Ja Morant: Cedric Coward is gonna be special

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was left impressed by the rookie debut of Cedric Coward following Wednesday’s 128-122 opening night home win vs. the New Orleans Pelicans (14 points/3 rebounds/1 assist/2 steals/1 block/zero turnovers/5-5 FG/4-4 FT/+24 +/-).

(via Action News 5):

Reporter: “Thoughts on Ced’s game?”

Morant: “Great performance. Did he miss?”

Reporter: “He did not miss.”

Morant: “Yeah, I’m bout to say I don’t think he missed. Yeah, that’s big time. First game, no miss: solid. Help us get a win. Big time performance for him. I think he’s gon’ be special.”