The ballot was somewhat tight, but it is ultimately Dyson Daniels which wins the trophy of ” Most Improved Player (Mip)) ». Preferred to Ivica Zubac (186 points) and Cade Cunningham (122 points), the Australian succeeds Tyrese Maxey, with his 332 points and 44 first places. Only a few days after being beaten by Evan Mobley for the “Defensive Player of the Year” trophy.
In any case, it was difficult to miss the hatching of “The Great Barrier Thief”, who went from player to the bench in New Orleans to indisputable holder to Atlantawhere he has everyone's confidence and perfectly completes Trae Young in local “backcourt”. In the space of a year, he simply increased his personal statistics with 5.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 interception at 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.0 interceptions!
More skillful, more complete and necessarily more fulfilled in HawksDyson Daniels was mainly established as one of the best defenders in the league with his interceptor talents, who make him one of the best in history in a season, between his average of 3.0 interceptions (the highest since … Nate McMillan in 1994) and his total of 229 interceptions (the highest since … Gary Payton in 1996).
An unexpected explosion on the part of the Australian, who is barely 22 years old and who therefore still has the whole future ahead of him, three years after his draft in the top 10 as an 8th choice. Fifth player in the story to complete a campaign with minimum 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 interceptions on the clock (after Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Michael Ray Richardson and Alvin Robertson), the “Comb-Guard” also ends the tradition of “neo-all-star rewarded”, which has been holding since 2020.
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| Dyson Daniels | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | Nop | 59 | 18 | 41.8 | 31.4 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 2023-24 | Nop | 61 | 22 | 44.7 | 31.1 | 64.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 76 | 34 | 49.3 | 34.0 | 59.3 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
