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2018-19 NBA End-of-Season Awards: LA Clippers Edition

By Cannon Wonderlich

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 27: Patrick Beverley #21 of the LA Clippers brings the ball up court against the Utah Jazz in the first half of a NBA game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 27, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 27: Patrick Beverley #21 of the LA Clippers brings the ball up court against the Utah Jazz in the first half of a NBA game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 27, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 24: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers looks on against the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 24: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers looks on against the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Most Improved Player: Montrezl Harrell

If the NBA had a Comeback Player of the Year Award like the NFL, the nod would surely go to Danilo Gallinari. He was abysmal in 2017-18, appearing in just 21 games while only scoring 15.3 points per game on 39.8 percent from the field. This season, he scored 19.8 points per game, a new career high on an efficient 46.3 percent from the field. Gallo was the second option behind Tobias Harris for the first half of the season and maintained the role behind Lou Williams for the latter half.

This is not an award for bouncing back though. It is meant to acknowledge the players who made the biggest jumps in their game, and on the Clippers, that is Montrezl Harrell.

Seemingly a throw-in in the Chris Paul trade, Harrell has become one of the Clippers’ best players. His stats took a jump from last year and he recorded career high numbers across the board. Trezz averaged 16.6 points, 2.0 assists, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 0.9 steals, 64.3 percent from the charity stripe, and 6.7 field goal makes on 10.8 attempts per game, ALL career highs.

The craziest part about this: Harrell is only 25 and will likely get even better. He has one more year on his contract before he will be searching for a new deal. Other teams will surely come flocking to him, but knowing how Trezz values loyalty, the Clippers will hopefully be able to get him to come back on a fair deal.

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