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Most Improved Player of the Year (MIP): – Anthony Davis
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Anthony Davis’ age is what helps him beat fellow contestants Lance Stephenson and Eric Bledsoe for the award. When his stat sheet from this season is compared to that of the previous one the scale of improvement in every category for the 20-year-old deserves the fame that presenting this award to him would give. There are obviously other factors which weigh in into Davis receiving the award.
While Roy Hibbert mans the paint and Paul George attracts all the MVP talk, its Stephenson who makes the Pacers click with his all-round performances. His sensational play has seen him rack up the most number of triple doubles this season with 4 while shooting a career high percentage of 49.2 and 35 from the field and beyond the arc respectively.
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Davis became a frontrunner for this award with a surge late in this season, post the All-Star break. However, a player who seemed to be the favorite in the initial weeks of the season was Eric Bledsoe and if it wasn’t for his knee injury mid-way through the season he would still be the front runner for the Most Improved Player honors this season.
Part 2 will consist of the analysis for my picks for Sixth Man of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the Coach of the Year.
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