NBA’s Biggest Surprises: Bulls Rise, Sixers Shine, Magic Fall Flat

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Philadelphia 76ers, led by Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe, are lighting up the league without Embiid, while the Chicago Bulls are shocking everyone with elite defense. Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic are facing an identity crisis, and the Atlanta Hawks can’t find their rhythm. In this episode of Locked On NBA Daily, hosts Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize break down which teams are thriving, which are floundering, and what it all means for the season ahead. Tune in for sharp analysis, bold predictions, and can’t-miss NBA insights.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome to Locked on NBA Daily on today's show.
0:04.4	The 76ers have been one of the surprise teams of the season and not because of Joel M. Bid.
0:09.4	Meanwhile, the magic are facing an identity crisis and the Hawks don't look like the winners of the offseason right now.
0:14.9	You are locked on NBA Daily.
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0:40.0	Hello and welcome back to Lockdown NBA Daily.
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0:52.5	I'm Wes Goldberg, and today we are talking about the teams that have impressed us the most and the ones that have disappointed us the most through the first week of the season. We're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts. I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast. He's a senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt. Break up the Bulls! Also, Vijay Edgecombe rules. He just rules, man.
1:12.5	Vijay Edgecom is awesome.
1:14.7	From Lockdown Bulls podcast, he also a Bulls and Bears creator for Bleacher Report.
1:18.2	It's Hayes.
1:18.9	This has been the best start of an NBA season in at least the last decade in my mind.
1:25.4	Like, it's a game every single night, one to two games every single night that is just completely exhilarating. Like, it's been a great start to the season. We had a 50-point game from Lowry Marketing in last night that I don't even know what we're going to talk about. We've got 50-point games happening all the time. I agree with you, Hayes. This has been a very, very fun start to the season. We're going to start on a high note. We're going to start with the teams that have impressed us the most now that we are officially
1:48.0	one week into the season.
1:49.6	Next segment, we'll talk about the teams that have disappointed us the most.
1:51.9	And then we'll look ahead to some big games that are coming up tonight.
1:55.9	But Matt, I want to start with you, the team that impressed you the most, or at least
2:00.5	one of the teams that has oppressed you the team that impressed you the most or one of at least one of the teams that
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