Every year as the NBA Draft approaches, a ‘hot prospect’ emerges from the field of potential draftees. This ‘hot prospect’ goes flying up draft boards by way of impressive workouts and reports citing specific teams interest in the player.
Last year’s ‘hot prospect’ was Elfrid Payton, who was viewed as a very late first-round pick a month before the draft. But look at Payton’s rise in Draft Express’s mock draft history in the month leading up to last year’s draft:
Ten days before the draft DX had Payton slotted at number 20, but slowly moved him up the board in the days following.