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Draymond Green On Jordan Poole’s MIP Snub: “The NBA Really Needs To Relook At Their Process”

Jordan Poole, one of the driving forces behind the Golden State Warriors’ success this season, was not listed as a finalist for this year’s Most Improved Player award. The three players who made it over Poole are Darius Garland, Ja Morant and DeJounte Murray, as announced by the NBA.

Poole averaged an incredible 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game on 44.4% shooting from the field during the regular season. That’s a big leap from last year where he had 12.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game on 43.2% shooting.

After Poole’s MIP snub, Warriors defensive big man Draymond Green voiced his support for his teammate and urged the NBA to reassess their voting process.

Per NBC Sports:

“If Jordan Poole isn’t the Most Improved Player, then the NBA really needs to relook at their process. Because you cannot find a guy on that list that has made a bigger improvement,” Green said. “I don’t care. If he’s not the Most Improved Player, then let’s rename the award to … who we like the most, who we see as more electrifying, to who we see may have a bigger impact on our team.

“That’s not the name of the award, that’s actually the Most Valuable Player, and so if we’re talking about the Most Improved Player, and if the award was voted on based upon its name, then it’s a no-brainer who’s the Most Improved Player.”