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NBA & ABA Most Improved Player Award Winners

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Most Improved Player

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Lg Player Age Tm G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
2008-09 NBA Danny Granger (V) 25 IND 67 2424 1728 341 183 69 97 .447 .404 .878 36.2 25.8 5.1 2.7 1.0 1.4
2007-08 NBA Hedo Turkoglu (V) 28 ORL 82 3026 1602 471 409 74 25 .456 .400 .829 36.9 19.5 5.7 5.0 0.9 0.3
2006-07 NBA Monta Ellis (V) 21 GSW 77 2638 1272 243 319 132 21 .475 .273 .763 34.3 16.5 3.2 4.1 1.7 0.3
2005-06 NBA Boris Diaw (V) 23 PHO 81 2874 1080 558 503 58 85 .526 .267 .731 35.5 13.3 6.9 6.2 0.7 1.0
2004-05 NBA Bobby Simmons (V) 24 LAC 75 2799 1229 446 205 106 16 .466 .435 .846 37.3 16.4 5.9 2.7 1.4 0.2
2003-04 NBA Zach Randolph (V) 22 POR 81 3067 1626 851 163 68 41 .485 .200 .761 37.9 20.1 10.5 2.0 0.8 0.5
2002-03 NBA Gilbert Arenas (V) 21 GSW 82 2866 1497 386 514 124 17 .431 .348 .791 35.0 18.3 4.7 6.3 1.5 0.2
2001-02 NBA Jermaine O'Neal (V) 23 IND 72 2707 1371 757 118 45 166 .479 .071 .688 37.6 19.0 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3
2000-01 NBA Tracy McGrady (V) 21 ORL 77 3087 2065 580 352 116 118 .457 .355 .733 40.1 26.8 7.5 4.6 1.5 1.5
1999-00 NBA Jalen Rose (V) 27 IND 80 2978 1457 387 320 84 49 .471 .393 .827 37.2 18.2 4.8 4.0 1.1 0.6
1998-99 NBA Darrell Armstrong (V) 30 ORL 50 1502 690 180 335 108 4 .441 .365 .904 30.0 13.8 3.6 6.7 2.2 0.1
1997-98 NBA Alan Henderson (V) 25 ATL 69 2000 986 442 73 42 36 .485 .500 .652 29.0 14.3 6.4 1.1 0.6 0.5
1996-97 NBA Isaac Austin (V) 27 MIA 82 1881 792 478 101 45 43 .502 .000 .664 22.9 9.7 5.8 1.2 0.5 0.5
1995-96 NBA Gheorghe Muresan (V) 24 WSB 76 2242 1104 728 56 52 172 .584 .000 .619 29.5 14.5 9.6 0.7 0.7 2.3
1994-95 NBA Dana Barros 27 PHI 82 3318 1686 274 619 149 4 .490 .464 .899 40.5 20.6 3.3 7.5 1.8 0.0
1993-94 NBA Don MacLean 24 WSB 75 2487 1365 467 160 47 22 .502 .143 .824 33.2 18.2 6.2 2.1 0.6 0.3
1992-93 NBA Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 23 DEN 81 2710 1553 225 344 84 8 .450 .355 .935 33.5 19.2 2.8 4.2 1.0 0.1
1991-92 NBA Pervis Ellison 24 WSB 66 2511 1322 740 190 62 177 .539 .333 .728 38.0 20.0 11.2 2.9 0.9 2.7
1990-91 NBA Scott Skiles 26 ORL 79 2714 1357 270 660 89 4 .445 .408 .902 34.4 17.2 3.4 8.4 1.1 0.1
1989-90 NBA Rony Seikaly 24 MIA 74 2409 1228 766 78 78 124 .502 .000 .594 32.6 16.6 10.4 1.1 1.1 1.7
1988-89 NBA Kevin Johnson 22 PHO 81 3179 1650 340 991 135 24 .505 .091 .882 39.2 20.4 4.2 12.2 1.7 0.3
1987-88 NBA Kevin Duckworth 23 POR 78 2223 1231 576 66 31 32 .496 .770 28.5 15.8 7.4 0.8 0.4 0.4
1986-87 NBA Dale Ellis 26 SEA 82 3073 2041 447 238 104 32 .516 .358 .787 37.5 24.9 5.5 2.9 1.3 0.4
1985-86 NBA Alvin Robertson 23 SAS 82 2878 1392 516 448 301 40 .514 .276 .795 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5