaq pic) but I’m a Cavs fan and half of me wants him to go to a good team but half of me doesn’t want him to leave. But ig it’d be awesome for him since he’s from Canada and all. I would love to have some young dude in return. If that’s even possible lol

[@fuchengduan2508]

It's his contract year 🤷, he already pulled that stunt last time 90mil for one season performance. How much will you like to pay this time for his next one year performance 👌

[@nickg5385]

Fucheng Duan honestly at this point we’re so bad that I wouldn’t mind giving him a max

[@nickg5385]

Pratik Verma I’m kidding

[@skane260]

Jaylen brown for the Celtics jumping to 21 ppg with his elite defense was a big surprise

[@jimmyjay689]

We saw it 2 years ago

[@christianrollman3006]

Jimmy Lopez nah bro, he’s playing with a different level of maturity and control. Watch Celtics games. You’ll see it. It’s not just about the stats

[@benjaminbundy6819]

Lmao, I literally paused the video to google the Knicks trying to trade Barrett for Love. Totally believable

[@adam711s]

Jakob Poeltl has been pretty good recently for the spurs

[@cesarcruz992]

Adam Sanchez Yessir it made me scoop him up in fantasy

[@Blazer_Tom_]

Davis Bertans is a decent candidate for the Wizards

[@gudzhis]

Latvian laser deserved a mention

[@lukasrudenas5398]

Definetly, spurs are punching the air rn

[@harryo82]

It says a lot that I really believed that Knicks (joke).

[@henry7486]

Harry Ortiz why is joke in brackets?

[@Ckproduction03]

For the Cavs Tristian should have been the answer he’s having a career year

[@ojeyston]

Donte divicenzo is a surprise for the bucks

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

As is George Hill returning to form.

[@CurseMonstr]

If you watched him in college he isn't a surprise... all he needed was minutes.

[@CykoruKun]

@@CurseMonstr Yea but everybody said that he may not have it in terms of athletic ability to get to next level. Fortunately GM's start to see that atheticism is not everyting in todays game

[@OrhanEfeOzenc]

For HOU: Ben McLemore for sure... And I'll prefer Lonnie Walker for SAS and sophomore SGA for OKC.

[@33_milly93]

McLemore has been a bucket like no one expected that

[@john.d193]

He had some good games but he also had as many bad ones

[@StefveoX]

But Lonnie just got that one breakout game. He's really great, but Pop just hasn't played him pretty much at all. He should get more minutes.

[@RedSkullDemon]

that villanova championship team was pretty damn good, those players are showing up in the nba

[@wickedweb883]

Really couldn’t have just said Tristian Thompson being good was the surprise for the Cavs lol

[@szymonbiskup9433]

MDJ, as always on point, I disagree only with two: 1) Wizards - Davis Bertans deserves some recognision, he is one of top 3 I guess most accurate 3 point shooter this year with much bigger volume than in Spurs. 2) Hawks - Young is not that much surprise for me, as Jabari Parker, who stood up nicely replacing Collins, being almost out of the league before having this chance.

[@johnlee4260]

Rondae hollis jefferson for the raps imo. We saw powell play well vs bucks and gsw last season. RHJ was almost out of the league

[@johnlee4260]

@@AwayV2 smh

[@gritbasketball9667]

Great Stuff as usual MDJ!!

[@bb2757]

As a wizards fan I'm truly amazed by the lack of attention rui gets, dude is balling

[@stolencbscontent3233]

What are you talking about they are calling him the roy favorite

[@DEADBEATDAD333]

Sean Foley lmfao where?

[@stolencbscontent3233]

@@DEADBEATDAD333 www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-rookie-power-rankings-rui-hachimura-takes-over-top-spot-depth-of-2019-class-continues-to-impress/amp/

[@kreksonedits]

Tristan Thompson for Cleveland mans balling

[@emza8432]

Bertāns for wizzards is surprising. Im from Latvia and he even has surprised me

[@fuchengduan2508]

Hear hear 🍺🍺

[@liamwesley457]

nah im japanese. rui hachimura was always on my radar and has the whole of japan has his back. rio hachimura is better than davis bertans.

[@FelixOh]

bugsy bugsy I never even heard of Lativia

[@alonedownthere47]

@@liamwesley457 hachi will be better but davis has been great, especially as a 42nd pick he's more surprising

[@L33TH4XM8]

@@themakjisapee Rui has been playing well somewhat consistently as a starter. Bertans has been a great player coming off the bench. He was a great shooter on the Spurs, and has brought that with him to D.C. As of this point in season I think Bertans has been a bit more useful with the consistent 3s off the bench, but Hachimura has a lot more potential.

