by Matt Tait
For months, former Kansas point guard Devonte’ Graham had been touted as a possible, perhaps even likely, candidate for the NBA’s Most Improved Player award this season.
But when the list of finalists came out last week, Graham’s name was not on it.
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Instead, the list included three former lottery picks, — Brandon Ingram, Luka Doncic and Bam Adebayo — two of whom were selected in the top five of their respective drafts.
Now, there’s no stipulation that says that lottery picks can’t improve. They can and do all the time.