PLAYERS:
Andre Iguodala,
Rajon Rondo,
Chris Paul,
O.J. Mayo,
Dirk Nowitzki,
Nikola Vucevic,
Dwight Howard,
Nicolas Batum
TEAMS: Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers
TEAMS: Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers
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<p>This NBA season has already been filled with incredible surprises. Mike Brown lasted just five games before getting the axe from the Lakers, the now 15-15, 10<sup>th</sup> seed in the Western Conference Lakers. Avery Johnson met a similar fate in Brooklyn, not a month after winning Coach of the Month. De<a href="http://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.htm?id=3181">Marcus Cousin</a>s has already been suspended three separate times! Well, maybe that’s not an incredible surprise, but the point remains the same. While the usual suspects are still producing huge numbers, there is also a litany of players exceeding expectations through the first two months of the year. Here is you’re starting five of surprise players in the early going of the 2012-13 season:</p>
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