First-time All-Stars are often the top contenders for the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey became the fifth consecutive MIP (and seventh in the past eight years) ...

It’s a bit of an odd award, to be sure. Since the 1985-86 season, the NBA has handed out the Most Improved Player Award, now known as the George Mikan Trophy. It’s designed to reward a player ...

The latest odds to win the NBA's Most Improved Player award ... similar to how Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey ran away with this award (despite a strong season from Coby White) in the ...

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey was snubbed of making his second straight NBA All-Star team this season. Despite ...

Improvement in the NBA is tricky to categorize — and even harder to compare when three players have improved in three different ways. Cade Cunningham, Norman Powell and Tyler Hero are currently the ...

Andre Snellings looks at young up and coming players who have a chance to enter the top 20 in the fantasy rankings next ...

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However, injuries to Joel Embiid and their role players — including a season-ending injury to Jared McCain — have led Philadelphia ... won the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year award ...

Russell Westbrook's tenure with the Denver Nuggets has served as a platformer for redemption. Given these factors, Westbrook is now a deserving candidate for the NBA Most Improved Player award.

Below is look at NBA Most Improved Player opening ... But, is his placement atop the Most Improved Player odds in the true spirit of the award? After all, Wemby's second-half breakout all but ...

PHILADELPHIA ... 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Last season’s NBA Most Improved Player, Maxey continued ...