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National Basketball Association awards and honors
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The National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1985–86 NBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.[1]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 27 different players. The most recent award winner was Ryan Anderson. None of the award winners have won an NBA Championship as a player, however in 2011 Darrell Armstrong won the title as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks. Hedo Türkoğlu, Rony Seikaly,[a] Gheorghe Mureşan and Boris Diaw are the only award winners not born in the United States; all but Seikaly were also trained completely outside the U.S. (Seikaly played college basketball at Syracuse).

Only Alvin Robertson, Dana Barros, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Danny Granger and Kevin Love won the award and selected as an NBA All-Star in the same season; Dale Ellis, Kevin Duckworth, Kevin Johnson, Gilbert Arenas and Zach Randolph were the other winners who were later selected to play in the All-Stars Game.

Winners

A basketball player, wearing a white jersey inscribed with the word "ROCKETS" across the front, holds a basketball away from another basketball player guarding him. A referee stands in the background.
Tracy McGrady (right) won the award in the 2000–01 NBA season.
A basketball player, wearing a black jersey inscribed with the word "WOLVES" and the number 42 on the front.
Kevin Love won the award in the 2010–11 NBA season.
A basketball player, wearing a blue jersey with the word "ORLANDO" and the number 33 on the front, with the basketball and being guarded by a player who has his right arm extended.
Ryan Anderson is the most recent winner in the 2011–12 season.
* Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1985–86 Alvin Robertson Guard  United States San Antonio Spurs
1986–87 Dale Ellis Guard/Forward  United States Seattle SuperSonics
1987–88 Kevin Duckworth Center  United States Portland Trail Blazers
1988–89 Kevin Johnson Guard  United States Phoenix Suns
1989–90 Rony Seikaly[a] Center  United States Miami Heat
1990–91 Scott Skiles Guard  United States Orlando Magic
1991–92 Pervis Ellison Center/Forward  United States Washington Bullets
1992–93 Chris Jackson Guard  United States Denver Nuggets
1993–94 Don MacLean Forward  United States Washington Bullets
1994–95 Dana Barros Guard  United States Philadelphia 76ers
1995–96 Gheorghe Mureşan Center  Romania Washington Bullets
1996–97 Isaac Austin Center  United States Miami Heat
1997–98 Alan Henderson Forward  United States Atlanta Hawks
1998–99 Darrell Armstrong Guard  United States Orlando Magic
1999–00 Jalen Rose Guard/Forward  United States Indiana Pacers
2000–01 Tracy McGrady* Guard/Forward  United States Orlando Magic
2001–02 Jermaine O'Neal* Forward/Center  United States Indiana Pacers
2002–03 Gilbert Arenas* Guard  United States Golden State Warriors
2003–04 Zach Randolph* Forward  United States Portland Trail Blazers
2004–05 Bobby Simmons* Guard/Forward  United States Los Angeles Clippers
2005–06 Boris Diaw* Forward  France Phoenix Suns
2006–07 Monta Ellis* Guard  United States Golden State Warriors
2007–08 Hedo Türkoğlu* Forward  Turkey Orlando Magic
2008–09 Danny Granger* Forward  United States Indiana Pacers
2009–10 Aaron Brooks* Guard  United States Houston Rockets
2010–11 Kevin Love* Forward  United States Minnesota Timberwolves
2011–12 Ryan Anderson* Forward  United States Orlando Magic

Notes

  1. ^ Rony Seikaly was born in Lebanon with dual citizenship in that country and the United States.[2][3] He represented the United States at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.[4]

See also

References

General
  • "Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  • "Most Improved Player Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Specific
  1. ^ "Golden State's Ellis Wins 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 26, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Rony Seikaly". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "Rony Seikaly" (in Spanish). Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
  4. ^ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: S". USA Basketball. Retrieved November 18, 2008.

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