At the NBA Awards Show on Monday night, two notable Milwaukee Bucks took home some well-deserved hardware. Malcolm Brogdon won the hotly-debated (but pretty obvious, IMO) Rookie of the Year award, while Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the season’s Most Improved Player by a small landslide.
These awards are great for the players, as well as the franchise. Any and all positive momentum for the Bucks can only be a good thing, and accolades like this provide some evidence that things really are on the upswing.
One question I was curious about was this: historically speaking, do either the Most Improved Player or Rookie of the Year awards indicate any sort of uptick in team success?