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	The '''National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award''' is an annual ] (NBA) award given since the ], to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the ] and ], each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nba.com/news/ellis_mostimproved_070426.html\|title=Golden State’s Ellis Wins 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award\|accessdate=July 9, 2008\|last=\|first=\|coauthors=\|date=April 26, 2007\|work=\|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc\|work=NBA.com}}</ref>
			\| sport = ]
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			\| givenfor = Player with greatest improvement in playing ability in regular season of the ]
			\| first = {{NBA Year\|1985}}
			\| mostrecent = ]<br>]
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			The '''NBA's Most Improved Player (MIP)''' is an annual ] (NBA) award given to the player who has shown the most progress during the regular season compared to previous seasons. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points, and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nba.com/news/ellis_mostimproved_070426.html\|title=Golden State's Ellis Wins 2006–07 NBA Most Improved Player Award\|access-date=July 9, 2008\|date=April 26, 2007\|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc\|work=NBA.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002038/http://www.nba.com/news/ellis_mostimproved_070426.html\|archive-date=December 3, 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The criteria for selecting the most improved player was initially open-ended, but the NBA clarified in later years that it was intended for an up-and-coming player who improved dramatically and not a player who made a comeback, distinguishing it from the defunct ].<ref>{{cite news\|first=Marc\|last=Stein\|title=This Is Who Should Win the 2018-19 N.B.A. Awards\|date=April 9, 2019\|newspaper=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/sports/2018-19-nba-awards-stein.html\|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Rob\|last=Mahoney\|title=The Fundamentals: The many layers and many candidates for Most Improved Player\|date=January 28, 2014\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2014/01/28/most-improved-player-paul-george-kevin-durant\|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref> Since the ], winners receive the '''] Trophy''', named after the five-time NBA champion.

			Effective with the ], when a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and ] takes effect, players must appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for most major regular-season awards, including Most Improved Player. To receive credit for a game for purposes of award eligibility, a player must have been credited with at least 20 minutes played. However, two "near misses", in which the player appeared for 15 to 19 minutes, can be included in the 65-game count. Protections also exist for players who suffer season-ending injuries, who are eligible with 62 credited games, and those affected by what the CBA calls "bad faith circumstances".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/more-details-emerge-on-new-nba-cba-including-details-on-65-game-threshold-for-awards \|title=More details emerge on new NBA CBA, including details on 65-game threshold for awards \|first=Kurt \|last=Helin \|work=NBC Sports \|date=April 18, 2023 \|access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://imgix.cosmicjs.com/25da5eb0-15eb-11ee-b5b3-fbd321202bdf-Final-2023-NBA-Collective-Bargaining-Agreement-6-28-23.pdf \|title=Article XXIX, Section 6: Games Played Requirement for Certain League Honors \|work=NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement \|publisher=National Basketball Players Association \|pages=432–38 \|date=July 2023 \|access-date=September 13, 2023}} The games played requirement specifically applies to the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player awards, as well as the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams.</ref>
	Since its inception, the award has been given to 25 different players. The most recent award winner was ]. As of 2008, none of the award winners have ever gone on to win the ]. ], ],{{ref label\|Note1\|a\|a}} ] and ] are the only award winners not born in the United States.

			Since its inception, the award has been given to 37 players. No player has ever won the award twice. ], ], ], and ] are the only award winners to win an ], Siakam is the only winner to win a championship in the same season as the award, and Antetokounmpo is the only winner to win ]. ],{{ref label\|Note1\|a\|a}} ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] are the only award winners born outside the United States.

			], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] have won the award and been selected as an ] in the same season; ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] were the other winners who were selected in a later season to play in the All-Star Game. Only McGrady, O'Neal, George, Dragić, Antetokounmpo, Oladipo, Randle and Morant won the award and were named to the ] in the same season. Pascal Siakam made the All-NBA Second Team the year after he won the award. The ] have seen six players win the award, the most in the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first recipient of the award to later become an ]. Tracy McGrady is the only recipient to win a scoring title as well as being the first recipient of the award to be named to the ].

