Five NBA players who have exceeded expectations in 2020-21

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The 2020-21 National Basketball regular season has approximately just over one week left. Now is a good time to take a look at five players in the league so far who have exceeded expectations.

5) Russell Westbrook–It might have taken a little while for Westbrook to get comfortable in his new surroundings after being traded from Houston, but lately he has been a triple-double machine with the red-hot Washington Wizards. Westbrook is averaging a triple-double this season. He is currently at 21.9 points per game, and averaging 11.3 assists and 11.3 rebounds each.

4) Chris Paul–Like Westbrook, Paul was traded in the offseason as he moved from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Phoenix Suns. One could argue that Paul is just like an expensive French wine–better with age. At 36 years old, Paul is the reason why the Suns have the second-best record in the Western Conference at 47 wins and 19 losses. He is still averaging 16.2 points per game, and is dishing out the basketball to his teammates with relative ease.

3) Julius Randle–The New York Knicks are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2013 and the reason is because of the outstanding play of their big man who can play power forward or center. So far this season, Randle is averaging 24.1 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game.

2) Stephen Curry–People wondered how Stephen Curry would perform this year after missing most of 2019-20 with a broken hand. Well, he has been terrific. Curry leads the NBA in scoring with 31.5 points per game, and in three-point shots made with 307.

1)Nikola Jokic–One would have thought that the Denver Nuggets might struggle with Jamal Murray out with a torn ACL. Wrong. Jokic has been excellent as he is averaging 26.4 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game, and is currently first in fantasy basketball rankings. The Nuggets are tied for third in the Western Conference with the Los Angeles Clippers at 44 wins and 22 losses.

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