Potential dark horse! The situation of the Washington State wing is exactly the same as that of the Thunder General s lineup back then?

AFRO News reporter InSnyder WeTrust updated his comments on his social media about his popular rookie in this year's NBA Draft, Cedric Coward, a senior from Washington State University. InSnyderWeTrust is very optimistic about Coward's ability and development prospects. He even directly called Coward Jalen Williams in this year's NBA Draft.

InSnyderWeTrust wrote: Cedric Coward is known as Jaylen Williams of this year's rookie, the draft market of the non-top division is soaring, and he also has a surprisingly similar body condition and wingspan advantage to the latter. He is simply a template-level forward player. He has machine-efficient and productive performance in the NCAA field (considering limited sample and differences in opponent level), and his performance is a perfect replica of the 2020 version of Karl-Anthony Towns' game style as the space-type fifth position.

Coward was born in September 2003 and is 21 years old. He is an all-round wing player with both offense and defense. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Coward's bare feet were 196.2cm, his wingspan was 219.1cm, his standing height was 269.2cm, and his weight was 96.6kg. In the NCAA field this season, Coward only played 6 games in total due to injury, averaging 32.8 minutes, averaging 17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds (1.8 frontcourt rebounds), 3.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.7 blocks, and 2.2 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 55.7% (5.7/10.2), a three-point shooting percentage of 40% (2.0/5.0), and a free throw shooting percentage of 83.9% (4.3/5.2).

Coward's physical talent and athletic ability are excellent, which is fully reflected in the physical test of the joint trial training. Coward's performance in his limited playing time this season is also very outstanding. He has shown rich offensive methods and stable scoring ability on the offensive end, and his offensive efficiency can also be maintained at a high level. Not only that, Coward also contributes extremely high on the defensive end. He is considered an all-round defender, and his contribution to the defensive end is also quite amazing. But the problem is that Coward has only played 6 times this season and has been reimbursed since December last year. There is huge uncertainty in Coward, and it is obvious that there is a high risk of choosing him. Judging from the current situation, Coward has the chance to be selected in the middle and late stages of the first round, and even has the chance to enter the lottery zone. Will he really become a dark horse in this year's NBA draft?