On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced another award, Grizzlies rising star Morant defeated Garland and Dezhangtai Murray, and was elected the fastest improving player in the NBA this season.
There is still some controversy about this award, especially after the final three-man list was announced, and Warriors Poole became the biggest omission. Among them, Warriors Green believes that players like Morant should not enter this award, but should appear in the MVP award. But in the end, Morant was successfully elected, averaging 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game this season, averaging 19.1 points, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists last season, and this time leading the Grizzlies to the second place in the league.
After being elected, Morant also set two records, becoming the first player in Grizzlies history to win the fastest improvement award, and the first player in the history of the Grizzlies to win the best rookie and fastest improvement award. After only a few seasons, he has already left his name in Grizzlies history and set multiple records. Now he is leading the team to the playoffs, and the Grizzlies and Timberwolves are currently in a 2-2 draw, and the two teams will next usher in the Battle of King Mountain at home to the Grizzlies.
Subsequently, the NBA official also announced the specific voting details, and the competition was also quite fierce, with Morant only 38 points ahead of Murray behind him. Morant received 38 first- and nine second-place and four third-place votes for a total of 221 points; Murray received 20 first-place votes, 20 second-hand votes, and 23 third-place votes for a total of 183 points; Garland received 11 first-place votes, 36 second-place votes, and 15 third-place votes for a total of 178 points. The controversial Poole also scored 131 points and eventually ranked fourth.
After the award was announced, Spurs Murray was also updated design media, posting his own data, Murray is the only player in NBA history who can average 20 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals per game (at least 40 games), and there is no text, perhaps to express his dissatisfaction.