players to win most improved player in their third year

Pervis Ellison won the Most Improved Player award in his 3rd season in 1991-92.

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Regular season

	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	Pervis Ellison P. Ellison	1	1991-92	WAS	66	38.0	20.0	11.2	2.9	0.9	2.7	8.3	15.4	53.9	0.0	0.0	33.3	3.4	4.7	72.8	57.4	3.3	7.9	3.0	2,511	1,322	740	190	62	177	196	222
2	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	1	1992-93	DEN	81	33.5	19.2	2.8	4.2	1.0	0.1	7.8	17.4	45.0	0.9	2.4	35.5	2.7	2.9	93.5	51.5	0.6	2.1	2.3	2,710	1,553	225	344	84	8	187	179
3	Gheorghe Muresan G. Muresan	1	1995-96	WAS	76	29.5	14.5	9.6	0.7	0.7	2.3	6.1	10.5	58.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.7	61.9	60.0	3.3	6.3	1.9	2,242	1,104	728	56	52	172	143	297
4	Alan Henderson A. Henderson	1	1997-98	ATL	69	29.0	14.3	6.4	1.1	0.6	0.5	5.3	10.9	48.5	0.0	0.1	50.0	3.7	5.6	65.2	53.4	2.9	3.5	1.6	2,000	986	442	73	42	36	110	175	+92
5	Zach Randolph Z. Randolph	1	2003-04	POR	81	37.9	20.1	10.5	2.0	0.8	0.5	8.2	16.9	48.5	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.7	4.9	76.1	52.8	3.0	7.5	3.0	3,067	1,626	851	163	68	41	247	227	-58
6	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	1	2005-06	PHX	81	35.5	13.3	6.9	6.2	0.7	1.0	5.5	10.5	52.6	0.1	0.4	26.7	2.1	2.9	73.1	56.4	2.0	4.9	2.3	2,874	1,080	558	503	58	85	189	260	+490
7	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	1	2009-10	HOU	82	35.6	19.6	2.6	5.3	0.8	0.2	7.0	16.2	43.2	2.5	6.4	39.8	3.0	3.6	82.2	54.9	0.7	2.0	2.8	2,919	1,604	215	434	69	14	232	199	-26
8	Kevin Love K. Love	1	2010-11	MIN	73	35.8	20.2	15.2	2.5	0.6	0.4	6.6	14.1	47.0	1.2	2.9	41.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	59.3	4.5	10.7	2.1	2,611	1,476	1,112	184	45	28	155	148	-272
9	Paul George P. George	1	2012-13	IND	79	37.6	17.4	7.6	4.1	1.8	0.6	6.2	14.9	41.9	2.2	5.9	36.2	2.8	3.5	80.7	53.1	1.1	6.5	2.9	2,972	1,377	603	327	143	51	233	227	+365
10	CJ McCollum	1	2015-16	POR	80	34.8	20.8	3.2	4.3	1.2	0.3	8.0	17.9	44.8	2.5	5.9	41.7	2.3	2.8	82.7	54.4	0.6	2.7	2.5	2,780	1,666	259	341	97	23	196	187	+154
11	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	1	2018-19	TOR	80	31.9	16.9	6.9	3.1	0.9	0.7	6.5	11.8	54.9	1.0	2.7	36.9	3.0	3.8	78.5	62.8	1.6	5.3	1.9	2,548	1,354	549	248	73	52	154	241	+593
12	Ja Morant J. Morant	1	2021-22	MEM	57	33.1	27.4	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	10.2	20.6	49.3	1.5	4.5	34.4	5.5	7.3	76.1	57.5	1.4	4.4	3.4	1,889	1,564	325	384	66	22	196	86	+189
13	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	1	2024-25	ATL	76	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	3.0	0.7	6.0	12.1	49.3	1.1	3.1	34.0	1.1	1.8	59.3	54.5	1.6	4.3	2.0	2,571	1,073	449	333	229	55	155	175	-65

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Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

Sarr

RPG

7.4

Sarr

APG

4.6

Carrington

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

28th

DRTG

122.7

30th

NETRTG

-11.8

30th

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0