Cedric Coward finished his rookie season averaging a respectable stat line of 13.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. He went through the typical growing pains of a rookie throughout the season. There were highs of the season when Coward was shooting lights out and looking like every bit of the young Kawhi Leonard comparisons he was receiving. There were also low points in the season when he struggled to find his rhythm and his place on a Grizzlies team that went through many different phases throughout the year. Nonetheless, his play showed consistent innate defensive intangibles and a high basketball IQ, cementing his place in the new young core for the Grizzlies. His play also led him to be a finalist for two end-of-season regular-season awards.…