Yesterday I shared my predictions for the best sixth man of the season, and today I'm here to give my opinion on the fastest improving player.
Old fashioned, let's take a look at last season's winner, the New York Knicks' Julius Randle.
Julius Randall
Playing 71 games for the Knicks in the regular season last season, averaging 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 6 assists in 37.5 minutes per game, leading the Knicks back to the playoffs with fourth place in the East, while Randle was named an All-Star for the first time in his career last season and had his place in the second team of the best team. Compared to averaging 19.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 2019-2020, Randall's improvement last season is visible to the naked eye.
Next, let's talk about three candidates who I personally feel can be selected as the fastest improving player of the season.
First, memphis grizzly bear Jamorant
Morant averaged 27.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists per game this season and has scored a high of 52 points in a single game. Last year' Morant averaged just 19.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. While there has been a drop in assists, the improvement in scoring can make up for it.
Jamorant
This year's Morant has so far won 2 best of the week and is named an All-Star for the first time, which is the same as Randall last season, so Morant is the player I think is most likely to win this award. The Grizzlies barely squeezed into the playoffs last year with a playoff win over the Warriors, and the current second-high ranking in the West also deserves an award.
Morant compartment Peltel
Second, the Charlotte Hornets MylesBridges
This season, Kobashi has secured the starting position and has played 66 games so far, averaging 19.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, a weekly best at the beginning of the season. Averaging 12.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game last season, he improved in all aspects, and has staged a good attack with multiple dunks, and is a regular in the top ten goals like Morant.
Milesbridges
The Hornets' record hasn't improved much compared to last season, it's still in the playoff area, and it's hard to catch up with the Nets, and it's quite possible to end the regular season in ninth or tenth place, with regular season honors rarely awarded to players who don't make the playoffs.
Philadelphia 76ers Teres Maxi
Maxi has improved rapidly this season, averaging 17.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.8 steals per game, and the data is not gorgeous, but his last season, that is, the rookie season, he could only get 8.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists, so this comparison is a clear improvement. The Philadelphia 76ers' final standings are expected in the top half of the East, which is a good help for Maxie in his bid for the award.
Teres Maxi
But the reason for Maxi's lack of competitiveness is that the background of his sharp rise in statistics is that he averaged 20.2 minutes more playing time per game than last season, and there are cases where he relies on playing time to stack data.
Overall, Morant is the strongest contender for the fastest improving player of the season, with the outer net's odds for the award a significant lead.
The above is only a personal opinion, welcome rational discussion.