The young Ja Morantexplosive base of the Memphis Grizzliesreceived on Monday the award for NBA Most Improved Player of the Seasonand continues to dazzle in the playoffs.
At 22 years old, And Morant continues to receive praise and comparisons with Michael Jordanwho for many is the best basketball player in history.
In his third campaign in the league, Morant made the leap from being one of the greatest promises in the NBA to a star capable of driving the Grizzlies to second place in the Western Conference in the regular season.
The base he averaged 27.4 points and 6.7 assists per game (compared to 19.1 and 7.4 the previous season) and was selected as the starter for the All Star Game.
In addition to these figures, Morant He is one of the most popular players for fans because of his spectacular game and stratospheric dunks that usually appear in the daily summaries of the best plays.
And that’s where his last comes in overturned, cataloged as the best of the yearfor the moment… In the fifth game of the series, Memphis beat Minnesota 111-109, with a double scored by Morant with just 3.7 seconds left in the game. The Grizzlies lead the series 3-2.
But it was in the twilight of the third quarter, when the 1.91 meter tall player starred in the play of the match:
The best dunk of the year, courtesy of Ja Morant.pic.twitter.com/gFHjAowkzW
— Sixth Man (@6toManLATAM) April 27, 2022
Another angle, shared by the same Morant in social networks:
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