Julius Randle has been officially named as the 36th winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player award.
The New York Knicks' forward enjoyed a breakout season in 2020-21 and becomes the first winner of the award for the franchise.
The Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic have had the most winners with five.
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Let's take a look back at all the previous MIP winners since the award was introduced in 1985-86.
| Season | Winner | Team |
| 1985-86 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986-87 | Dale Ellis | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1987-88 | Kevin Duckworth | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1988-89 | Kevin Johnson | Phoenix Suns |
| 1989-90 | Rony Seikaly | Miami Heat |
| 1990-91 | Scott Skiles | Orlando Magic |
| 1991-92 | Pervis Ellison | Washington Bullets |
| 1992-93 | Chris Jackson | Denver Nuggets |
| 1993-94 | Don MacLean | Washington Bullets |
| 1994-95 | Dana Barros | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1995-96 | Gheorghe Mureșan | Washington Bullets |
| 1996-97 | Isaac Austin | Miami Heat |
| 1997-98 | Alan Henderson | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1998-99 | Darrell Armstrong | Orlando Magic |
| 1999-00 | Jalen Rose | Indiana Pacers |
| 2000-01 | Tracy McGrady | Orlando Magic |
| 2001-02 | Jermaine O'Neal | Indiana Pacers |
| 2002-03 | Gilbert Arenas | Golden State Warriors |
| 2003-04 | Zach Randolph | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2004-05 | Bobby Simmons | LA Clippers |
| 2005-06 | Boris Diaw | Phoenix Suns |
| 2006-07 | Monte Ellis | Golden State Warriors |
| 2007-08 | Hedo Türkoğlu | Orlando Magic |
| 2008-09 | Danny Granger | Indiana Pacers |
| 2009-10 | Aaron Brooks | Houston Rockets |
| 2010-11 | Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2011-12 | Ryan Anderson | Orlando Magic |
| 2012-13 | Paul George | Indiana Pacers |
| 2013-14 | Goran Dragic | Phoenix Suns |
| 2014-15 | Jimmy Butler | Chicago Bulls |
| 2015-16 | CJ McCollum | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2016-17 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2017-18 | Victor Oladipo | Indiana Pacers |
| 2018-19 | Pascal Siakam | Toronto Raptors |
| 2019-20 | Brandon Ingram | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2020-21 | Julius Randle | New York Knicks |
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