The Los Angeles Lakers made a secondary impact acquisition at the NBA trade deadline after Luka Doncic by adding center Mark Williams in exchange for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, L.A.’s 2031 unprotected first-round draft pick and a 2030 first-round pick swap.
Williams fits the mold of the type of center that Doncic loved playing with in Dallas, a vertical lob threat that has shown solid defensive instincts, although playing in Charlotte certainly didn’t help his metrics on that end of the floor. But the hope is that next to Doncic and LeBron James, his potential at just 23 years old can be unlocked.