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Heading closer towards the quarter mark of the 2018/19 NBA season, we are starting to see some more consistent trends on what to expect from teams and players around the league.
We've seen plenty of surprises already, with the Los Angeles Clippers continuously exceeding expectations and moving into the top spot in the Western Conference as the Golden State Warriors lose more in one week then ever before since Steve Kerr's arrival to Oakland.
Now it's time to look over the past week of the NBA and see the biggest winners and losers of week 6.
Jimmy Butler - Winner
Jimmy Butler being traded to join with Embiid and Simmons at the 76ers divided fans as many were unsure how the three stars would fit together while others thought Philadelphia had just built the next super team to take over the NBA.
Butler has well and truly put a lot of critics behind him as he has indeed raised the 76ers to new heights since the trade happened. An elite two way player, Butler has done what he was brought there to do on multiple occasions already, most recently against the Brooklyn Nets with the clock ticking down and the game on the line Butler pulled up and hit the dagger to put the 76ers up 127-125 to win their 5th of the last 6 games.
Butler's stock is rising and a great rate since the trade as he looks to cash in on his impending free agency, definitely one of the largest winners of this week.
Utah Jazz - Loser
The Utah Jazz have started this season off poorly after being last years great underdog stories. The Jazz are under .500 with the 13th best record in the Western Conference at 10-12 and aren't looking like getting any better.
The lack of a second option to Donovan Mitchell is clearly hurting the Jazz as defenses are more switched on and ready for the second year guard. Mitchell has still been excellent this season scoring 20.6 points off 41.8% shooting, but has failed to receive enough help from the rest of the team which is leading to such a poor record.
Offense hasn't been there only issue, even though Utah made a name for themselves as one of the better defenses in the league, they are down to 14th in the league in defensive rating and are struggling to find their best form after losing three of their past five games.
Los Angeles Clippers - Winner
The Los Angeles Clippers are at the top of the Western Conference without a legit out and out star player on their roster.
One of the deepest rosters in the league, the Clippers are showing that you don't need a super team to win games in the current NBA, but can still win with above average players from the 1-10 spot. Only losing one game in the past six, the Clippers have had an absolutely incredible start to the season surprising even the biggest of fans.
While the Clippers very well will most likely not win or even make the finals this season, their team is going to continue to get better, and if they can keep up their impressive season, and have a nice playoff run it may be all they need to convince a star like Kawhi Leonard to the lesser known LA team as more reports are coming out that he doesn't want to play with LeBron at the Lakers.'
Brad Stevens - Loser
The Celtics have continued to struggle at the start of the season as they still have not figured out how to involve their All-stars and their rising stars in one lineup.
Losing four of their last six games, they have finally managed to get above .500 although they are still dwindling in the low end of the playoffs when they were expected by many to take out the Eastern Conference with ease.
The offense is struggling massively as Stevens attempts to integrate Hayward back into the starting lineup continue to fail, rank 27th in the league currently. While it was only last season that Stevens was being cherished as one of, if not the best coach in the league he has struggled this season to sort out his rotations and allow his team to win games.
The Celtics need a change, and while it most likely won't come at the head coach position, they need to move some pieces because what they have now just isn't fitting.
Guess the Lakers players!
