Which NBA player made the biggest leap this season?

Many have already anointed C.J. McCollum -- the Blazers' backcourt star -- as this year's most improved player (MIP). After all, McCollum has made the remarkable transition from backup guard to a 21-PPG scoring juggernaut this year, helping propel a projected lottery team to the likely fifth-seed in the Western Conference.

It's a compelling narrative.

But we're numbers guys, so we favor a more systematic, analytic approach to doling out awards.

One straightforward way to quantify the MIP award: Which player has made the biggest leap this season in the actual number of wins he's generated for his team?