2016-17 - Most Improved Player

Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:11 a.m. Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model. Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season. Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
Name Predicted Vote Share Actual Vote Share Actual Winner
Nikola Jokić 0.145 0.179
Devin Booker 0.109 0.020
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.105
Dennis Schröder 0.066 0.003
Giannis Antetokounmpo 0.064 0.476
Russell Westbrook 0.064
Rudy Gobert 0.052 0.126
Bradley Beal 0.048 0.021
Isaiah Thomas 0.040 0.039
Harrison Barnes 0.038 0.002
Kyrie Irving 0.036
James Johnson 0.027 0.038
Goran Dragić 0.025
Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.013 0.016
Otto Porter Jr. 0.002 0.048