Michael Porter Jr. is a finalist for the NBA’s Most Improved Player and rightfully so

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe NBA announced three finalists for all the major awards yesterday and Michael Porter Jr. was amongst those for the leagues most improved player. Former Nugget Jerami Grant and New York Knicks star Julius Randle are the other two finalists.

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty ImagesRandle will likely win the award after a phenomenal season in which he led the Knicks to a top-4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Still, Porter has a great chance to at least be runner-up, which is a huge accomplishment in just his second season of actual playing time.

After sitting out the entire 2018-19 season due to a back injury, Porter played in 55 games last…