7 NBA players riding the struggle bus to start 2025-26 season | SB Nation Skip to main contentCome Fan with UsThursday, November 27, 2025SBNation.com homepage The Feed The NBA season is young, but narratives can form quickly. One week, Cade Cunningham is an inefficient shot-chucker who turns the ball over too much; the next, he’s one of the league’s top two-way initiators who is willing to take the hard shots his team needs without sacrificing an inch on the defensive end. Such is life at the start of the season when a couple good weeks or bad weeks can seemingly change the perception of a player whether it’s fair or not. We focused on some pleasant surprises earlier this week by profiling six potential first-time NBA All-Stars. Now let’s look at the players who have been a little underwhelming so far. Every player on this list is really good, and will continue to be really good even after this season. Their inclusion on this list only means we expect a little more from them. There’s still plenty of time for these players to turn it around, and I’d bet on most of them doing it, especially the names in the top half of the list. Let’s get into it.
Published: November 26, 2025 1:00 pm
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