Jaylen Wells used to be a fifth option, but he led the Grizzlies in total points this year. Cam Spencer, runaway assists and made threes leader, couldn’t catch Wells for the team lead in minutes played.
So, yes, it’s been a weird year—weird enough, in fact, that rookie Cedric Coward jumped past Wells and the rest of Memphis’ more established options to snag MVP honors. He topped Spencer in EPM and finished in a dead heat, despite playing fewer games in Estimated Wins.