2025-26 - Most Improved Player
Last Update: Sept. 26, 2026, 3:23 a.m.
Eligibility: 65 qualifying games (20+ minutes; up to two 15-20 minute games count). Ineligible players' predictions are set to zero.
Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model.
Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season.
Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
| Name |
Qualifying Games |
Predicted Vote Share |
Actual Vote Share |
Actual Winner |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker |
78
|
0.339
|
0.440 |
|
| Jalen Duren |
66
|
0.183
|
0.282 |
|
| Deni Avdija |
65
|
0.103
|
0.150 |
|
| Ryan Rollins |
74
|
0.095
|
0.037 |
|
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. |
71
|
0.050
|
|
|
| Jaylen Brown |
70
|
0.035
|
|
|
| Amen Thompson |
79
|
0.029
|
0.001 |
|
| Matas Buzelis |
72
|
0.028
|
|
|
| Neemias Queta |
67
|
0.016
|
0.046 |
|
| Jalen Johnson |
71
|
0.013
|
0.023 |
|