Fifth-year Chicago Bulls guard and former UNC basketball one-and-done Coby White is still in contention for this season's NBA Most Improved Player Award.
It should come as no surprise that voters included fifth-year Chicago Bulls guard and former UNC basketball one-and-done sensation Coby White as one of the three finalists on Sunday for this year's Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award. Nevertheless, landing in that group is an impressive honor in itself, even if the 24-year-old from Goldsboro, N.C., doesn't end up taking home the hardware.As for the announcement of the winner, that date remains unknown.
On Tuesday night, TNT will begin revealing the recipients of the league's— also including Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Clutch Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and Coach of the Year — and continue to do so throughout its coverage of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.White, who came off the board No. 7 overall to the Bulls at the 2019 NBA Draft, averaged career-highs with his 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.
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