Grayson Allen finishes 10th in Most Improved Player voting

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Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen finished in 10th place in the 2023-24 Most Improved Player voting, receiving a second-place and third-place vote.

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#Suns Grayson Allen finishes 10th in Most Improved Player voting, receiving a second-place and third-place vote https://t.co/I3J11AFjrQ

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey won the award with Chicago Bulls guard Coby White finishing in second and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun in third.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brusnson, Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija, Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas, Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs and Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Hailburton were the other players to finish higher than Allen.

The Suns acquired the 28-year-old Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27 in the Deandre Ayton/Damian Lillard trade. Allen finished the regular season averaging 13.5 points on 50/46/88 shooting splits, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks in 33.5 minutes per game across 75 contests (74 starts), which means he tied or set a career high in literally every major statistical category. He also led the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage at 46.1%.

In comparison, Allen averaged 10.4 points on 44/40/91 shooting splits, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks in 27.2 minutes across 72 games (70 starts) for Milwaukee last season.

Allen was awarded for his big season with a four-year, $70 million contract extension with the Suns exactly one week ago.

Allen, who is on his fourth NBA team in six seasons, had only made just north of $28 million for his whole career before this extension, which ties him to Phoenix until the 2027-28 season.

“I’m very appreciative. I feel very, very blessed,” Allen said after he signed the extension. “I’ve been traded three times now to end up here, and each time it feels like something good came out of it. Now that I’m here in Phoenix in a great city, in a great organization, I’m very grateful that, first of all, they wanted me and traded for me, and that they believed in me all year to put me out there on the floor. Now (there’s) a dollar number in that belief. I’m just very grateful for them.”

Allen and the No. 6 Suns are currently down 0-1 in their first-round series against the No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves with Game 2 tipping off tonight at 4:30 p.m. MST.

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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau