San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama has been named the favorite to win the Most Improved Player award, according to BovadaOfficialThis comes after Wemby was picked as a potential NBA Triple Crown winner by Bleacher Report.
Wemby dominated as a rookie, averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, four assists, three and a half blocks and a steal per game, and won unanimous Rookie of the Year honors.
While Wemby will certainly improve this season, after competing in the Olympics and winning silver, he probably won’t win the MIP. Not that he doesn’t deserve it, but the MIP is more for unknown players who make the leap to stardom in one season.
The second, third and fourth favorites to win the award are Evan Mobley, Jonathan Kuminga and Josh Giddey. These players are certainly more qualified to win, as two of them are more role players than stars, and they have a chance this season to prove they are stars.
That being said, don’t write Wemby off. While he’s already a superstar, if he goes from averaging 21, 11, 4, 3 1/2, and 12 to 30 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, and 2 steals, he could easily be an MIP. But at the same time, those are truly MVP-type numbers. All fans and critics can do now is wait, and time will tell.
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