Tim Legler

And man, oh man, was I impressed with their team.

Nikhil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, like what those two guys are doing.

What Nikhil Alexander-Walker has turned himself into as a scorer is incredible to me.

And that's why, you know, his name is going to be mentioned for most improved player and he deserves to be in that mix and he might win it.

because you're talking about a guy that was really just sort of labeled in this very narrow category of three and D, but mostly D. And it was like, go guard, picks guys up 75 feet when he was in Minnesota, because he was playing like, you know, reserve minutes a lot of times.

So you can do that.

Go pick up 75 feet.

And we all noticed it.

Like, wow, this guy gets into you.

If he gave you double figures on a given night, total gravy.

It's all about guarding.

He goes to Atlanta.

Are you kidding me?

The guy for the last month and a half has averaged almost 25 points a game, close to 50% three-point shooting, and he's getting them off at a high volume.

There's no way anybody saw this as his ceiling as a scorer.

And when you take yourself from an absolute role player, very limited offensive responsibility to this, then absolutely you thrust yourself into that conversation as most improved player.

And I wouldn't be shocked if he wins it.

He's got the Luka mentality sometimes to the start of games who have always joked is the only guy in the league that does a heat check on the first possession.

Right.

The Kale Alexander-Walker