Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN's Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world, including rookie Jabari Smith Jr.'s development with the Houston Rockets, a surprising star's future with the Los Angeles Lakers and how one tweak could impact season-ending awards races.
If Jabari Smith Jr. could walk into the visitors locker room inside Atlanta's State Farm Arena on Oct. 19 -- opening night for the Rockets and Smith's NBA debut -- and give himself advice from the future, it would be some version of "Calm down!