[@anthonysnbatalk9154]

Luka Doncic is by far the most surprising player in the entire NBA.

[@laudykharrat2080]

And Carmelo Anthony too!

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

I'm not really surprised because he is kinda just continuing his play from last year and the Euro-league. I would give the title to Tyler Herro so far.

[@josefrancisco4178]

@@noconaroubideaux9423 I'm pretty sure he wasn't even close to averaging a 30 point triple double last year

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

@@josefrancisco4178 I mean, it really wasn't surprising when Westbrook did it. Luka is a great player and great players usually put up great stats. Averaging 20, 6, and 6 is pretty fucking surprising as a rookie. After a year in the league, I'm not shocked his numbers are looking like they do. I didn't even know who Herro was until he started going bonkers.

[@Commievn]

​@@noconaroubideaux9423 Herro is def a surprise but Luka was also a big surprise as well. Nobody expect him to be in the MVP race this year, let alone leading the Mavs to all-times high since 2011. He's 2nd in PER and 1st in TPA. It's really crazy.

[@PhillyReese215]

For the sixers it's thybulle for sure. The new 3 and d player they missed since trading Robert Covington.

[@frisp973]

He said Korkmaz? Really?

[@PhillyReese215]

@@frisp973 I doubt he watches sixers games so whatever.

[@frisp973]

So why make a random video with random picks smh

[@fw9512]

tristan thompson for cavs

[@mshbeatbox]

Bertans for wizards IMO

[@jaxtown24]

Hey man thanks for the great vids and inspiring me to make my own channel!

[@BoldBrew144]

The Sixers most surprising player is Matisse Thybull

[@nicholasshumaker5303]

Thank u. I was shocked to hear that korkmaz was our player. Man cant defend and is the most inconsistent shooter. Matisse is looking like RoCo as his worst case scenario

[@mattabrams3841]

Matisse is Philly’s son.

[@xXfunk36Xx]

I literally wrote this comment but deleted it because I figured someone had already said it. My expectations of Thybull versus how he has played r very different and Im really happy i was wrong

[@i1shadow361]

I waited the whole video for him to say jakob poeltl or lonnie walker or something and he said no one

[@DeseanOmar]

DON’T PLAY WITH MY EMOTIONS LIKE THAT. Legitimately thought that Woj report was true and my heart dropped lmao

[@RUbiesUnivers]

For the Knicks you could make a statement about Marcus Morris cuz just look at the man, almost 20 points on some decent efficiency

[@sylvesterkohlmets2007]

Your videos are usually amazing and really well put together, but i feel like this one was done in a hurry ngl

[@tobiasschneider8247]

"but you believed it for a second, cos its the knicks" hahaha

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

Glossing over Isaac was an injustice. Dude is legit a Top 3 candidate for DPOY of the year and has improved his offensive game noticeably. Him and Markelle play really well together. Hope they trade Gordon so Isaac can continue to shine and get more touches on Offense.

[@logankandel846]

Would've went with Kevin Porter Jr. for Cavs, Marcus Morris for Knicks, either Montrezl or Lou Will for Clippers (able to increase production across the board despite the addition of 2 star players), Jamal Murray for Nuggets (near identical offensive production with very much improved defense), and Jakob Poeltl for Spurs

[@CurseMonstr]

Hey woah. Don't throw shade on the Knicks Mr

[@mypalrobot]

Awesome content here! Got my boy Luke Kennard

[@repetitive781]

Hey man, If you ever plan to do this again in the future, do you mind telling the stats the players had from the season before so we can be more informed. Anyways great video!

[@37willdog]

Bam has been so surprising for the Heat as well...his upside is ridiculous

[@tool4rage434]

For any Jazz fan, Royce isn't a surprise. He shot 38.6% from 3 last year. Bojan is the surprise.

[@Bigpoppapump24]

Cleveland cavs surprise- Tristan Thompson attempting and sorta making threes, Maybe best year ever?

[@imsortaugly]

LMFAOOOO THE KNICKS COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING

[@elijahmahone9358]

I'll say it again bro you got some issue with the cavs you ain't telling most surprising player is Tristan hes having career highs in almost every category I'm a huge fan of Tristan pretty bias towards him and I didnt expect this

[@eurostar0711]

I knew Rui would be a great player, i followed his career since he was in Japan. Since before the mock drafts i always talked about how he is a top 10 draft pick, and he went head to head against Zion in college and almost outplayed him, they both were evenly matched. If Zion wasnt injured, he'd be ROY because the Pelicans would set him up for success, he would be focalpoint of the team, but if Hachimura had the same role in Wizards, he would be hands down ROY with or without Zion's injury. Wizards however arent fully focused on him, they rather put the spotlight on Beal, Isaiah and CJ Miles.

