Every year, there is a team that surprises. A team that truly does something nobody expected. Whether it is big or small, the league always finds a way to get its next breakout star and find a team to shoot up the standings in unexpected ways.
The Milwaukee Bucks seemed inevitable to make a leap with Giannis Antetokounmpo. But the chances of them racing to the best record in the league with Antetokounmpo sweeping up the MVP award so quickly seemed far fetched. That was completely unpredictable.
There are always unpredictable parts to the bottom of the standings too.