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Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant honored as NBA's Most Improved Player after All-Star year

Ja Morant was Rookie of the Year in 2020, vowing he would get better from there. And he has done exactly that.

The Memphis Grizzlies guard picked up his second major award in three seasons Monday, getting announced as the NBA's Most Improved Player. He is the first Grizzlies player to receive the award -- and the first player in league history to have won both Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Player.

"It's definitely big-time," Morant said.

Morant set career bests in scoring (27.4 points per game), rebounds (5.7), steals (1.