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Ja Morant Reacts to Not Making All-NBA

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant did not make All-NBA
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Ja Morant Reacts to Not Making All-NBA
Ja Morant Reacts to Not Making All-NBA

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The NBA announced their All-NBA teams on Wednesday, and Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was not named to any of the three teams. Morant appeared in 61 games this season, and averaged 26.2 PPG, 8.1 APG, and 5.9 RPG, on 46.6% from the field and 30.7% from deep. The Grizzlies went 40-21 in the games Morant played.

Following the news that Morant had not been selected, the star point guard shared this Tweet:

Morant also Retweeted these two Tweets:

The All-NBA guards who were named instead of Morant, were Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic (first team), Steph Curry and Donovan Mitchell (second team), and De'Aaron Fox and Damian Lillard (third team).

While he was not relatively close to making one of the three teams, Morant did receive All-NBA votes. With 10 second team votes and 14 third team votes, Morant tallied the most total points amongst the vote-receiving guards who were left off all three teams. The only other player to tally more voting points and not make one of the three teams was Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen.

While this is unfortunate for Morant, especially considering the contract ramifications, it will be another bit of motivation for him entering next season. Between this news and the Grizzlies being eliminating in the first round, there will be plenty fueling Morant as he and his team begin the 2023-24 campaign. 

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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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