Bulls' Jimmy Butler Wins NBA Most Improved Player Award

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Bulls' Jimmy Butler Wins NBA Most Improved Player Award

By Gregory Alcala May 11, 2015

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Jimmy Butler of Chicago Bulls wins NBA's 2014-15 Kia Most Improved Player Award Photo Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY Sports

Butler Gets Votes to Win Kia NBA Most Improved Player for 2014-15 Season

Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler was named the NBA’s most improved player for the 2014-15 season.

Butler, in his fourth season in the NBA, racked up career highs in scoring, rebounding and assists. Butler also made his first trip to the NBA All-Star Game as a reserve for the East. The Most Improved Player Award was created to recognize an up-and-coming player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons.

Butler is the first Bull to win the award since its inception in 1985-86.

Congratulations to Jimmy Butler; we’re looking forward to seeing more of his brilliance in the 2015-16 NBA season.

Gregory Alcala

Gregory Alcala is a reporter for What's The 411Sports, a weekly sports news and commentary television show. He is What's The 411Sports' primary reporter covering the Brooklyn Nets. Greg is very passionate about sports and welcomes the challenge of speaking about a variety of sports including his main interest in professional basketball and baseball.

Greg gained his initial career experience at St. Francis College, as one of the founding members of the Terriers Sports Network (TSN). He is responsible for shooting live sporting events, reporting news for packages and broadcast production duties. Additionally, Greg maintains his own sports blog entitled, "Sports N' Thoughts," where he develops sports related articles and posts video content for public consumption.