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NBA: 5 most under-the-radar storylines of 2017-18

By Jonathan Macri

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 24: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on October 24, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 24: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on October 24, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 24: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on October 24, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 24: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on October 24, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

A quarter of the way into the NBA season, a handful of storylines have dominated the headlines. Here are 5 that haven’t but should be getting our attention

Saying that any NBA storyline is under-the-radar is a fool’s errand. It’s 2017. Twitter is something my eighth-graders make fun of me for using because only old people are on it, but still: someone’s always out there talking about every potential story (and usually a bunch of non-stories, but, well…2017).

That being said, the NBA community is often guilty of losing sight of the forest for the trees. We also fall in love with a new bright, shiny object like a one-year old in a kitchen.

(seriously…what is it about toddlers and spoons? It’s a spoon, kid…just a spoon. Get over it.)

There’s been no shortage of the phenomenon this season. Ooh, look over there, it’s James Harden’s true shooting percentage! And what’s that…it’s Donovan Mitchell since Rudy Gobert went down! And over there, it’s the Pacers winning the Paul George trade!

Meanwhile, there are quite a few big picture things going on that some people might be paying attention to…but they’re not paying nearly enough attention to. Here are my top five.

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