NBA: 3 Portland Trail Blazers players who won the Most Improved Player of the Year award

#2 Zach Randolph, 2003-04

Portland Trail Blazers v New Jersey Nets

Averages for the season: 20.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game

Zach Randolph entered the league when he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft. He spent six years with the franchise and always came up big with consistent performances.

After just averaging 8.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in his second season, Randolph set the stage on fire in the third and finished the season averaging a double-double with 20.1 points and 10.5 rebounds.

The Trail Blazers finished with a record of 41-41 in the regular season and failed to make the playoffs. Over the years, Randolph evolved into an unstoppable player and became a force to reckon with in the paint, dominating the opposition centres and power forwards.