JJ Redick Calls On NBA To Overhaul Criteria For Increasingly Meaningless Most Improved Player Award

JJ Redick Slams NBA Most Improved Player Award - "I Hate That Award..."

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick hates the NBA's Most Improved Player award due to the lack of definition over who deserves the honor.

JJ Redick Calls On NBA To Overhaul Criteria For Increasingly Meaningless Most Improved Player Award

Lakers coach JJ Redick It’s hard not to love a good underdog story, and the NBA has its very own trophy to honor one on a yearly basis in the form of the Most Improved Player award. However, it’s lost a bit of its luster thanks to some questionable recipients, and JJ Redick made it clear he thinks it’s time to address that reality. It seemed like Damar Hamlin was a shoo-in to win the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award in 2024 heading into t…

JJ Redick Shares Why He 'Hates' the NBA's Most Improved Player Award

'I don't like that award.'

NBA – For the Lakers coach, the "MIP" lost its "spirit" to simply celebrate a young star who became All-Star in the current season. In addition to... Read more » Basket USA - The best of the NBA: news, live, results, stats, videos, transfers, rumors, jerseys, calendar, NBA 2K

JJ Redick hates the Most Improved Player award

Despite his excellent season, Lakers head coach JJ Redick doesn’t think that Reaves has any shot of winning the award, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “I hate that award because they’ve failed to define it,” Redick said. ” The spirit of it has been taken out of wack. Just call it the high draft pick who’s on a max contract and now is an All-Star. Just call it that award. Who’s that guy? Because that’s what it’s become.”Source: Clutch Points What’s th…

JJ Redick doesn't mince words as Cade Cunningham inches closer to MIPOY over $53.8M Lakers guard - "They fail to define it"

Lakers coach JJ Redick isn't a fan of the Most Improved Player of the Year award, despite one of his best players, Austin Reaves, being in the running for it.