NBA: 10 Players That Exceeded Expectations In 2015-16

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With the NBA season coming to a close, we look back at 10 players that somewhat overachieved during the 2015-16 campaign

The 2015-16 season is less than 15 games away from completion, believe it or not. Don’t ask me where it went, because I couldn’t tell you either. As the NBA postseason draws closer and closer, we decided to look back at a few players who were pleasant surprises during the 2015-16.

In order to qualify for this list, each of these players had to make an unprecedented jump from last season or had an unforeseen leap in their games. In fairness, we disqualified rookies from this list. Even players that were “steals” from the 2015 NBA Draft didn’t qualify.

Don’t agree with this list, feel more than free to add a player or two in the comments section.

You can find our list of players that underachieved in 2015-16, here. If you’re caught up, let’s get to the players that overachieved.

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