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Who Will Be The 2019 NBA Most Improved Player?
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Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam was named 2018-19 NBA Most Improved Player. He averaged 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists, all improvements over his previous season, while playing for the eventual NBA champions. He bumped up his shooting percentage from 50.8 percent to 54.9 percent, and possibly most impressive, he improved his free-throw percentage from 62.1 percent to 78.5 percent.
At the start of the 2018-19 season, players like Brandon Ingram, Myles Turner, Cedi Osman, and Jamal Murray were among the favorites to be named Most Improved Player. The award often goes to young, up-and-coming players setting new career highs and achieving record-breaking stats, the kind of seasons expected from players like Markelle Fultz, Julius Randle, and Elfrid Payton.
The three finalists for the 2018-19 Most Improved Player award were the winner Pascal Siakam, the Brooklyn Nets' D'Angelo Russell, and the Sacramento Kings' De'Aaron Fox.
- 1Brooklyn Nets
- Age: 26
- Number: 0
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER FINALIST
D'Angelo Danté Russell (born February 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as a ...more - 2Indiana Pacers
Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Hield (born December 17, 1993) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Hield (born December 17, 1992) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He was named the Big 12 Conference ...more - 3Sacramento Kings
- Number: 5
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER FINALIST
De'Aaron Fox (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Fox played one season of college basketball ...more - 4New York Knicks
- Age: 33
- Number: 1
Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college ...more - 5Toronto Raptors
- Number: 13
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER WINNER
Pascal Siakam (born April 2, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the New ...more - 6Chicago Bulls
- Age: 27
- Number: 8
Zachary LaVine (born March 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 ...more - 7Charlotte Hornets
- Age: 28
Montrezl Dashay Harrell (born January 26, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for ...more - 8Atlanta Hawks
- Number: 20
John Martin Collins III (born September 23, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for ...more - 9Detroit Pistons
- Age: 30
- Number: 12
Tobias John Harris (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. He played one season of college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before ...more - 10Denver Nuggets
- Age: 25
- Number: 27
Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for ...more - 11Los Angeles Lakers
- Age: 27
- Number: 30
Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his only season of college ...more - 12Brooklyn Nets
- Age: 29
Spencer Dinwiddie (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the ...more - 13Indiana Pacers
- Age: 26
- Number: 11
Domantas Sabonis (born May 3, 1996) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played in Spain for Unicaja ...more - 14Cleveland CavaliersCaris Coleman LeVert (born August 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for ...more
- 15Toronto Raptors
- Number: 23
Fredderick Edmund VanVleet (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college, he has contributed ...more - 16Miami Heat
- Age: 28
Joshua Michael Richardson (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball ...more - 17indisana pacers
- Age: 33
- Number: 44
Bojan Bogdanović (Croatian pronunciation: [ˌbǒjan boɡˈdǎːnoʋit͜ɕ]; born April 18, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He ...more - 18Dallas Mavericks
- Age: 34
JaVale Lindy McGee (born January 19, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected 18th overall by the ...more - 19Brooklyn Nets
- Age: 33
- Number: 2
Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the ...more - 20Minnesota Timberwolves
- Age: 30
Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel (born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French ...more - 21Cleveland Cavaliers
- Age: 27
- Number: 16
Cedi Osman (born April 8, 1995) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. - 22Los Angeles Clippers
- Age: 35
- Number: 3
Louis Tyrone Williams (born October 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted directly out of high ...more - 23Atlanta Hawks
- Age: 28
Dennis Schröder (born September 15, 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played for SG Braunschweig ...more - 24Philadelphia 76ers
- Age: 28
- Number: 21
Joel Hans Embiid (born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball ...more - 25Indiana Pacers
- Number: 33
Myles Christian Turner (born March 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season for the Texas ...more
