Atlanta's Nickeil Alexander-Walker wins the NBA's Most Improved Player award‎

Nickeil Alexander-Walker was voted the NBA’s 2026 Most Improved Player on Friday, beating out finalists Deni Avdija and Jalen Duren to become the second Hawks player to win the award in two years. It was, by far, the best statistical season of Alexander-Walker’s career after Dyson Daniels won the trophy last season. “Going into the summer I was kind of nervous because I was getting a lot of love from the Hawks organization,” Alexander-Walker said.