Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell, left, talks with Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu (15), of Turkey, after Turkoglu was called for a flagrant foul on Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh (4) during the first half of Game 2 in an NBA Eastern Conference playoff basketball series in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Orlando won 104-103.
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Magic's Hedo Turkoglu wins NBA's most improved player award
Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell, left, talks with Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu (15), of Turkey, after Turkoglu was called for a flagrant foul on Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh (4) during the first half of Game 2 in an NBA Eastern Conference playoff basketball series in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Orlando won 104-103.
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu has been selected the NBA's most improved player.
The NBA announced Monday that Turkoglu received 380 points, including 61 first-place votes. Memphis Grizzlies guard Rudy Gay was second with 167 points and 23 first-place votes, while Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge was third with 128 points and nine first-place votes.
Turkoglu, in his eighth NBA season, averaged a career-high 19.5 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game and 5 assists per game.
Last season, Turkoglu averaged 13.3 points, 4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
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