	== Winners ==		== Winners ==

			] won the award in the ].]]
			] won in ].]]
			] won in ].]]
			] won in ].]]
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			\| {{flagu\|United States}}{{#tag:ref\|Rony Seikaly was born in ] and has dual citizenship in that country and the United States.<ref>{{cite web\| title = Rony Seikaly\| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/seikaro01.html\| access-date = November 18, 2008\| publisher = basketball-reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title = Rony Seikaly\| url = http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A5Z\| access-date = November 18, 2008\| publisher = ]\| language = es\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525145325/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A5Z\| archive-date = May 25, 2011\| url-status = dead}}</ref> He represented the United States at the ].<ref>{{cite web\| title = All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: S\| url = http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=men_alpha_S\| access-date = November 18, 2008\| publisher = USA Basketball\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090115090927/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=men_alpha_S\| archive-date = January 15, 2009}}</ref>\|group=lower-alpha}}
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	== ~~Notes~~ ==		== Teams ==
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	*{{note label\|Note1\|a\|a}} Rony Seikaly was born in ] with dual citizenship in that country and the United States.<ref>{{cite web\| title = Rony Seikaly\| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/seikaro01.html\| date =\| accessdate = November 18, 2008\| publisher = basketball-reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title = Rony Seikaly\| url = http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A5Z\| date =\| accessdate = November 18, 2008\| publisher = ]\| language = Spanish}}</ref> He represented the United States at the ].<ref>{{cite web\| title = All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: S\| url = http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=men_alpha_S\| date =\| accessdate = November 18, 2008\| publisher = USA Basketball}}</ref>
			!Awards !!Teams !!Years
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			\|-
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			\|-
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			\|-
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			\|{{nbay\|2010\|end}}
			\|-
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			\|{{nbay\|2014\|end}}
			\|-
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			\|{{nbay\|2016\|end}}
			\|-
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			\|{{nbay\|2018\|end}}
			\|-
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			\|{{nbay\|2019\|end}}
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{nbay\|2020\|end}}
			\|-
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			\|{{nbay\|2021\|end}}
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			\|{{nbay\|2022\|end}}
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			==See also==
			{{Portal\|Basketball}}
			* ]
			* ]

			==Notes==
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	==References==		==References==
	;General		;General
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National Basketball Association award

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NBA Most Improved Player
History
Sport	Basketball
League	National Basketball Association
Awarded for	Player with greatest improvement in playing ability in regular season of the National Basketball Association
First award	1985–86
Most recent	Tyrese Maxey Philadelphia 76ers

The NBA's Most Improved Player (MIP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player who has shown the most progress during the regular season compared to previous seasons. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points, and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. The criteria for selecting the most improved player was initially open-ended, but the NBA clarified in later years that it was intended for an up-and-coming player who improved dramatically and not a player who made a comeback, distinguishing it from the defunct NBA Comeback Player of the Year Award. Since the 2022–23 NBA season, winners receive the George Mikan Trophy, named after the five-time NBA champion.

Effective with the 2023–24 season, when a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players' union takes effect, players must appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for most major regular-season awards, including Most Improved Player. To receive credit for a game for purposes of award eligibility, a player must have been credited with at least 20 minutes played. However, two "near misses", in which the player appeared for 15 to 19 minutes, can be included in the 65-game count. Protections also exist for players who suffer season-ending injuries, who are eligible with 62 credited games, and those affected by what the CBA calls "bad faith circumstances".

Since its inception, the award has been given to 37 players. No player has ever won the award twice. Boris Diaw, Kevin Love, Pascal Siakam, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the only award winners to win an NBA Championship, Siakam is the only winner to win a championship in the same season as the award, and Antetokounmpo is the only winner to win NBA Finals MVP. Rony Seikaly, Gheorghe Mureșan, Boris Diaw, Hedo Türkoğlu, Goran Dragić, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pascal Siakam, and Lauri Markkanen are the only award winners born outside the United States.

