2024 NBA Most Improved Player Odds: NBA’s New All-Stars
Which Players Take the Biggest Statistical Leaps This Season?
The Most Improved Player Award can be the most unpredictable of the NBA Awards to predict. That’s because almost any player can make that substantial statistical improvement to garner recognition. But lately, the award has gone to players who have gone from becoming simply “good” to a bonafide All-Star. The 2023-2024 NBA Most Improved Player odds list the top candidates this coming season beginning with “Brooklyn Bridges.”
Top Candidates for the NBA’s 2023-24 ‘MIP’
Bridges Ready To Pick Up Where He Left Off
At 7-1 on the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player odds, Phoenix blossomed into an All-Star-caliber player last season. He posted a career-best 26.1 points while playing with his new team. In the playoffs, he still averaged 23.5 points.
While Brooklyn is expected to be a non-playoff team this season, the award can go to players on these types of teams. Hence, Bridges stands a tier above the rest regarding the NBA MIP odds. It would be hard to deny him if he can keep posting these scoring numbers, which are nearly more than 14 points than his career average in Phoenix (12.2).
But he may face tough competition from other players. After all, there are other star-caliber players who could break out with their new teams just like Bridges and past winners have.
New Team, New Me? Moving Players Worth Watching
What do Lauri Markannen, Julius Randle, and Victor Oladipo have in common? They’re previous Most Improved Player Award recipients, and they did it all while playing on a new team. This trend could pay with these NBA Vegas odds beginning with Jordan Poole at 20-1.
The former Warrior struggled in his final season in Washington as a result. While he posted a career-high 20.4 points per game, he shot just 43% from the field. Playing in Washington could revitalize him. It’s not crazy to think he can increase his scoring average to 26 a game.
His biggest competitor for the award could be his teammate, Tyus Jones at similar odds. He, too was traded to Washington and is expected to play plenty of minutes. Jones has consistently shown flashes as a “sixth man” for Memphis. He averaged 16.4 points, 8.1 assists, and four rebounds in 22 games as a starter last season.
Another player worth noting is Poole’s old teammate, James Wiseman. The former second-overall pick was traded to Detroit after 58 underwhelming games in Golden State. With Detroit, he played in 24 games and averaged highs of 12.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in 25.2 minutes. At 33-1, Wiseman might be worth a bet if he can further increase his production.
The Third-Year Charms: The 2021 Draft Class Could Evolve
Typically, third-year players either make it or break it. Lottery picks from the 2021 NBA Draft Class were mostly underwhelmed in their sophomore seasons. Dubbed the “sophomore slump”, these young stars could come back with a vengeance. Hence, the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player odds have many of them on the list.
Leading the pack is the first overall pick in NBA scores.
And speaking of a guard that has struggled, Orlando’s Jalen Suggs must prove this season that his comparisons to Jason Kidd are not unwarranted. With a career average of 10.8 points, 3.6 assists, and 38.7% field goal percentage, Suggs has plenty of room to improve. At 40-1, it’s worth paying attention to him.
For Point Spreads Sports Magazine.
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