Minnesota Timberwolves: Derrick Rose can win 2 awards in 2018-19

Minnesota Timberwolves: 3 reasons Derrick Rose can win 2 awards in 2018-19

By Luke Askew | Dec 18, 2018

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3. Rose’s improvement

Obviously, the most important factor in winning the Most Improved Player award is improvement. It’s pretty self-explanatory; it’s in the title of the award.

It’s awfully weird to think about a guy that was the MVP of the league in 2011 winning the Most Improved Player award in 2019, but weirder things have happened in this crazy, beautiful league.

During the 2017-18 NBA season, Rose played for two different teams — the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He only appeared in a total of 25 regular season games, averaging 8.4 points, 1.5 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 23.3 percent from the 3-point line.

Now, for the Wolves in 2018-19, Rose is averaging 18.5 points, 4.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game while shooting a phenomenal 49.3 percent from the field and an outstanding 47.8 percent from the 3-point line.

Despite his previous accomplishments, this is a guy who made a heck of a leap over the offseason, when everyone thought his career was over.

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