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NBA Podcast: NBA's Most Surprising X-Factors This Season

Joel C. CordesJan 10, 2013

Which players have stepped up to become prime variables for their teams this year?

Whereas superstars provide the consistent, baseline stats on a nightly basis, X-factors can turn the tide of a ballgame with their critical production.

Yet, they can also lose it completely by failing to contribute.ย 

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On this episode of Basketball by Association, NBA Assistant Editors Ethan Norof and Joel C. Cordes have the list of surprising X-factors who are often deciding the margins and outcomes for their franchises.

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