
4 players are tied for the youngest Most Improved Players of the Year in a season. They were 21 years old. The first three are Dyson Daniels in 2024-25, Monta Ellis in 2006-07 and Gilbert Arenas in 2002-03.
Interpreted as:
youngest most improved player in a regular season age by a player| NAME | Age | 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 | D. Daniels | 21 | 1 | 2024-25 | 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 | ||
| 2 | M. Ellis | 21 | 1 | 2006-07 | 77 | 34.3 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 47.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 27.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 76.3 | 54.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2,638 | 1,272 | 243 | 319 | 132 | 21 | 221 | 210 | +32 | ||
| 3 | G. Arenas | 21 | 1 | 2002-03 | 82 | 35.0 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 14.4 | 43.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 34.8 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 79.1 | 54.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2,866 | 1,497 | 386 | 514 | 124 | 17 | 290 | 260 | -75 | ||
| 4 | T. McGrady | 21 | 1 | 2000-01 | 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 | ||
| 5 | J. Morant | 22 | 1 | 2021-22 | 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 | ||
| 6 | B. Ingram | 22 | 1 | 2019-20 | 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 | ||
| 7 | G. Antetokounmpo | 22 | 1 | 2016-17 | 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 | ||
| 8 | P. George | 22 | 1 | 2012-13 | 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 | ||
| 9 | K. Love | 22 | 1 | 2010-11 | 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 | ||
| 10 | Z. Randolph | 22 | 1 | 2003-04 | 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 | ||
| 11 | K. Johnson | 22 | 1 | 1988-89 | 81 | 39.2 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 13.9 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 88.2 | 59.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3,179 | 1,650 | 340 | 991 | 135 | 24 | 322 | 226 | |||
| 12 | T. Maxey | 23 | 1 | 2023-24 | 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 | ||
| 13 | R. Anderson | 23 | 1 | 2011-12 | 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 | ||
| 14 | B. Diaw | 23 | 1 | 2005-06 | 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 | ||
| 15 | J. O'Neal | 23 | 1 | 2001-02 | 72 | 37.6 | 19.0 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 68.8 | 52.1 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 2,707 | 1,371 | 757 | 118 | 45 | 166 | 174 | 269 | +99 | ||
| 16 | M. Abdul-Rauf | 23 | 1 | 1992-93 | 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 | |||
| 17 | K. Duckworth | 23 | 1 | 1987-88 | 78 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 77.0 | 56.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2,223 | 1,231 | 576 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 177 | 280 | ||||
| 18 | A. Robertson | 23 | 1 | 1985-86 | 82 | 35.1 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 13.3 | 51.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 27.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 79.5 | 56.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2,878 | 1,392 | 516 | 448 | 301 | 40 | 256 | 296 | |||
| 19 | P. Siakam | 24 | 1 | 2018-19 | 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 | ||
| 20 | CJ McCollum | 24 | 1 | 2015-16 | 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 | ||
| 21 | B. Simmons | 24 | 1 | 2004-05 | 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 | ||
| 22 | G. Muresan | 24 | 1 | 1995-96 | 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 | |||
| 23 | D. MacLean | 24 | 1 | 1993-94 | 75 | 33.2 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 13.7 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 82.4 | 56.6 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2,487 | 1,365 | 467 | 160 | 47 | 22 | 152 | 169 | |||
| 24 | P. Ellison | 24 | 1 | 1991-92 | 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 | |||
| 25 | R. Seikaly | 24 | 1 | 1989-90 | 74 | 32.6 | 16.6 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 59.4 | 53.0 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 2,409 | 1,228 | 766 | 78 | 78 | 124 | 236 | 258 | |||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |