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) to earn his first All-Star selection in the same season he won the award.

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 leaders for the NBA's Most Improved Player... and each has taken a drastically different path to get here.

Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson has made a name for himself as the 2024-25 NBA season has moved past its halfway point and could be a player of note to watch moving forward.

Jalen Green just won the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week award, playing some of the best basketball of his career since Jan. 1, averaging 28.7 point

Rockets' fourth-year center an icon in his home country, where Turkish fans and politicians support his career.

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NBA.com caught up with former NBA player and current Rockets lead analyst Ryan Hollins to get his thoughts on Amen Thompson.

Amen Thompson was among second-year players chosen and Reed Sheppard was among those from G-League named to roster for All-Star event.

Our NBA betting picks believe the total is too low as the improving offenses of the Pistons and Rockets meet in Houston on Monday afternoon. Look for Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green to shine in particular.

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Houston Rockets forward Jalen Green has just been named the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week, according to NBA PR on X. Green, who has been on a scor