Alvin Robertson, Dana Barros, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Danny Granger, Kevin Love, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Oladipo, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen, and Tyrese Maxey have won the award and been selected as an NBA All-Star in the same season; Dale Ellis, Kevin Duckworth, Kevin Johnson, Gilbert Arenas, Zach Randolph, Goran Dragic, and Pascal Siakam were the other winners who were selected in a later season to play in the All-Star Game. Only McGrady, O'Neal, George, Dragić, Antetokounmpo, Oladipo, Randle and Morant won the award and were named to the All-NBA Team in the same season. Pascal Siakam made the All-NBA Second Team the year after he won the award. The Indiana Pacers have seen six players win the award, the most in the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first recipient of the award to later become an NBA MVP. Tracy McGrady is the only recipient to win a scoring title as well as being the first recipient of the award to be named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Winners

A basketball player, wearing a white jersey inscribed with the word "ROCKETS" across the front, holds a basketball away from another basketball player guarding him. A referee stands in the background. — Tracy McGrady won the award in the 2000–01 NBA season.

^	Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
Team (#)	Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
1985–86	Alvin Robertson	Guard	United States	San Antonio Spurs
1986–87	Dale Ellis	Guard/forward	United States	Seattle SuperSonics
1987–88	Kevin Duckworth	Center	United States	Portland Trail Blazers
1988–89	Kevin Johnson	Guard	United States	Phoenix Suns
1989–90	Rony Seikaly	Center	United States	Miami Heat
1990–91	Scott Skiles	Guard	United States	Orlando Magic
1991–92	Pervis Ellison	Center/forward	United States	Washington Bullets
1992–93	Chris Jackson	Guard	United States	Denver Nuggets
1993–94	Don MacLean	Forward	United States	Washington Bullets (2)
1994–95	Dana Barros	Guard	United States	Philadelphia 76ers
1995–96	Gheorghe Mureșan	Center	Romania	Washington Bullets (3)
1996–97	Isaac Austin	Center	United States	Miami Heat (2)
1997–98	Alan Henderson	Forward	United States	Atlanta Hawks
1998–99	Darrell Armstrong	Guard	United States	Orlando Magic (2)
1999–00	Jalen Rose	Guard/forward	United States	Indiana Pacers
2000–01	Tracy McGrady*	Guard/forward	United States	Orlando Magic (3)
2001–02	Jermaine O'Neal	Forward/center	United States	Indiana Pacers (2)
2002–03	Gilbert Arenas	Guard	United States	Golden State Warriors
2003–04	Zach Randolph	Forward	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (2)
2004–05	Bobby Simmons	Guard/forward	United States	Los Angeles Clippers
2005–06	Boris Diaw	Forward	France	Phoenix Suns (2)
2006–07	Monta Ellis	Guard	United States	Golden State Warriors (2)
2007–08	Hedo Türkoğlu	Forward	Turkey	Orlando Magic (4)
2008–09	Danny Granger	Forward	United States	Indiana Pacers (3)
2009–10	Aaron Brooks	Guard	United States	Houston Rockets
2010–11	Kevin Love^	Forward/center	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves
2011–12	Ryan Anderson	Forward	United States	Orlando Magic (5)
2012–13	Paul George^	Forward	United States	Indiana Pacers (4)
2013–14	Goran Dragić	Guard	Slovenia	Phoenix Suns (3)
2014–15	Jimmy Butler^	Guard/forward	United States	Chicago Bulls
2015–16	CJ McCollum^	Guard	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (3)
2016–17	Giannis Antetokounmpo^	Forward	Greece	Milwaukee Bucks
2017–18	Victor Oladipo^	Guard	United States	Indiana Pacers (5)
2018–19	Pascal Siakam^	Forward	Cameroon	Toronto Raptors
2019–20	Brandon Ingram^	Forward	United States	New Orleans Pelicans
2020–21	Julius Randle^	Forward	United States	New York Knicks
2021–22	Ja Morant^	Guard	United States	Memphis Grizzlies
2022–23	Lauri Markkanen^	Forward	Finland	Utah Jazz
2023–24	Tyrese Maxey^	Guard	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (2)

