THREAD: Why Luka is the 2020 Most Improved Player

Per Game stats:
Luka: +7.8pts, +1.6Reb, +2.8Assists
BI: +5.6pts, +1reb, +1.2assists
Bam: +7.2pts, +3.1reb, +2.9Assists

In just straight Per game stats Luka and Bam are close, but let's look deeper....
Per 36 Stats
Luka: +7.2pts, +1.3Reb, +2.7Assists
BI: +6pts, +1reb, +1.2assists
Bam: +3.3pts, -0.2reb, +2.6Assists

Bam's numbers significantly drop off compared to Luka and BI as a majority of his improvement is due to increased mins.... lets keep going
Per 100 Poss:
Luka: +9.6pts, +1.7Reb, +3.6Assists
BI: +7.5pts, +1.3reb, +1.6assists
Bam: +4.6pts, -0.3reb, +2.6Assists

Still Luka by a good margin, but what about efficiency?
OFFRTG
Luka: +9
BI: +8
Bam: -3

DEFRTG
Luka: No Change
BI: No Change
Bam: +2

Total improvement
Luka: +9
BI: +8
Bam: -1

But there is still more.....
What about Shooting Efficiency?

True Shooting %
Luka: +.39%
BI: +.33%
Bam: -.22%

Effective Field Goal %
Luka: +.34%
BI: +.23%
Bam: -17%

So while Bam had very good total numbers, his efficiency declined.

But how did their play contribute to wins?
Offensive Win Share
Luka: +4
BI: +2.7
Bam: +1.2

Defensive Win Share
Luka: -0.4
BI: +0.4
Bam: ++0.3

Win Share
Luka: +3.6
BI: +3.1
Bam: +1.5
In summary, all three players made big jumps in their games, but Luka was statistical superior across the board

+Move improved total numbers
+Most improved efficiency
+Most Improved Win Share
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