The Memphis Grizzlies have exercised their 2027-28 rookie-scale options on wing Cedric Coward and center Zach Edey.

Coward made the 2025-26 All-Rookie First Team and finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting. He averaged 13.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 62 games, including 47 starts.

The 23-year-old ranked sixth among rookies in scoring and fourth in rebounding. He shot 47.1% from the field and 84.3% from the free throw line. Memphis acquired the 11th pick in the 2025 draft to select him out of Washington State.

Edey, 24, has averaged 9.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 77 games over his first two seasons, with 66 starts. Edey made the All-Rookie First Team in 2024-25 and finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting.

The Grizzlies drafted the 7-foot-3 center ninth overall in 2024. At Purdue, Edey won every major national player of the year award in both his junior and senior seasons. He led the Boilermakers to the 2024 national championship game.