2026-2027 NBA Futures: Most Improved Player November Odds Update

The NBA is a unique league. There are a lot of things you just don’t see in other sports or competitions. And one of these is the award for Most Improved Player. Usually, a player has to take the leap and then sustain it to get recognition. But in the NBA, making the leap is something to be celebrated, allowing a different type of player to get a little glory.

We’re only three weeks into this 2026-2027 NBA campaign, but the top Ontario sportsbooks already seem pretty confident that the Most Improved Player race this season is already just a two-horse race.

The preseason favourite is now on the outside looking in, and two guys with odds of +2,000 or higher during preseason now hold the reins. Read on for the latest MIP odds as well as the preseason odds and our breakdown of the movement after three weeks of regular season hoops!

2026-2027 NBA Futures: Most Improved Player November Betting Odds Update

All betting odds provided by Betway.

Player	November Odds	Preseason Odds
Ty Jerome, G (MEM)	+225	+2,000
Ajay Mitchell, G (OKC)	+375	+3,000
Dylan Harper, G (SAS)	+1,200	+900
Brandon Miller, F (CHA)	+1,400	+1,100
Jaden McDaniels, F (MIN)	+2,000	+4,000
Davion Mitchell, G (MIA)	+2,500	+5,000
Scottie Barnes, F (TOR)	+2,500	N/A
Ayo Dosunmu, G (MIN)	+3,000	+3,000
Duncan Robinson, F (DET)	+3,000	+2,200
Naz Reid, F (CHA)	+3,000	+3,000
Walker Kessler, C (LAL)	+3,500	+2,200
Pelle Larsson, G (MIA)	+4,000	+3,000
Terrence Shannon Jr., F (MIN)	+4,000	+5,000
Anthony Black, G (ORL)	+4,500	N/A
Cooper Flagg, F (DAL)	+4,500	N/A
Aaron Wiggins, G (ATL)	+5,000	N/A
Amen Thompson, F (HOU)	+5,000	+4,000
Ausar Thompson, F (DET)	+5,000	N/A
Jared McCain, G (OKC)	+5,000	N/A
Kyshawn George, G (WAS)	+5,000	N/A
Matas Buzelis, F (CHI)	+5,000	+2,500

Odds Movement

As you can tell, there’s been a ton of movement on the Most Improved Player odds after just the first three weeks of NBA action so far this season. Half of the guys on our chart weren’t even on our preseason radar. A couple of stars in Scottie Barnes and Cooper Flagg have thrown their hats in the ring after strong starts, but they seem too high profile to win this award at this point in their careers.

Dylan Harper was a +900 favourite before the season tipped off, and he’s still somewhat in the mix at +1,200. But again, he was pretty darn good last year, so he’s going to have to raise his level even more for this award to make sense for him. He has boosted his ppg numbers from 11.8 last year to 18.0 though. If he starts averaging 20+, he might be a serious threat for this one.

But for now it seems like a two-horse race: Grizzlies veteran forward Ty Jerome and Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell. Both have upped their scoring averages significantly: Jerome has gone from just under 20 last year to over 26 this year, while Mitchell has gone from 14 to 19.

Jerome has his Grizzlies playing really well, and he’s also upped his shooting percentages from the field and from the free throw line. Mitchell’s shooting better from the field, but worse from deep and from the charity stripe.

At the moment, Jerome is the favourite at +225, and we think deservingly so. If he keeps this pace up and leads the Grizzlies to the playoffs, he should get it. Mitchell is having a great season and seems like he’ll be a mainstay in the starting lineup with Jalen Williams out for an extended period, but he’s part of that OKC machine, which does take away from his candidacy a bit.

If this was the NFL, Duncan Robinson would be up for the Comeback Player of the Year award with how he’s playing: he’s averaging 18.6 points a game on 46 percent shooting from long range, both career highs in Year 9. At +3,000, he’s worth monitoring.