{"id":4806,"date":"2024-04-24T13:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4806"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:07:15","slug":"nba-philadelphia-sixers-tyrese-maxey-wins-most-improved-player-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4806","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Philadelphia Sixers\u2019 Tyrese Maxey wins Most Improved Player Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the NBA\u2019s most improved player Tuesday night, beating out Chicago Bulls guard Coby White and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun.<\/p>\n

Maxey, 23, had a breakthrough season with the Sixers, averaging career highs in points (25.9), rebounds (3.7), assists (6.2), steals (1.0) and 3-pointers made (212). He also became an All-Star for the first time as he transitioned into playing point guard full-time following James Harden being traded to the LA Clippers.<\/p>\n

Maxey had 51 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes and 10 third-place votes, finishing on 79 ballots and receiving a total of 319 total points.<\/p>\n

White was on more total ballots with 91 but had 32 first-place votes, 43 second-place votes and 16 third-place votes for 305 total points.<\/p>\n

Sengun had 92 points in third, followed by Thunder forward Jalen Williams in fourth and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson in fifth.<\/p>\n

Tyrese Maxey Photo Courtesy: Getty Images
\nJalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great,\u201d Maxey said of winning the award. \u201cSomebody like myself who prides myself on putting in a lot of work and outworking people and finding ways to get one percent better every time I get in the gym, it feels good for that to come to light, honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coby White #0 of the Chicago Bulls (Photo by Tim Heitman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The No. 20 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft out of Kentucky, Maxey has grown from a part-time player as a rookie into an essential core player in Philadelphia, and the perfect long-term running mate for the league\u2019s reigning most valuable player, Joel Embiid.<\/p>\n

There has arguably been no one more in Maxey\u2019s corner than Embiid, who constantly refers to him as the team\u2019s best player.<\/p>

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