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Chicago’s Butler named NBA’s most improved

May 8, 2015 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Former Marquette standout and Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler is the NBA’s Most Improved Player.

Butler easily won the honor receiving 92 of 129 first-place votes.  Draymond Green of Golden State finished a distant second.

Butler was the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, averaging 20 points and 5.8 rebounds a game for a Bulls team that went 50-32 during the regular season.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo received one 1st-place vote and finished 7th overall.  Teammate Khris Middleton finished 13th.

Antetokounmpo scored his career high 27 points against Houston on Feb. 6th.  He had a 25-point, 12-rebound performance against the Bulls in game 3 of their NBA playoff series.

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