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On Wednesday, November 4, 3 players took on NBA Deep Cut #42: “Name an NBA Most Improved Player.” The prompt had 41 valid answers, and players found 0 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
Nobody named
- Boris Diaw: Won in 2005-06
- Dale Ellis: Won in 1986-87
- Paul George: Won in 2012-13
- Hedo Turkoglu: Won in 2007-08
- Jimmy Butler III: Won in 2014-15
- Jermaine O'Neal: Won in 2001-02
- Zach Randolph: Won in 2003-04
- Kevin Love: Won in 2010-11
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: Won in 2016-17
- Goran Dragic: Won in 2013-14
- CJ McCollum: Won in 2015-16
- Jalen Rose: Won in 1999-00
- Kevin Johnson: Won in 1988-89
- Tracy McGrady: Won in 2000-01
- Pascal Siakam: Won in 2018-19
- Darrell Armstrong: Won in 1998-99
- Monta Ellis: Won in 2006-07
- Dana Barros: Won in 1994-95
- Julius Randle: Won in 2020-21
- Kevin Duckworth: Won in 1987-88
- Alvin Robertson: Won in 1985-86
- Ryan Anderson: Won in 2011-12
- Aaron Brooks: Won in 2009-10
- Alan Henderson: Won in 1997-98
- Rony Seikaly: Won in 1989-90
- Danny Granger: Won in 2008-09
- Gilbert Arenas: Won in 2002-03
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: Won in 1992-93
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker: Won in 2025-26
- Victor Oladipo: Won in 2017-18
- Brandon Ingram: Won in 2019-20
- Scott Skiles: Won in 1990-91
- Tyrese Maxey: Won in 2023-24
- Lauri Markkanen: Won in 2022-23
- Bobby Simmons: Won in 2004-05
- Pervis Ellison: Won in 1991-92
- Ja Morant: Won in 2021-22
- Ike Austin: Won in 1996-97
- Don MacLean: Won in 1993-94
- Gheorghe Muresan: Won in 1995-96
- Dyson Daniels: Won in 2024-25
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