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Template:FixBunching The National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1985–86 NBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 25 different players. The most recent award winner was Aaron Brooks. As of 2008, none of the award winners have ever gone on to win the NBA Championships. Hedo Türkoğlu, Rony Seikaly, Gheorghe Mureşan and Boris Diaw are the only award winners not born in the United States.

Winners

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
1985–86	Alvin Robertson	Guard	United States	San Antonio Spurs
1986–87	Dale Ellis	Guard/Forward	United States	Seattle SuperSonics
1987–88	Kevin Duckworth	Center	United States	Portland Trail Blazers
1988–89	Kevin Johnson	Guard	United States	Phoenix Suns
1989–90	Rony Seikaly	Center	United States	Miami Heat
1990–91	Scott Skiles	Guard	United States	Orlando Magic
1991–92	Pervis Ellison	Center/Forward	United States	Washington Bullets
1992–93	Chris Jackson	Guard/Forward	United States	Denver Nuggets
1993–94	Don MacLean	Forward	United States	Washington Bullets
1994–95	Dana Barros	Guard	United States	Philadelphia 76ers
1995–96	Gheorghe Mureşan	Center	Romania	Washington Bullets
1996–97	Isaac Austin	Center	United States	Miami Heat
1997–98	Alan Henderson	Forward	United States	Atlanta Hawks
1998–99	Darrell Armstrong	Guard	United States	Orlando Magic
1999–00	Jalen Rose	Guard/Forward	United States	Indiana Pacers
2000–01	Tracy McGrady*	Guard/Forward	United States	Orlando Magic
2001–02	Jermaine O'Neal*	Forward/Center	United States	Indiana Pacers
2002–03	Gilbert Arenas*	Guard	United States	Golden State Warriors
2003–04	Zach Randolph*	Forward	United States	Portland Trail Blazers
2004–05	Bobby Simmons*	Guard/Forward	United States	Los Angeles Clippers
2005–06	Boris Diaw*	Forward	France	Phoenix Suns
2006–07	Monta Ellis*	Guard	United States	Golden State Warriors
2007–08	Hedo Türkoğlu*	Forward	Turkey	Orlando Magic
2008–09	Danny Granger*	Forward/Guard	United States	Indiana Pacers
2009–10	Aaron Brooks*	Guard	United States	Houston Rockets

Notes

• Rony Seikaly was born in Lebanon with dual citizenship in that country and the United States. He represented the United States at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

References

General

• "Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
• "Most Improved Player Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Specific

1. "Golden State's Ellis Wins 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 26, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
2. "Rony Seikaly". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
3. "Rony Seikaly" (in Spanish). Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
4. "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: S". USA Basketball. Retrieved November 18, 2008.

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• National Basketball Association awards
• National Basketball Association lists
• Awards established in 1986