Memphis, Tenn. – Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is the recipient of the 2021-22 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today.
The first player in franchise history to receive the NBA Most Improved Player Award, Morant received 38 first-place votes from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters and earned 221 total points. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.
Morant averaged 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.16 steals in 33.1 minutes in 57 appearances (all starts) this season and helped guide the Grizzlies to a 56-26 record, the second-best in the NBA during the regular season.