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Every NBA season brings new surprises. The 2019-20 iteration is no different.

Who had the Miami Heat in their preseason top five? Or the Golden State Warriors plummeting to the bottom five?

The surprises only grow in quantity when the focus shifts to individual players.

Plenty of hoopers are doing unexpected things, but since we're savoring the taste of early-season optimism, we'll only focus on the positive developments.

With the following five players, said developments are more positive than anyone could've imagined.

NBA legends turned “All The Smoke” podcast cohosts, Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, join The Full 48 with Howard Beck to discuss their new Showtime pod, the most misunderstood guys in the NBA (Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and LeBron James), the best and worst organizations in the league, load management, and the negative culture of social media.