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Ja Morant Reacts to Leaked DPOY Voting

Ja Morant believes Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. should win Defensive Player of the Year
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Ja Morant Reacts to Leaked DPOY Voting
Ja Morant Reacts to Leaked DPOY Voting

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Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. has made it clear that he badly wants to win Defensive Player of the Year. Jackson has anchored the Grizzlies defensively all season, and has been especially vital since Steven Adams went down with an injury. 

Some leaked Defensive Player of the Year ballots have surfaced, and in one screenshot, Jackson was shown with just two first-place votes. Grizzlies star Ja Morant saw this, and shared his reaction on Twitter:

While it is unclear how official this leak is, there are some voters who have already publicly confirmed their votes. The same goes for MVP, as some voters have come out with public explanations for their decision.

Jackson has been a monster defensively for Memphis, and would be a very deserving winner of Defensive Player of the Year. It will be interesting to see who the award goes to, as this is one that always seems to be heavily debated. As for Ja Morant, he has his teammate's back when it comes to the DPOY discussion.

With so much focus on the MVP race between Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Nikola Jokic, the Defensive Player of the Year race has been somewhat overshadowed. That said, it is a prestigious award that players like Jackson really care about, and it would be much deserved if the Grizzlies big man were to win it.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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