This week's look around the NBA features a rising star in Memphis, structural change with the Los Angeles Lakers, the scuffling Dallas Mavericks, and rip-throughs gone wrong.
1. Jaren Jackson Jr. is everywhere
Jackson always loomed as the Memphis Grizzlies' wild card. If he became an All-Star-level player, the Grizzlies might build something special around Ja Morant, Jackson, Desmond Bane (developing into an All-Star type in his own right), and whatever surrounding talent they acquired.
Injuries short-circuited Jackson's second season just as he looked to be growing into a high-volume stretch big man -- capable of shooting off the catch, off the dribble, and on the move.