On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that Jia Morant was elected the fastest improving player in the 2021-22 season. Morant averaged 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game this season, compared with 19.1 points, 4 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 0.9 steals last season.
It is worth mentioning that Morant became the first player in NBA history to have Rookie of the Year (ROTY) and the Fastest Improvement Award (MIP). Speaking about his goals after that, Morant said: "The MVP is definitely within my goals. Also win the championship and become the MVP of the Finals! ”
After getting the trophy, Morant made a decision, he gave it to teammate Bane! Morant wrote: "Good brother, I put the trophy in your kitchen. Bane opened the box and said, "What are you doing?" Take it back to number 12, take it back. ”
As we wrote yesterday (details here), Bain has averaged 18.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game this season, shooting 46.1%, 43.6% and 90.3% of the three shooting rates. Last season he averaged 9.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.6 steals per game, shooting 46.9%, 43.2% and 81.6% from three fields.
Unfortunately, Bane was not nominated for best rookie, and the three candidates were Morant, Garland and Dejuntai Murray. Not limited to these four players, who do you think is the most improved player in your mind?