[@bennett825]

that intro was so smooth wtf

[@33_milly93]

Kevin Porter JR looks pretty good...or is that just me

[@dallaswebb5493]

My pick for the wizards would be Davis Bertans. Rui doesn't surprise me simply because he's doing what I expected him too. I was so hyped for him coming into the league and was low-key mad when he got drafted because I wanted him to fall to the Celtics. Bertans however, really surprised me with how well he's playing

[@TheElectronicsMan100]

Although I agree there are fears for Eric's jumpshot he's shown that it's consistent especially in the mid-range and as he's picked his spots his three-point percentage is rising. If I'm the league I'd be worried cuz it looks like he can end up being a floor spacer along with everything else he brings

[@robobop3721]

I got Caruso for the lakers and Giannis improving his 3 wasn’t really a surprise

[@aaronrichards2477]

robobop I agree 100%, Caruso is insane and he knows his role

[@mateoclivio]

Man Mills is having a fantastic season, Jakob too

[@gabemancino7675]

Okay but I don’t think anybody on this earth expected Davis Bertans to do what he’s doing

[@vulee100]

As a cavs fan i got too excited

[@nebbalf]

Lakers: I'm most surprised Lebron has rediscovered defense.

[@dener22119]

Also, Rondo is the best shooter on the team right now

[@deandrepage1048]

Lebron James was forced into BABYSITTER ROLE last season. 😀😀 Too many damn 22 & 23-year olds last season. Traded majority of them and added Anthony Davis with hopes of winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Davis has the resume on defense to challenge Lebron unlike kids from last year.

[@deandrepage1048]

@@dener22119 Rondo currently shooting 50% for 3-pointers. 😀😀😀 17-----3-pointers made off 34 attempts.

[@nebbalf]

@@deandrepage1048 Well, he didn't really play defense his last two years in cleveland either.

[@deandrepage1048]

@@nebbalf Didn't have Anthony Davis with him on the Cleveland Cavs.

[@godofdreamzzz]

You should get those jermey Lin style dreads

[@emanuelaralte4813]

love the opening joke though😂.......had me believed....of course only coz its the knicks

[@jacobfranklin820]

I totally believed that and wasn’t going to ask questions at all lol

[@Tomoyo_Sayomura]

Darn it you got me big time lol

[@hardspumoni6940]

As great as it is to see Kennard get some love. IT'S NOT A SURPRISE TOO ANYONE IN DETROIT. He could of done it in his second year, but my guy needs confidence. He will be even better going forward.

[@amoschan997]

13:00, that shooting form, is exactly like Reggie Miller, which in the past, was to draw foul.

[@janordanu2008]

I'm a Blazers fan and I agree with you about Carmelo, after the injuries this year it felt like this year was gonna be a waste but Anthony rejevuenated them

[@willhubel7944]

Ben Mclemore for Hou has been a straight bucket getter

[@aaronmiles3963]

for the thunder ive been surprised about chris paul, i thought he was going to just be washed or put up good numbers but on inefficient splits. to the contrary, he's put up better numbers then last year (like i expected) but he's been doing it on reasonable efficiency. He's not getting as much assists now, but 16p, 4r 6a, 1.5s on splits of 45/37/89. For context, he did 15.5/4.5/8/2 last year, but on splits of 41/35/86.

[@eriklakeland3857]

Honorable mention to Doug McBuckets he's been ballin for the Cers

[@akeembrown7661]

Like kennard is not a surprise. He averaged like 20 in the playoffs against the bucks

[@lowkey_whyine8606]

Cavs Kevin Love is having a good year.. Almost 17ppg & 10-11rpg on solid shooting , he will be a good trade asset to contender in the east or west . Houston Ben Maclomore he is having his best seson yet and is averageing almost 17-19ppg during his last 8-10games and he shooting from 3p% is at a career high as well as fg%

[@mike_od_]

How is Harrell not the most surprising for Clippers?

[@rome8180]

Tristan Thompson is probably the Cavs most surprising player. I know that's not a great answer, but he's averaging a career high in points and field goal attempts.

[@wasterlessmhore]

For the Lakers what do you think about Alex Caruso?

[@Danxiong]

Tristan Thompson That guy is tryna get paid!

[@damienganzer2140]

mdj you are the best sports commentator on basketball on you tube baynes was killing it at the world cup if you watched some games considering the Americans got beat so many games Ozzie oy

[@wilsonyax]

If I had to pick a clippers player, I would choose Patrick Patterson. The eye test tells me that he’s been better as well as his 3 point percentage.

