2025 NBA Draft Scouting report: Cedric Coward, G, Washington State

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Cedric Coward, G, Washington State

Height: 6-6 • Weight: 215 • Class: Senior • Age: 21

Summary: In a few years, Coward has switched to a potential development behind his rapid development to a potential view with a value of 3 and D in the first round. But thanks to his temporary vision, it brings even higher.

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Strengthen

Sportiness: Coward has an ideal size for a wing with wide shoulders and long arms. Although he has to add muscles, he has a frame in which he can grow. And he plays strongly with his ability to make contact, struggle through screens and plunge the boards for his size at the elite level.

Shoot: 38.8% of his 3 Senes in three seasons of the Division I College, including 40.6% for Catch-and-Shoot-3S. Most of his experiments come from basic spot-ups, but it shows a smooth foot work outside the movement and the flashes as a scorer in the middle area, which indicates the start of 3-point shooting on the off-the-dribbier.

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Interior evaluation: Coward played a lot in college in the post, where he showed his skill against contact. These skills are transferred when he also attacks the radius, regardless of whether he is going through a degree or is looking for reduction opportunities.

Basketball IQ: He plays inside. He knows his role. He will move out of the ball, look for cuts and do all the little things that satisfy a head coach.

Go over: It puts large zippers on passes and delivers a precise ball, regardless of whether it is a cross-court kickouts or the entry-level passports, in a large man with positioning under the edge. He may not be a primary creator, but at least it looks like a reliable bandage that can also perform some secondary actions.

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Defense: Super versatile defenders with the side speed of staying guards, as well as the length and toughness to deal with some larger wings. His long length and energetic approach mean that his hands change the shots and often come into the passing lanes.

Issue

Experience level: His season ended after six games because of a shoulder injury that he suffered during training, which included an article cartilage tear, a jagged rotator cuff and a partially torn Labrum. Which means that there is not much of him who faces high competition.

Strength: It has to become stronger to maximize its versatility of the defense at the next level. He only weighed £ 206 in college.

Creation of shot: He takes up his dribble too often and his handle is quite rudimentary.

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