Aron Phillips of SLAM thinks Brook Lopez is among five new players who will average 10 rebounds and two blocks and thinks Devin Harris could average nine assists. Now, in his latest list of five, he thinks Yi Jianlian and Courtney Lee are among the top candidates for Most Improved Player. Lee, he writes, could "become one of the NBA’s elite" while Yi has gone "into beast mode this summer."
- 5 top contenders for Most Improved Player - Aron Phillips - SLAM