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Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates as we take a look at the latest NBA Most Improved Player odds following the All-Star break.
Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates his three point shot in the second half against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on November 19, 2023 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 121-99. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images via AFP.

Tyrese Maxey has emerged as the clear favorite to win the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player Award, according to the latest NBA odds from our top NBA betting sites.

When the Philadelphia 76ers traded James Harden in late October, it seemed like Tyrese Maxey was the clear beneficiary. He's taken full advantage of that and is dealing as the clear favorite to win the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player award.

The fourth-year guard is fresh off his first All-Star appearance over the weekend and leaves the break as the obvious front-runner by our best sports betting sites to win this award, which typically favors guards of Maxey's mold.

Even so, Chicago Bulls guard Coby White has made an inspired push ahead of the final two months of the NBA season. He's one of four players dealing at shorter than 10/1 in a race that is technically still too close to call.

Here's our look at the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player odds and our top NBA picks among the favorites, contenders, and long shots.

NBA Most Improved Player odds 2024

(Odds updated Feb. 19)

PlayerDraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsbet365
Tyrese Maxey-195  -200 -190 🔥-230-230
Coby White+400+410+400   +300 ❄️+525 🔥
Jonathan Kuminga+750   +850 🔥+800+500 ❄️+800
Alperen Sengun+800 🔥+750 +750 +500 ❄️+600
Jalen Williams+4000+4000+3000+2200 ❄️+4000
Jalen Johnson+4000+10000 🔥+6600+4000+5000
Scottie Barnes+8000 🔥+7500+6600+6000+5500 ❄️
Derrick White+10000OFFOFF+10000+25000 🔥
Cam Thomas+10000 +19000 🔥+10000 +10000+8000 ❄️
Deni AvdijaOFF+7500OFFOFFOFF

NBA Most Improved Player 2024 favorite

Tyrese Maxey (-190 via BetMGM)

Maxey was dealing around -400 across our best sportsbooks in the days before the All-Star break and following his 51-point outburst on Feb. 1.

He's been perfectly serviceable since then, averaging 21.7 points and 6.3 assists in his last six starts as the 76ers' No. 1 option, but the competition around him has stiffened. That's led to his price returning to a short but reasonable number.

We haven't seen Maxey catching plus-money since December, and this is likely as good as we'll get barring a collapse down the stretch. It's tough laying minus-odds in any awards race, but I'd be shocking to see Maxey lose his grip on this one.

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NBA Most Improved Player odds 2024: Contender

Coby White (+525 via bet365)

White has been hanging around in this market for a few weeks, but he took a major step into contention after a scintillating stretch before the NBA All-Star break.

The Chicago Bulls guard averaged 25.7 points in nearly 40 minutes per game over his final seven starts entering the break, and he could be in for a similar workload down the stretch for a team still gunning for one of the East's final playoff spots.

White has already doubled his scoring output from last year, and he's nearly done the same with his assists, too. The fifth-year guard has a compelling case, though it still feels like he'll need an extra gear to overtake Maxey.

NBA Most Improved Player odds 2024: Fade

Tyrese Haliburton (+25000 via bet365)

Let me first acknowledge that Haliburton probably isn't winning this award, nor are any of the candidates who aren't already dealing at 10/1 or shorter.

If I'm taking a shot in this market, though, why not bet on the Indiana Pacers star at +25000 odds via bet365? He's clearly taken a step forward this season in just about every way, posting the best advanced metrics of his career as a scorer, rebounder, facilitator, and leader for one of the best surprise stories in the league.

Haliburton's raw box-score metrics won't show the jump that usually attracts voters in this race, but we've seen some surprising results before. In this market, you just never know what might happen.

NBA Most Improved Player odds movement

We've seen Maxey dealing as the favorite by our top NBA betting sites for just about the entire season, and he saw odds as short as -400 in recent weeks as he seized the alpha role for the 76ers amid the latest injury to last year's MVP winner.

Yet this race has tightened ahead of the final two months of the season, with Coby White and Jonathan Kuminga closing in on Philly's breakout star. Those two seem to be the likeliest threats to a Maxey victory, though the early production we've seen from Maxey should be enough to secure this award by season's end.

Recent NBA Most Improved Player winners

YearPlayerTeam
2023Lauri MarkkanenUtah Jazz
2022Ja MorantMemphis Grizzlies
2021Julius RandleNew York Knicks
2020Brandon IngramNew Orleans Pelicans
2019Pascal SiakamToronto Raptors
2018Victor OladipoIndiana Pacers

Most Improved Player FAQs

Who is the NBA Most Improved Player favorite?

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is the consensus betting favorite (-190) to win the 2024 NBA Most Improved Player Award.

Who won NBA Most Improved Player last year?

Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz won the Most Improved Player award following the 2022-23 NBA season.

When will NBA Most Improved Player be decided?

Like all the award races, the NBA Most Improved Player award will be decided after the conclusion of the 2023-24 NBA regular season. 

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