Sometimes the best way to get a hint of the future is to look into the past. And, today, we did a little bit of just that.

Cedric Coward, the Memphis Grizzlies' newest rookie, scored a combined 57 points in his first three regular-season games with the team. On Saturday night alone, he scored 27 points against the Indiana Pacers. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and columnist Chris Herrington talk about Coward's journey to the NBA, his performance so far and to which other rookies — and eventual superstars — his numbers are comparable.

Plus:

• The MSCS board unanimously OKs an expanded bus service in response to ICE concerns
• Lindsey Whiteside is granted bond and home incarceration for the second time
• The County Commission voted to put all 9 MSCS board seats on the 2026 ballot again
• A Collierville bus lot moves to final review despite pushback
• A Downtown restaurant closes after nearly two decades
• The state argues that the National Guard is an army and not a militia