Ja Morant wins NBA Rookie of the Year Award
The Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant has been named the 2019-20 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, the NBA announced today. The 6-foot-3 guard is the second player to win the Rookie of the Year Award with the Grizzlies, joining Pau Gasol (2001-02).
Morant received 99 first-place votes from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters and earned 498 total points. Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn finished in second place with 204 points. New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson received one first-place vote and finished in third place with 140 points.
The No. 2 overall pick averaged 17.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 7.3 apg, led Grizzlies into West Play-In
Jason Slack Is a Senior Sports Writer for the Sports Core Network and also part of the Sports Core Report.
