2026 Most Improved Player Voting
Selected by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Players were awarded five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote:
| Player, Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot |
| Nickeil-Alexander Walker , Atlanta | 66 | 19 | 9 | 396 |
| Jalen Duren, Detroit | 23 | 39 | 22 | 254 |
| Deni Avdija, Portland | 7 | 26 | 22 | 135 |
| Neemias Queta, Boston | 0 | 6 | 23 | 41 |
| Ryan Rollins, Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| Jalen Johnson, Atlanta | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Reed Sheppard, Houston | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Collin Gillespie, Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray, Denver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Stephon Castle, San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall, Dallas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson, Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Selected by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Players were awarded five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote:
| Player, Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot |
| Nickeil-Alexander Walker , Atlanta | 66 | 19 | 9 | 396 |
| Jalen Duren, Detroit | 23 | 39 | 22 | 254 |
| Deni Avdija, Portland | 7 | 26 | 22 | 135 |
| Neemias Queta, Boston | 0 | 6 | 23 | 41 |
| Ryan Rollins, Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| Jalen Johnson, Atlanta | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Reed Sheppard, Houston | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Collin Gillespie, Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray, Denver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Stephon Castle, San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall, Dallas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson, Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |