Julius Randle got a much-needed boost entering Game 2 of their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks.
On Tuesday night, Randle won the Most Improved Player award via landslide. He earned 98 of the 100 first-place votes to become the first player in New York Knicks’ history to win the award.
As expected, Julius Randle was the runaway winner for the Most Improved Player award. RJ Barrett got 2 3rd place votes. pic.twitter.com/5GuKipoqoh
— alder almo (@alderalmo) May 25, 2021
His son Kyden Randle presented him the award in a poignant scene after the team’s practice at The Garden.