Coward, you are so sharp! At the age of 22, he set a 79-year NBA record. The Grizzlies found a treasure.

Since the Grizzlies selected Morant in 2019, the team has been attracting attention, because Morant's style of play is really eye-catching. His various difficult dunks to compete with God and his big heart at critical moments have made fans feel another kind of excitement in this era of three-pointers. But in the past two seasons, Morant only played 59 games in the regular season due to injuries and off-court reasons, causing the Grizzlies' performance to plummet.

Although the team's performance decline is terrible, fortunately, the Grizzlies have selected several young players with great potential in the past two years. Wells, who was picked up in the second round last year, was successfully selected to the rookie first team. Zach Eady, selected with the No. 9 pick in the first round, also quickly secured the team's starting center position. And this year's Coward is even more sharp. He set an NBA historical record at the age of 22. The Grizzlies found a treasure.

Coward has played 10 games as a substitute for the Grizzlies since the start of the season, averaging 26.5 minutes per game, scoring 15 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1 steal and 0.3 blocks. His three shooting percentages reached 55.4/43.6/91.2% respectively. His average playing time and points per game rank third on the team, behind only Morant and Jaren Jackson.

It is worth mentioning that Coward is only 22 years old, and he has also set a 79-year historical record in the NBA, becoming the first player in NBA history to average 15+ points per game in the first 10 games of his career, while reaching a 50/40/90 shooting percentage in the 180 club. The future is limitless!

Coward is the No. 11 pick in the league this year. He has a strong immediate ability. In the same draft, his scoring surpassed No. 1 pick Flagg (14.1) and No. 2 pick Harper (14) and ranked third, second only to No. 3 pick Edgcomb (17.6) and No. 4 pick Knupel (16.4). However, Coward's average playing time per game is 12 minutes and 5 minutes less than these two players respectively. In terms of shooting efficiency, Coward is the leader in his class. The overall shooting percentage ranks second after center Kalkbrenner (81.3%), the three-point shooting percentage ranks third, and the free throw shooting percentage ranks second after Flagg (96.2%). As an outside player, he can perform such an efficient offensive performance in his rookie season, and he will be even more dazzling when he enters the starting lineup in the future. His combination with Morant and Jackson may have a chance to bring the Grizzlies back to the forefront of the Western Conference.