Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was awarded the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player after earning his first NBA All-Star game appearance this season.
Maxey emerged victorious over fellow finalists Chicago Bulls guard Coby White and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun, as announced by the league on Tuesday, April 23.
However, not everyone was pleased with the result. Some argued that White deserved to win due to his more significant leap and unexpected improvement.
White's future in the league appeared uncertain at the end of the 2022-23 season, while Maxey had a standout season and was expected to make a massive jump in 2023-24.
The Bulls even had a chance to re-sign White to a relatively undervalued deal worth $40 million over three years before his breakout 2023-24 season.
On the other hand, the complete results revealed that White appeared on more voting ballots than Maxey, with 91 compared to 79. However, Maxey garnered more first-place votes, resulting in more points overall.
Some fans think Coby White deserved 2024 Most Improved Player award
Many fans of the game argued White's case of winning the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player award over Maxey.
Big Maxey fan, but the MIP trophy shouldn’t go to someone that we knew was going to be a star this year. Coby White was MIP. Huge unexpected leap.
— Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) April 23, 2024
Tyrese Maxey:
2023: 20 pts, 3 rebs, 3 ast
2024: 26 pts, 4 rebs, 6 ast
Difference: +6, +1, +3
Coby White:
2023: 10 pts, 3 rebs, 3 ast
2024: 19 pts, 5 rebs, 5 ast
Difference: +9, +2, +2
Rese deserves praise, but I hope the NBA starts to award the guys who UNEXPECTEDLY took leaps!— GOWIE (@DaKidGowie) April 24, 2024
Tyrese Maxey wins MIP, despite the fact that he hasn’t improved nearly as much as Coby White has.
— Adog 00 (@Adog00YouTube) April 23, 2024
Coby’s stats from last year and this year is on photo 1. Maxey’s is on photo 2.
Maxey has also declined in his FG% while Coby has improved in it. This award clearly means nothing… https://t.co/ANpLx4Y4K6 pic.twitter.com/3MUtBQiBy2
I cry about Tyrese Maxey everyday but I have no clue how he won MIP over Coby. Maxey was good as hell last year. Coby had china allegations
— Austin (@ChefTrillie) April 23, 2024
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