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Ja Morant Wins Most Improved Award; Anfernee Simons Places Eighth

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has placed eighth in Most Improved Player voting behind runaway winner Memphis Grizzlies All Star Ja Morant.

Ja Morant is the first player to win the Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Morant, 22, recorded 38 first-place votes, nine second-place votes and four third-place votes, totalling 221 points after playing in only 57 regular season games.