NBA Awards Watch: Final Rankings

Apr 8, 2014; Sacramento, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) talks with head coach Scott Brooks during a break in the action against the Sacramento Kings in the second quarter at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

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Most Improved Player

Mar 31, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) reaches for the ball in front of forward Quincy Acy (5) in the second half at the Smoothie King Center. Sacramento defeated New Orleans 102-97. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Anthony Davis
2. Goran Dragic
3. Gerald Green

Player	FG%	3P%	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Anthony Davis	.519	.222	.791	10.0	1.6	1.3	2.8	20.8
Goran Dragic	.506	.415	.758	3.2	5.9	1.3	0.3	20.4
Gerald Green	.445	.400	.846	3.4	1.5	0.9	0.5	16.0

Outside of Durant and LeBron, is there any other player a team would want to build around besides Davis? The 21-year-old has flashed his potential as a future MVP all season long. He’s one of four players averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and is the top shot blocker as well. Last year, he averaged 13. 5 PPG. This year, Davis averages seven more points per game. Not to mention, he was an All-Star as well.

Very rarely do you see two teammates in the running for the same award, but that is the case for Dragic and Green, who have the Suns battling for the last playoff spot in the West. Dragic’s scoring has jumped up from 14.5 PPG last year though his assists are slightly down. Green is no longer just a dunker – he’s grown into a scoring threat for the Suns averaging 16.0 PPG (only 9.8 for his career).