Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the NBA's Most Improved Player on Tuesday night.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 11:34PMPhiladelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the NBA's Most Improved Player on Tuesday night.
"I have had to take different steps," Maxey said during an interview with TNT before the Minnesota Timberwolves played the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of their first round series Tuesday night, when he was presented with the award. "In the offseason I didn't know what the situation was going to be with James, so my thing was I have to work on pick and roll every day, working on passing, working on reads ...
Sengun had 92 points in third, followed by Thunder forward Jalen Williams in fourth and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson in fifth. The joy of winning the award was a bit muted for Maxey in the wake of Monday night's wild finish in Game 2 of Philadelphia's first-round series against the New York Knicks. Though he finished with 35 points, he had a key turnover in the final 30 seconds that led to what turned out to be the game-winning 3-pointer for the Knicks.
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