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2026 NBA Most Improved Player Odds Tracker
By Ian Jones
Updated:
- Which NBA players are in the running to win Most Improved Player this season?
- The Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard is the current betting favorite to win the 2026 NBA MIP award
- Track the odds movement for all contenders of the 2025-26 NBA Most Improved Player award
This page tracks odds movement for the 2025-26 NBA Most Improved Player award. Amen Thompson, Deni Avdija, and Andrew Nembhard have opened as favorites to win the ’26 NBA MIP award.
The graphs below are generated by calculating the average NBA MIP odds taken from many of our most-trusted online sportsbooks. We’ll continue to update these odds throughout the season, up until the final day of the year. Beneath the graphs, you’ll find a table containing current odds from various sportsbooks for the top contending players for the award.
2026 NBA Most Improved Player Odds
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NBA Most Improved Player Odds Movement Timeline
- March 3 – Jalen Duren is the new favorite to win the Most Improved Player award, surging from +2000 at the beginning of February to his current -125, while the Blazers’ Deni Avidja has slumped to +1200.
- February 6 – After opening at +1600 last summer, the Trail Blazers’ Deni Avidja is the current MIP favorite at -120.
- November 3 – A big part of Chicago’s fast start to the season has been small forward Matas Buzelis, who’s averaging 15.7 PPG and +850 in the MIP odds table.
- July 16 – The opening odds are tight at the top of the table, but the Rockets’ Amen Thompson (+1500) is currently leading the way, ahead of the Blazers’ Deni Avdija (+1600), the Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard (+2000), and Ausar Thompson (+2000) of the Pistons.
2026 NBA Most Improved Player Favorites
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Most Improved Player has been a launchpad to stardom for most of its winners, which NBAer can win this year and make the leap going forward?
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Ian Jones
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With a background in content marketing, literature, and design, Ian has been bringing a little bit of everything to SBD since 2021. In addition to having penned articles for Eighty-Six Forever, Ian can and will talk your ear off over almost any sport you can think of.
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