[@michaelabere6770]

Milwaukee's most surprising player is definitely divincenzo

[@GenoRL_]

Anyone whos been watching the sixers is probably in agreeance in being surprised you didn't say Thybulle over Korkmaz. I love furky as much as the next guy but Thybulle has been amazing this rookie season.

[@Nomorehats]

Lyles is surprising. Made his way into the starting lineup. Is doing wonders for rim prot and reb Find content

[@bowaster57]

mo harkless for the clips. hes our best defender on a team with pg13, kawhi and patbev. rodney macgruders also playing some of the best ball hes ever played with us

[@Isaac-mk3wj]

Montrezl Harrell should definitely be the most surprising player on the Clippers imo. I don’t think anyone expected him to flourish like this on a team with 3 other established offensive weapons

[@scotbarngoat7900]

imo, chris boucher has been more surprising than norman powell. yes, norm has been great, but i think boucher's quick, vast improvement is a very nice surprise and gives toronto yet ANOTHER young rotational piece who will only get better down the road.

[@robsmith5434]

Gotta go with Matisse Thybulle for the Sixers. Shocked they he came in as a rookie shooting 46% from 3 and playing Elite defense. Biggest and best surprise for the Sixers.

[@villain8510]

Not even 30 seconds in and we have a Knicks joke :(

[@tls3879]

As a cavs fan I found that fake woj tweet hilarious and I kinda wish it wasn’t fake

[@adandemobilegamer]

I would have to say Terrence Davis is the surprise player for the Raptors

[@ubadman1]

i actually expected this play from rui. He actually would be even better if the wizards coach would actually use him in offensive plays. rui has an entire country watching him and he's very important to how Japanese players will be perceived moving forward. He works hard and he is improving at a quick rate.

[@McWms99]

What are the criteria for a draft steal?

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

Hype / Immediate Impact Expectation / Draft Position / Scouting Reports / Potential 2019 Steals right now: 1) Tyler Herro, Pick #13 2) Eric Paschall, Pick #41 3) Matisse Thybulle, Pick #20 4) Rui Hachimura, Pick #9 5) Carsen Edwards, Pick #33

[@dunkonem2294]

Noti gang

[@aYosirus]

MDJ I WANNA FIGHT YOU! I WAS ABOUT TO LITERALLY THROW A F****** FIT!

[@richardf.3722]

i think williams got a case as the celtics most suprising player, even though it was known, that he is a talent

[@stolencbscontent3233]

Which one

[@richardf.3722]

@@stolencbscontent3233 mr time lord

[@BK0922]

Noti squad

[@Nudaeone]

As a Sixers fan, You have to go with Matisse Thybulle no question. Better then Korkmaz offensively and is a developing into one of the best defenders in the league. Come on man!

[@joeschmoe3963]

Who remembers when everyone was saying Andrew Wiggins was the next Lebron James? lmaooooo

[@xbigxburritoxboi8643]

He really just did my cavs like that, it’s true tho🥺🥺

[@dafoftheendless]

i'd say kevin porter jr he's been playing great and imo should be starting

[@Jason-cs3zt]

How r u not gonna day devincenzo for the bucks, man has been a huge surprise

[@MrTV-cs3mu]

For the Orlando magic although JI is a beast but he is no surprise for us the true surprise is markelle.

[@NathynBourque]

Embarrassing you didn't give most surprising player on the Cavs to Tristan Thompson. Man is killing it on the boards and has expanded his range.

[@brettford946]

For the Spurs it's Aldridge he is shooting the 3 really well

[@jakebarnidge2675]

Tristan Thompson for Cavs, Marcus Morris for the Knicks

[@landlocked_lifts332]

As a Knicks fan, I genuinely stopped breathing for a couple seconds there

[@Banta2123]

Lachlan Cunningham same bro!! Haha

[@1mfilms]

Eric Paschall = an offensive Draymond Green 2nd round steal. Same height and build. Can rebound and pass. Not a good 3pt shooter but shoots them and can make them.

[@animelytical8354]

AD doesn't want to play centre. He has too much power to play there if he doesn't want to. He likes dominating with his size advantage as a pf

[@pedrolucero2049]

Marcus Morris for the Knicks

[@gmallory]

Cavaliers- Sexton, Garland

[@douglasjohnson366]

Haha! I KNEW you were going to mention Eric Paschall's shooting form! That's the only obvious issue, I think. He's a promising young player with great potential. No doubt he's going places, but that form needs some work. It looks awkward.

[@fox.3443]

the fact that i believed that fake Kevin love trade says a lot about the Knicks