Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels wins 2024-25 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, Complete Winners List

Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels has been named 2024-25 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, NBA announced today.

Atlanta Hawks guard and Australia native Dyson Daniels was named the league's Most Improved Player during Wednesday's "Inside the NBA" broadcast on TNT. Daniels got 44 first-place votes out of 100 ballots and a total of 332 points. Ivica Zubac of the Los Angeles Clippers finished second with 23 first-place votes and 186 total points. Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons finished third with 15 first-place votes and 122 total points.

Daniels averaged a career high in points (14.1), rebounds (5.9), assists (4.4), steals (3.0), field goal percentage (49.3%) and 3-point percentage (34%) in 76 starts this season. He had just 27 starts in the first two years of his career in New Orleans.

Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels achievements:

First player since Scottie Pippen (1994-95) to record at least 200 steals and at least 50 blocks and just one of seven players to accomplish that in the past 50 seasons.
First guard to lead the league in steals plus blocks since Michael Jordan in 1987-88.
The 22-year-old Daniels, who was acquired by the Hawks from New Orleans in a July trade, is the youngest player to record 200 or more steals in a season since 1973-74, when steals became an official NBA statistic.
Just three players have recorded 200 or more steals since 2000: Allen Iverson, Chris Paul and Daniels.
Collected 79 loose balls in 2024-25, good for No. 2.

Last Year Winner 2024: Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers (Voting) has been named the 2023-25 Kia NBA Most Improved Player.

Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award, history: Full List of Winners 1986-2023.

Below is the all-time list of winners of the Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award since first award given to Alvin Robertson of San Antonio Spurs in 1986..

1985-86 – Alvin Robertson, San Antonio

1986-87 – Dale Ellis, Seattle

1987-88 – Kevin Duckworth, Portland

1988-89 – Kevin Johnson, Phoenix

1989-90 – Rony Seikaly, Miami

1990-91 – Scott Skiles, Orlando

1991-92 – Pervis Ellison, Washington

1992-93 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Denver

1993-94 – Don MacLean, Washington

1994-95 – Dana Barros, Philadelphia

1995-96 – Gheorghe Muresan, Washington

1996-97 – Isaac Austin, Miami

1997-98 – Alan Henderson, Atlanta

1998-99 – Darrell Armstrong, Orlando

1999-00 – Jalen Rose, Indiana

2000-01 – Tracy McGrady, Orlando

2001-02 – Jermaine O’Neal, Indiana

2002-03 – Gilbert Arenas, Golden State

2003-04 – Zach Randolph, Portland

2004-05 – Bobby Simmons, LA Clippers

2005-06 – Boris Diaw, Phoenix

2006-07 – Monta Ellis, Golden State

2007-08 – Hedo Türkoğlu, Orlando

2008-09 – Danny Granger, Indiana

2009-10 – Aaron Brooks, Houston

2010-11 – Kevin Love, Minnesota

2011-12 – Ryan Anderson, Orlando

2012-13 – Paul George, Indiana

2013-14 – Goran Dragić, Phoenix

2014-15 – Jimmy Butler, Chicago

2015-16 – CJ McCollum, Portland

2016-17 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee

2017-18 – Victor Oladipo, Indiana

2018-19 – Pascal Siakam, Toronto

2019-20 – Brandon Ingram, New Orleans

2020-21 – Julius Randle, New York

2021-22 – Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies

2022-23 – Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz

2023-24 — Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers (Voting)

2024-25 — Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks

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