Markkanen beat out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder and Stevenson grad Jalen Brunson of the Knicks.
All-Star forward and former Bulls player Lauri Markkanen, now with the Utah Jazz, was announced Monday night as the winner of this season's most improved award, as voted on by 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the league.
He began his enlistment in his home country earlier this month -- even getting rid of his longish curly hair for the shaved-head look of a soldier. He spent a few days in Finland with family after the Jazz season ended, then started his military commitment. Markkanen shattered his career-best for points per game this season, averaging 25.6 -- a 73% increase over his average of 14.8 last season with Cleveland. He also set career highs in minutes per game, field goal percentage, 3-pointers per game and was an All-Star for the first time.
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