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2026-27 season

Most Improved Player

Who has made the jump from last season.

2 TJ Terrence Shannon Jr. Minnesota Timberwolves 76.3 5.6 → 13.0 points
1 YM Yves Missi New Orleans Pelicans 79.7 5.7 → 9.5 points
3 CF Cooper Flagg Dallas Mavericks 76.1 21.0 → 25.0 points
# Player Rating PJ PTS BEFORE MIN BEFORE PER BEFORE TS%
1 Yves MissiNOP 79.7 2 9,5 5,7 19,5 19,7 33,3 15,0 88,3%
2 Terrence Shannon Jr.MIN 76.3 4 13,0 5,6 22,3 12,5 18,7 11,1 68,1%
3 Cooper FlaggDAL 76.1 3 25,0 21,0 30,0 33,5 31,5 17,9 68,4%
4 Toumani CamaraPOR 76.0 2 18,5 13,4 25,0 33,3 26,0 11,3 84,6%
5 Dylan HarperSAS 72.8 3 20,0 11,8 32,0 22,6 16,8 16,2 55,6%
6 Davion MitchellMIA 72.5 4 18,0 9,3 34,0 28,6 16,1 12,1 65,1%
7 Duncan RobinsonDET 72.4 3 19,7 12,2 29,0 27,4 18,5 12,4 72,7%
8 Aaron WigginsATL 72.2 4 15,8 9,4 27,0 21,8 18,5 11,7 68,4%
9 Alex CarusoOKC 72.0 4 9,3 6,2 19,0 18,2 26,8 12,8 74,7%
10 Wendell Carter Jr.ORL 71.2 3 17,0 11,8 30,7 29,3 21,2 14,1 86,7%
11 Austin ReavesLAL 70.4 3 26,7 23,3 35,3 34,5 26,2 20,2 82,0%
12 Ja'Kobe WalterTOR 69.9 3 13,0 7,5 26,0 20,5 19,2 11,8 61,9%
13 Jaylen WellsMEM 66.5 4 14,8 12,5 29,0 26,4 19,3 11,5 73,2%
14 Sidy CissokoPOR 66.2 2 9,0 5,1 26,0 19,1 15,0 7,1 68,2%
15 Kris DunnLAC 65.7 3 9,7 7,3 31,0 27,2 18,2 11,3 73,4%

In the race: 181 candidates with at least 2 games (half of what the most-played rookie has) and 15 minutos per game. The 65-game rule applies. Only players who played at least 20 games last season are in, and former All-Stars are out: the award is for players making the leap, not for established ones.

How we measure it

There is no official formula. Winners usually jump a lot in scoring and even more in minutes: some because they get a much bigger role, others because, in the same role, they become much more efficient. Voters mostly look at offense. We also count current level, so that going from very little to little does not win.

  • 35% Scoring jump · Points per game now against last season: what voters look at most.
  • 25% Impact jump · PER and BPM now against last season: really improving, not just playing more.
  • 15% Bigger role · Minutes and starts now against last season.
  • 15% Current level · How good he is today: going from 2 to 6 points is not the same as from 15 to 24.
  • 10% Efficiency jump · True shooting (TS%) now against last season.

Each measure goes from 0 to 100 among the candidates.