Paul George has won the NBA's 2012-13 Most Improved Player award.

George, in his third NBA season out of Fresno State, averaged 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

George's PER, however, increased from 16.5 to just 16.8.

George received 311 of a possible 1,080 points, including 52 first-place votes, from a panel of 120 sportswriters and broadcasters.

Greivis Vasquez of the New Orleans (146 points, 13 first-place votes) and the Milwaukee Bucks' Larry Sanders (141 points, 10 first-place votes) finished second and third, respectively.