"LeBron proceeded to make an unprompted, impassioned case for Reaves as the NBA’s Most Improved Player, even as the ever-humble Reaves did his typical ‘Aw shucks’ routine and walked into the shower.

As the 2024-25 NBA regular season draws to a close, the race for the league’s end-of-season awards is intensifying. Lakers coach JJ Redick is not a fan of what one of those awards has become.

However, Daniels (+4000 on March 4) has been gaining steam over the last month, and on Wednesday, he passed Cunningham (+120) as the favorite at -210. And unlike the former No. 1 overall pick, Daniels is a much better fit for the award.