The Lakers follow up their trade for Luka Dončić by adding talented young center Mark Williams from the Hornets.

The Los Angeles Lakers gave up an intriguing rookie in Dalton Knecht when they made the move to acquire center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets,

With the NBA still reeling from the Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic, the team needed to find a way to improve quickly at center. Replacing Anthony Davis is something the Lakers couldn’t do easily — but Rob Pelinka made a significant upgrade on their post-AD situation overnight by getting Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets.