NEW YORK (WREG) — The NBA announced it’s finalist for their individual awards and both Ja Morant and Taylor Jenkins are on the the list.
Morant is a finalist for Most Improved Player alongside Darrius Garland and Dejounte Murray, while Jenkins was named with Erik Spoelstra and Monty Williams.
Morant wasn’t happy with the list. He posted on social media a congratulations to his head coach, but noted that Desmond Bane deserved to be a MIP finalist instead of himself.
He also questioned why Jaren Jackson Jr., the league’s leader in blocks, was not a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year.
The other finalists are:
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mikal Bridges (Phoenix), Rudy Gobert (Utah), Marcus Smart (Boston).
COACH OF THE YEAR
Taylor Jenkins (Memphis), Erik Spoelstra (Miami), Monty Williams (Phoenix).
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Darius Garland (Cleveland), Ja Morant (Memphis), Dejounte Murray (San Antonio).
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Scottie Barnes (Toronto), Cade Cunningham (Detroit), Evan Mobley (Cleveland).
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Tyler Herro (Miami), Cam Johnson (Phoenix), Kevin Love (Cleveland).
TNT will announce the winner of each award during its coverage of the 2022 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel.