oldest mip in nba history

40 players are tied for the most career Most Improved Player awards, with 1. The first three are Dyson Daniels, Tyrese Maxey and Ja Morant.

Interpreted as:
oldest mip by a player in NBA history
NAMEMIPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1
256
27.2
9.1
4.9
3.9
1.8
0.5
3.9
8.0
48.1
0.6
2.1
29.5
0.8
1.3
60.9
53.2
1.4
3.6
1.5
6,968
2,339
1,267
999
470
117
381
506
+102
2Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
1
378
33.0
21.0
3.2
4.8
1.1
0.4
7.5
16.3
46.1
2.4
6.3
37.9
3.6
4.1
87.2
57.9
0.3
2.8
1.6
12,483
7,938
1,201
1,805
410
157
593
763
+656
3Ja Morant
J. Morant
1
327
31.7
22.4
4.6
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.1
4.9
6.4
77.3
55.7
0.9
3.7
3.4
10,370
7,331
1,513
2,428
335
92
1,108
555
+770
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
1
492
31.3
18.9
7.1
1.5
0.7
0.5
6.5
14.3
45.8
2.6
6.9
37.0
3.4
3.8
87.1
59.4
1.5
5.6
1.4
15,399
9,323
3,490
746
357
243
689
919
-585
5Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
1
555
33.1
19.8
5.2
4.2
0.7
0.6
7.2
15.5
46.8
1.4
3.9
36.4
3.9
4.9
79.1
56.1
0.7
4.5
2.5
18,354
10,969
2,909
2,357
404
326
1,415
1,314
-284
6Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
1
682
31.4
18.5
6.7
3.6
0.9
0.6
7.0
14.2
49.7
1.2
3.4
34.3
3.2
4.3
75.4
57.5
1.5
5.1
1.8
21,420
12,595
4,539
2,466
626
397
1,248
1,824
+1991
7Julius Randle
J. Randle
1
773
32.1
19.2
9.0
3.9
0.7
0.4
6.9
14.7
47.2
1.2
3.7
33.2
4.1
5.4
75.9
56.3
2.0
7.0
2.8
24,845
14,870
6,929
3,045
553
300
2,159
2,333
-709
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1
891
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,161
21,420
8,847
4,462
989
1,087
2,691
2,610
+3090
9CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
1
845
31.9
19.5
3.6
3.8
0.9
0.4
7.4
16.4
45.3
2.5
6.4
39.6
2.2
2.7
79.8
55.6
0.7
3.0
1.8
26,995
16,500
3,064
3,215
748
350
1,524
1,764
+807
10Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
1
504
32.2
16.9
4.5
3.9
1.6
0.5
6.2
14.2
43.6
1.6
4.7
34.7
2.9
3.7
78.8
53.4
0.6
3.9
2.5
16,248
8,503
2,245
1,970
805
230
1,266
1,202
-79
11Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1
907
33.0
18.4
5.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.8
2.4
33.0
5.7
6.7
84.4
59.2
1.7
3.7
1.6
29,972
16,658
4,858
3,957
1,455
387
1,459
1,242
+2678
12Paul George
P. George
1
935
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
15.9
43.9
2.6
6.7
38.3
3.9
4.5
85.3
57.0
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,340
19,128
5,823
3,469
1,579
414
2,467
2,478
+3481
13Ryan Anderson
R. Anderson
1
649
25.8
12.3
5.3
0.9
0.5
0.3
4.2
10.1
42.2
2.0
5.4
38.0
1.8
2.1
85.4
56.1
1.9
3.3
0.9
16,769
8,001
3,413
586
332
217
606
1,263
+1078
14Goran Dragic
G. Dragic
1
946
27.1
13.3
3.0
4.7
0.9
0.2
4.9
10.6
45.9
1.2
3.4
36.2
2.3
3.0
76.6
55.6
0.7
2.3
2.2
25,603
12,568
2,816
4,405
876
167
2,064
2,119
+540
15Kevin Love
K. Love
1
985
28.5
15.9
9.8
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.7
4.7
36.8
