Every year, we see players get off to surprisingly hot starts and naturally enter the NBA draft conversation.
But not all of them stick. In many cases, prospects will perform well early against inferior nonconference competition before hitting the wall in January and losing some of their luster.
On the other hand, for some prospects, strong Novembers and Decembers are the result of serious development or previously hidden NBA potential (like D'Angelo Russell last year).
I decided whether the following players' hot starts have been fluky or legitimate with regard to their chances of emerging as 2016 first-round options.
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NBA Draft 2016: Buying or Selling Hot Starts from Surprising Prospects
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