Ja Morant lobbies for Devin Booker to get some MVP love

It all started when Michael C. Wright released his MVP ladder — where the race stands now in his eyes — at NBA.com. His five-man ballot would be:

1. Joel Embiid 2. Nikola Jokic 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo 4. Jayson Tatum 5. Luka Doncic

Ja Morant — who has a case to be in that top five — questioned why the Suns’ Devin Booker is not on the list.

still no dbook? https://t.co/uLprZmgcOI

— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) March 25, 2022

This led to an exchange with a fan about the criteria media voters use to choose the MVP (all NBA postseason awards are voted on by a select group of about 100 media members).

it was once you couldn't be a certain seed and win MVP but looks like that has changed .