Lowe's 10 things: Evan Mobley is a budding two-way superstar, scarce space for Obi Toppin in New York and L.A. channels Manu Ginobili

This week's 10 things features rising young big men in both conferences, some fun in San Antonio, a great story in Orlando, and much more.

Mobley is one of the best defenders in the league already. If you don't watch the Cleveland Cavaliers, you might miss that Mobley's offense is expanding in every direction.

His counting stats being up even slightly is a win given the introduction of another high-usage guard in Donovan Mitchell. Mobley is shooting 55%, up from 50.8% last season. He leads the league in dunks and looks more decisive exploding through creases.

Mobley is using his left hand more in traffic, including on soft jump hooks:

He can take the ball coast to coast and make the right plays.

If his jumper comes along — even just a reliable long 2 — Mobley will be a 20-point scorer very soon, and maybe much more than that in his prime.

Mobley's growth as a passer leaps off the screen. He's averaging 2.7 dimes, up from 2.5 last season, and again — that uptick is more than it appears given how Mitchell and Darius Garland dominate the offense.

When Mobley rolls into space, he's making snappy reads:

He knows where his shooters should be, and whether it might be smarter to take one dribble to make the defense think — and open up the baseline for one of his cutters. Mobley is playing from one step ahead.

He makes that pass as the only big man on the floor — a role he played exclusively when Jarrett Allen missed four recent games. But those same interior passes work with Allen lurking on the baseline.

When Mobley draws help on the block, the ball is flying out of his hands while defenders are still rotating toward him — and before they start their next wave of rotations:

The Cavs are using Mobley more as a facilitator from