Jalen Johnson
The Most Improved Player Award always creates the most heated debate: how does one define most improved? Which leap is more significant: a player who turns into an All-Star or a player who goes from the fringes of the NBA to a legitimate rotation player? Does it matter if we award Most Improved to a […]
Let’s rewind for a moment to the inaugural Emirates NBA Cup last year. The Indiana Pacers were playing one of the league’s most exciting brands of basketball and were led to the final by Tyrese Haliburton. While the 24-year-old was certainly a rising name in the league, the In-Season Tournament propelled him to new heights. […]
The New York Knicks are an offensive buzzsaw. They’ve led the NBA’s top-ranked unit (122.8 points per 100 possessions) for much of the season. That offensive prowess helps fuel their best point differential (plus-7.8) of the last 20 years. But if not for the surging Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks may still hold the top offensive […]
With over a month of NBA hoops ed by, it’s time to take another look at the league’s most improved players. We have a much more solid idea of which players are making substantial leaps and which are victims to small sample luck. As we did previously, let’s discuss the top-five players we’re tracking for […]