3.7
4.5
82.8
57.1
2.3
7.5
1.7
28,065
15,643
9,688
2,235
589
377
1,706
1,892
+664
16Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
1
645
20.8
9.7
1.7
3.0
0.6
0.1
3.5
8.5
41.3
1.3
3.4
37.0
1.4
1.7
83.7
52.5
0.4
1.3
1.6
13,439
6,259
1,079
1,925
359
87
1,000
1,217
-222
17Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
1
833
34.8
17.8
3.5
4.6
1.7
0.3
6.9
15.2
45.1
0.9
2.8
31.4
3.2
4.2
77.2
52.3
0.6
2.8
2.7
29,011
14,858
2,874
3,856
1,409
281
2,246
1,950
-230
18Danny Granger
D. Granger
1
586
31.5
16.8
4.9
1.9
1.0
0.8
5.7
13.1
43.4
1.7
4.5
38.0
3.7
4.4
84.8
56.0
1.2
3.8
1.9
18,487
9,855
2,888
1,097
561
481
1,098
1,628
-70
19Boris Diaw
B. Diaw
1
1,064
27.0
8.6
4.4
3.5
0.6
0.5
3.6
7.2
49.3
0.4
1.3
33.6
1.0
1.4
71.7
54.7
1.2
3.2
1.8
28,768
9,139
4,634
3,684
648
510
1,897
2,269
+1300
20Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
1
552
35.1
20.7
3.9
5.3
1.6
0.2
6.7
16.0
42.1
2.0
5.6
35.1
5.2
6.5
80.3
54.7
0.8
3.1
3.2
19,351
11,402
2,168
2,909
884
134
1,744
1,683
+24
21Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
1
1,116
31.0
16.6
9.1
1.8
0.7
0.3
6.7
14.1
47.1
0.2
0.7
27.3
3.1
4.1
76.4
52.2
2.9
6.2
2.1
34,616
18,578
10,208
2,049
834
301
2,290
2,629
-333
22Bobby Simmons
B. Simmons
1
466
24.7
9.0
3.8
1.5
0.8
0.2
3.3
7.6
43.7
0.8
2.0
39.6
1.5
1.8
82.3
53.3
1.2
2.6
1.1
11,513
4,189
1,791
710
396
83
522
1,153
-213
23Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
1
997
26.8
11.1
4.0
2.8
0.8
0.3
3.9
9.1
42.6
1.2
3.3
38.4
2.1
2.7
78.4
54.0
0.6
3.3
1.6
26,695
11,022
3,971
2,832
750
299
1,578
2,403
+2200
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
1
938
32.7
19.6
5.6
4.4
1.2
0.9
7.2
16.4
43.5
1.2
3.4
33.8
4.1
5.5
74.6
51.9
1.4
4.2
2.2
30,658
18,381
5,276
4,161
1,136
807
2,029
1,661
+1155
25Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
1
1,011
27.1
13.2
7.2
1.4
0.5
1.8
5.1
10.9
46.7
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.0
4.2
71.5
51.7
2.0
5.2
1.9
27,364
13,309
7,261
1,369
470
1,820
1,872
2,896
+861

More Pelicans Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.9

Murphy

Trey Murphy III

RPG

7.2

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

4.0

Queen

Derik Queen
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

21st

DRTG

118.9

26th

NETRTG

-5.0

25th

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
Pelicans Pelicans
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/13
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/16
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

20 - 44

133

Final

123

SAC Kings

14 - 50

Thu 5 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
33
28
.541
12.0
8
34
29
.540
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
31
.508
14.0
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
.242
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/31
@
100-112
Sat
1/31
@
117-93
Sat
1/31
@
130-111
Sat
1/31
@
121-111
Sun
2/1
@
95-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM