Maxey named most improved player

Tyrese Maxey on Tuesday night was named the league’s most improved this season.

Philadelphia’s all-star guard’s scoring rose for the third consecutive year, and he finished the regular season averaging 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game — all career bests.

“It feels great,” Maxey said on the TNT broadcast where the award was announced. “Somebody like myself, who prides myself on putting in a lot of work and outworking people and finding ways to get 1 per cent better every single time I step in the gym, it feels good for that to come to light, honestly.”

Maxey edged Chicago’s Coby White in the voting. Houston’s Alperen Sengun was third.

Disputed T-Wolves sale goes to mediation

The Minnesota Timberwolves ownership dispute is moving into mediation. The first session toward determining whether Glen Taylor will remain controlling owner or cede to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez has been scheduled for May 1, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the details were not being publicized.

Taylor announced March 28 that he was exercising his right to pull out of the deal because Lore and Rodriguez did not meet the deadline for the final payment that was to transfer an additional 40 per cent stake of the club.

Philadelphia’s all-star guard’s scoring rose for the third consecutive year

Jokic’s brother reportedly involved in an altercation

The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was seen punching a fan after the team’s buzzer-beating 10199 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs.