Around 12:30 A.M. on Thursday morning, the franchise swung a deal to send their starting center Mark Williams west to join Luka Dončić and LeBron James as members of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Less than a week after shocking the league with the Luka Dončić blockbuster, the Lakers GM made another stealth move, acquiring Charlotte center Mark Williams in just two days. In exchange ...

The Lakers were willing to give up a lot — their 2031 first-round pick, rookie Dalton Knecht, and Cam Reddish — for the Hornets’ Mark Williams because he was an ideal center on paper to pair with Luka ...