DENVER, April 20, 2016 – Denver Nuggets guard Axel Toupane has been named the 2016 NBA Development League’s Most Improved Player. The award is voted on by the league’s 19 head coaches and honors the player who demonstrated the most significant improvement over the course of the 2015-16 NBA D-League season.
Toupane (6-7, 210, France) played in 32 games for the Raptors 905 this season, averaging 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.00 steals while shooting 42.9% from the field. In the month of January, he helped the Raptors 905 to six consecutive wins and averaged 17.