With most teams having played at least 20 games, the NBA season has reached its quarter mark, so it’s time to take stock of what we’re seeing.

Some of it, the continued dominance of the Thunder and Nuggets, and the struggles of the Nets and Wizards, was to be expected. However, there are a few teams that have really stood out with surprising starts to the 2025-26 NBA season. Some for better reasons than others.

Let’s look at some of the teams that have given us the biggest surprises at the start of the season.

Detroit Pistons

As the calendar flips to December, the Detroit Pistons are sitting with the second-best record in the entire NBA at 17-4. The fact that the Pistons are a good team isn’t surprising. They finished 44-38 last season and earned the sixth seed in the Eastern Conferenc

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