Originally posted on Hoops Rumors | By Alex Kirschenbaum | Last updated 5/25/21
All-Star Knicks forward Julius Randle has been named the Most Improved Player of the 2020-21 NBA season, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Randle was listed as one of three finalists for the award last week, along with Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. and Porter’s former teammate, current Pistons forward Jerami Grant. The 6’8″ 26-year-old, drafted with the seventh pick out of Kentucky in 2014 by the Lakers, posted impressive numbers with Los Angeles and later the Pelicans, but has secured a true home while blossoming into an All-NBA talent under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden.