A year and a half after being voted rookie of the year, Ja Morant received another individual trophy. The Memphis point guard was named Most Improved Player (MIP) by a panel of journalists. All-Star in February for the first time in his career, he led the Grizzlies to second place in the Western Conference, behind Phoenix.
In 57 games this season, Morant (22) has scored 27.4 points, grabbed 5.7 rebounds and distributed 6.7 assists. Statistics in clear increase compared to his exercise 2020-2021 (19.1 points, 4 rebounds, 7.4 assists), which had already brought him to the gates of the All-Star Game. The former student of Murray State (Kentucky) beat two other leaders in the standings: Dejounte Murray (San Antonio) and Darius Garland (Cleveland).
But the trophy did not last forever at Ja Morant. On Instagram, the Grizzlies star posted a photo of the item dropped off at his teammate Desmond Bane’s house. The 23-year-old rear has proven this season in Tennessee going from 9.2 to 18.2 points per game with an excellent three-point address (43.6%). Bane finished fifth in the MIP vote.