Goran Dragic was the driving force behind the Suns being the biggest surprise of the NBA season. Granted they missed the West playoffs by 1 game, but if the city of Phoenix were located east of the Mississippi River, they would’ve been the 3rd seed in the east.
For his efforts and tremendously improved play, Gragic has been named Most Improved Player. Good consolation prize for arguably being an all-star snub.
Suns guard Goran Dragic was named the 2013-14 Most Improved Player on Wednesday after leading Phoenix to the NBA’s biggest turnaround this season.
Dragic, 27, powered the Suns to a 23-win improvement (48-34), averaging a career-best 20.3 points to go with 5.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds. Known for his fearlessness when driving to the rim and his sharpshooting, Dragic took his games to new heights in his sixth season. He averaged almost seven more points per game than the year before and shot career bests from the field (50.5 percent) and three-point range (40.8), becoming the first guard since 1992-93 to reach those percentages while averaging 20 points. His Player Efficiency Rating (21.4) topped 20 for the first time and he established himself as one of the best point guards in the league, ranking in the top 20 overall in points, assists, PER and true shooting percentage
H/T: SI
