Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has been named the NBA’s Most Improved Player for the 2021–22 season, the league announced Monday.
Morant earned 221 points, including 38-first place votes, to beat out Spurs guard Dejounte Murray (183) and Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (178) and win the prestigious honor.
Morant, 22, took a sensational leap in his third-NBA season with Memphis. He averaged 27.4 points during the regular season, improving on his 19.7 PPG mark from the 2020–21 campaign and earning his first All-Star nomination. He also tacked on 6.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds per contest, while shooting career-bests 49.