Teams

Awards	Teams	Years
5	Indiana Pacers	2000, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2018
5	Orlando Magic	1991, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012
3	Washington Wizards / Washington Bullets	1992, 1994, 1996
	Phoenix Suns	1989, 2006, 2014
	Portland Trail Blazers	1988, 2004, 2016
2	Miami Heat	1990, 1997
	Golden State Warriors	2003, 2007
	Philadelphia 76ers	1995, 2024
1	San Antonio Spurs	1986
	Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics	1987
	Denver Nuggets	1993
	Atlanta Hawks	1998
	Los Angeles Clippers	2005
	Houston Rockets	2010
	Minnesota Timberwolves	2011
	Chicago Bulls	2015
	Milwaukee Bucks	2017
	Toronto Raptors	2019
	New Orleans Pelicans	2020
	New York Knicks	2021
	Memphis Grizzlies	2022
	Utah Jazz	2023
0	Brooklyn Nets	None
	Los Angeles Lakers
	Boston Celtics
	Dallas Mavericks
	Charlotte Hornets
	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Detroit Pistons
	Sacramento Kings

Notes

A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
Rony Seikaly was born in Lebanon and has dual citizenship in that country and the United States. He represented the United States at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

References

General

"Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
"Most Improved Player Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

Specific

"Golden State's Ellis Wins 2006–07 NBA Most Improved Player Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
Stein, Marc (April 9, 2019). "This Is Who Should Win the 2018-19 N.B.A. Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
Mahoney, Rob (January 28, 2014). "The Fundamentals: The many layers and many candidates for Most Improved Player". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
Helin, Kurt (April 18, 2023). "More details emerge on new NBA CBA, including details on 65-game threshold for awards". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Article XXIX, Section 6: Games Played Requirement for Certain League Honors" (PDF). NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. July 2023. pp. 432–38. Retrieved September 13, 2023. The games played requirement specifically applies to the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player awards, as well as the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams.
"Rony Seikaly". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
"Rony Seikaly" (in Spanish). Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
"All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: S". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2008.

v t e NBA Most Improved Player
1986: Robertson 1987: D. Ellis 1988: Duckworth 1989: Johnson 1990: Seikaly 1991: Skiles 1992: Ellison 1993: Jackson 1994: MacLean 1995: Barros 1996: Mureşan 1997: Austin 1998: Henderson 1999: Armstrong 2000: Rose 2001: McGrady 2002: O'Neal 2003: Arenas 2004: Randolph 2005: Simmons 2006: Diaw 2007: M. Ellis 2008: Türkoğlu 2009: Granger 2010: Brooks 2011: Love 2012: Anderson 2013: George 2014: Dragić 2015: Butler 2016: McCollum 2017: Antetokounmpo 2018: Oladipo 2019: Siakam 2020: Ingram 2021: Randle 2022: Morant 2023: Markkanen 2024: Maxey

NBA Most Improved Player

1986: Robertson
1987: D. Ellis
1988: Duckworth
1989: Johnson
1990: Seikaly
1991: Skiles
1992: Ellison
1993: Jackson
1994: MacLean
1995: Barros
1996: Mureşan
1997: Austin
1998: Henderson
1999: Armstrong
2000: Rose
2001: McGrady
2002: O'Neal
2003: Arenas
2004: Randolph
2005: Simmons
2006: Diaw
2007: M. Ellis
2008: Türkoğlu
2009: Granger
2010: Brooks
2011: Love
2012: Anderson
2013: George
2014: Dragić
2015: Butler
2016: McCollum
2017: Antetokounmpo
2018: Oladipo
2019: Siakam
2020: Ingram
2021: Randle
2022: Morant
2023: Markkanen
2024: Maxey

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