NBA Most Improved
The NBA's Most Improved Player Award is given annually to the player making the largest improvement in their game from the previous NBA season.
Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves is the most recent winner of the NBA Most Improved Player award. Monta Ellis (pictured left) of the Warriors won the award in 2007.
| Yr | NBA Most Improved | Team |
| 2011 | Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Minnesota | ||
| 2010 | Aaron Brooks | Houston Rockets |
| Houston | ||
| 2009 | Danny Granger | Indiana Pacers |
| Indiana | ||
| 2008 | Hedo Turkoglu | Orlando Magic |
| Orlando | ||
| 2007 | Monta Ellis | Golden State Warriors |
| Golden State | ||
| 2006 | Boris Diaw | Phoenix Suns |
| Phoenix | ||
| 2005 | Bobby Simmons | Los Angeles Clippers |
| LA Clippers | ||
| 2004 | Zach Randolph | Portland Trailblazers |
| Portland | ||
| 2003 | Gilbert Arenas | Golden State Warriors |
| Golden State | ||
| 2002 | Jermaine O'Neal | Indiana Pacers |
| Indiana | ||
| 2001 | Tracy McGrady | Orlando Magic |
| Orlando | ||
| 2000 | Jalen Rose | Indiana Pacers |
| Indiana | ||
| 1999 | Darrell Armstrong | Orlando Magic |
| Orlando | ||
| 1998 | Alan Henderson | Atlanta Hawks |
| Atlanta | ||
| 1997 | Isaac Austin | Miami Heat |
| Miami | ||
| 1996 | Gheorghe Muresan | Washington Bullets |
| Washington | ||
| 1995 | Dana Barros | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Philadelphia | ||
| 1994 | Don MacLean | Washington Bullets |
| Washington | ||
| 1993 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | Denver Nuggets |
| Denver | ||
| 1992 | Pervis Ellison | Washington Bullets |
| Washington | ||
| 1991 | Scott Skiles | Orlando Magic |
| Orlando | ||
| 1990 | Rony Seikaly | Miami Heat |
| Miami | ||
| 1989 | Kevin Johnson | Phoenix Suns |
| Phoenix | ||
| 1988 | Kevin Duckworth | Portland Trailblazers |
| Portland | ||
| 1987 | Dale Ellis | Seattle Supersonics |
| Seattle | ||
| 1986 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs |
| San Antonio | ||