Most Improved 2014

[Mike G]

Most eWins above last year's rates in this year's minutes:

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eW+     per36 rates    tm   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484  2013 Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484
4.22   Love,Kevin     Min  .578   28.8  12.9   4.6   2.58      .447   19.2  15.5   2.3   1.85
3.77   Curry,Stephen  GSW  .601   28.8   4.4   8.7   2.25      .582   23.1   3.9   6.2   1.61
3.60 Cousins,DeMarcus Sac  .542   27.5  14.4   3.3   2.42      .513   19.5  12.3   3.0   1.66
3.45   DeRozan,DeMar  Tor  .520   23.9   4.5   4.0   1.50      .514   18.7   4.2   2.4    .94
2.94   Augustin,D.J.  Chi  .565   21.8   2.6   5.7   1.31  Ind .518   11.3   2.6   5.1    .55

2.80   Green,Gerald   Phx  .578   22.0   4.4   2.0   1.13  Ind .461   14.6   4.6   1.7    .54
2.71 Stephenson,Lance Ind  .558   17.7   7.8   5.1   1.27      .523   12.4   5.0   3.9    .80
2.70   Lillard,Damian Por  .559   23.1   3.7   5.9   1.52      .540   18.6   3.1   5.7   1.08
2.68   Dragic,Goran   Phx  .593   23.9   3.5   6.5   1.63      .530   16.2   3.5   6.8   1.14
2.40   Knight,Brandon Mil  .515   20.3   4.0   4.7   1.16  Det .504   15.7   4.0   4.2    .67

eW+     per36 rates    tm   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484  2013 Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484
2.36 Marshall,Kendall LAL  .492    9.5   3.2  10.4    .77  Phx .453    6.6   2.1   6.0    .04
2.36   Thomas,Isaiah  Sac  .564   23.3   3.3   6.4   1.51      .564   18.5   2.8   5.0   1.05
2.33   Nowitzki,Dirk  Dal  .593   27.3   7.2   3.1   1.97      .556   20.6   7.8   2.8   1.54
2.30   Durant,Kevin   Okl  .620   36.6   7.4   5.4   2.80      .631   30.2   7.8   4.9   2.45
2.18 Aldridge,LaMarcu Por  .500   23.7  11.4   2.9   2.00      .522   20.7   9.3   2.5   1.58

2.16   George,Paul    Ind  .545   26.5   7.2   3.7   1.87      .524   19.3   7.6   4.4   1.51
2.13  Morris,Markieff Phx  .553   19.2   8.1   2.4   1.25      .468   12.4   7.8   1.8    .77
2.07  Belinelli,Marco SAS  .599   19.1   4.1   3.3   1.04  Chi .506   14.5   2.8   2.7    .54
1.96   Afflalo,Arron  Orl  .564   21.2   3.8   3.2   1.08      .520   16.8   3.9   2.7    .71
1.91   Davis,Anthony  NOP  .569   23.6  11.2   1.5   1.96      .549   17.8  11.2   1.1   1.56

eW+     per36 rates    tm   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484  2013 Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484
1.87   Mozgov,Timofey Den  .570   16.0  10.8   1.2   1.10      .540    9.8   9.8    .8    .59
1.87   Lowry,Kyle     Tor  .557   21.1   5.2   7.8   1.72      .533   14.9   6.2   7.3   1.40
1.86   Mills,Patty    SAS  .584   21.8   3.9   3.5   1.34      .587   16.5   2.7   3.3    .75
1.81   Bradley,Avery  Bos  .506   18.1   4.7   1.6    .81      .459   12.0   3.0   2.5    .34
1.75   Jefferson,Al   Cha  .526   25.4  11.8   2.3   2.10  Uta .517   20.4  10.9   2.4   1.76

1.71   Noah,Joakim    Chi  .520   15.8  12.6   5.7   1.75      .524   13.1  11.6   3.8   1.45
1.69  Matthews,Wesley Por  .579   19.5   3.9   2.8   1.03      .567   16.1   3.1   2.5    .74
1.65   Jones,Terrence Hou  .568   17.5   9.9   1.8   1.38      .507   12.5   8.3   2.1    .99
1.63   Plumlee,Miles  Phx  .522   12.5  12.3    .9    .96  Ind .283    7.0  13.0   1.3    .56
1.62   Thompson,Klay  GSW  .550   21.0   3.2   2.4   1.04      .529   17.2   3.8   2.2    .77

And the bottom of the list:

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eW+      per36 rates    tm   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast  e484  2013 Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484
-2.93   Smith,Josh     Det  .457   15.8   7.4   3.1  1.03  Atl .494   18.7   9.0   4.3   1.55
-2.59   Marion,Shawn   Dal  .534   12.6   7.8   2.0   .78      .548   15.0   9.3   2.9   1.30
-2.45 Varejao,Anderson Cle  .519   11.4  13.3   2.6  1.18      .519   14.3  15.4   3.0   1.84
-2.31   Jack,Jarrett   Cle  .492   12.4   3.8   4.8   .57  GSW .535   15.9   3.7   6.4   1.07
-2.24   Hill,George    Ind  .555   14.4   4.5   4.2   .85      .551   17.3   4.1   5.4   1.29

-2.22   Hibbert,Roy    Ind  .490   15.0   8.7   1.5   .92      .482   16.5  10.7   2.0   1.37
-2.22   Smith,J.R.     NYK  .523   17.1   4.7   3.2   .93      .515   20.5   6.1   3.2   1.38
-1.87 Williams,Derrick Sac  .520   12.2   6.8   1.1   .51  Min .506   17.7   8.4    .9   1.06
-1.82   Anderson,James Phl  .526   12.3   4.6   2.0   .43  Hou .534   12.4   6.1   3.8    .81
-1.72   Brewer,Corey   Min  .541   14.5   3.0   2.0   .57  Den .499   17.2   4.2   2.2    .89

eW+      per36 rates    tm   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast  e484  2013 Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   e484
-1.71   Dudley,Jared   LAC  .537   11.3   3.4   2.4   .30  Phx .574   14.7   4.2   2.9    .78
-1.69  Webster,Martell Was  .584   14.1   3.9   1.5   .49      .591   15.8   4.9   2.2    .87
-1.67  Chandler,Wilson Den  .520   15.7   5.7   2.1   .80      .548   18.7   7.3   1.9   1.22
-1.65   Calderon,Jose  Dal  .593   15.7   2.9   5.8   .97  Det .614   15.2   3.1   8.3   1.29
-1.63   Pierce,Paul    Brk  .582   20.5   6.3   3.1  1.26  Bos .549   22.1   7.3   4.7   1.64

[Mike G]

Well, the award has been given to Goran Dragic (#9 on this list); 2nd place went to Stephenson (7), and 3rd was Anthony Davis (20).
Steph Curry was never an all-star before this year, and now he's likely 1st-team all-NBA.

[AcrossTheCourt]

All-star selections are first half awards, and Curry was much better during the second half of 2013.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... lits/2013/

Plus, it was a snub -- he should have been taken over David Lee.

[Mike G]

That, and in the playoffs he had some superstar moments. So this year, he was expected to continue his ascent.
But (year2 - year1) however you measure it, I don't see why anyone else should have gotten it.