The Milwaukee Bucks were crowned the NBA Cup champions. They limited the Oklahoma City Thunder under the national spotlight. Every player on their roster was rewarded with a $515K

The NBA Cup championship game doesn’t count in the regular season standings or statistics. So even though Oklahoma City lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas, it still has the league’s longest active winning streak at seven straight games.

The NBA season is about a third of the way over and by now, we have started to see who teams are. While there are always some surprises along the way, teams typically start to form their identities toward the end of the calendar year.

When it comes to biggest surprises in the NBA this season, the play of the Detroit Pistons deserves a mention. After having the league's worst record last year, they've managed to drastically change their trajectory in just one offseason.