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.
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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).
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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.
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