players to win most improved player in their fourth year

Dale Ellis won the Most Improved Player award in his 4th season in 1986-87.

	NAME	MIP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	1	1986-87	SEA	82	37.5	24.9	5.5	2.9	1.3	0.4	9.6	18.5	51.6	1.0	2.9	35.8	4.7	6.0	78.7	58.8	2.3	3.2	2.9	3,073	2,041	447	238	104	32	238	267
2	Isaac Austin I. Austin	1	1996-97	MIA	82	22.9	9.7	5.8	1.2	0.5	0.5	3.9	7.8	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.8	66.4	53.6	1.7	4.2	2.0	1,881	792	478	101	45	43	161	244	+116
3	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	1	2000-01	ORL	77	40.1	26.8	7.5	4.6	1.5	1.5	10.2	22.4	45.7	0.8	2.2	35.5	5.6	7.6	73.3	52.1	2.5	5.0	2.6	3,087	2,065	580	352	116	118	198	160	+252
4	Bobby Simmons B. Simmons	1	2004-05	LAC	75	37.3	16.4	5.9	2.7	1.4	0.2	6.3	13.6	46.6	0.7	1.5	43.5	3.1	3.6	84.6	54.0	1.7	4.2	1.8	2,799	1,229	446	205	106	16	135	227	+74
5	Danny Granger D. Granger	1	2008-09	IND	67	36.2	25.8	5.1	2.7	1.0	1.4	8.5	19.1	44.7	2.7	6.7	40.4	6.0	6.9	87.8	58.4	0.7	4.4	2.5	2,424	1,728	341	183	69	97	165	207	+69
6	Ryan Anderson R. Anderson	1	2011-12	ORL	61	32.2	16.1	7.7	0.9	0.8	0.4	5.4	12.4	43.9	2.7	6.9	39.3	2.5	2.8	87.7	58.9	3.7	4.0	0.9	1,964	980	471	54	50	26	57	146	+277
7	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1	2014-15	CHI	65	38.7	20.0	5.8	3.3	1.8	0.6	6.5	14.0	46.2	1.1	3.0	37.8	5.9	7.1	83.4	58.3	1.8	4.1	1.4	2,513	1,301	379	212	114	36	93	108	+238
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	2016-17	MIL	80	35.6	22.9	8.8	5.4	1.6	1.9	8.2	15.7	52.1	0.6	2.3	27.2	5.9	7.7	77.0	59.9	1.8	7.0	2.9	2,845	1,832	700	434	131	151	234	246	+46
9	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	1	2019-20	NOP	62	33.9	23.8	6.1	4.2	1.0	0.6	8.2	17.7	46.3	2.4	6.2	39.1	5.0	5.9	85.1	58.7	0.8	5.3	3.0	2,103	1,477	380	259	61	38	189	179	-44
10	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	1	2023-24	PHI	70	37.5	25.9	3.7	6.2	1.0	0.5	9.1	20.3	45.0	3.0	8.1	37.3	4.7	5.4	86.8	57.3	0.5	3.2	1.7	2,626	1,816	258	433	69	33	116	151	+303

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.7

Hartenstein

APG

4.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

16th

DRTG

108.8

7th

NETRTG

4.6

12th

3P%

34.8

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	OKC	@	POR	11:00 PM
Wed 11/11	OKC	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 11/13	OKC	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sun 11/15	OKC	@	SAC	9:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

7 - 2

128

Final

Grizzlies

6 - 3

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Dale Ellis won the Most Improved Player award in his 4th season in 1986-87.

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