Three days after buying and selling Anthony Davis to Dallas for Doncic, the Lakers orchestrated a cope with the Charlotte Hornets to land 7-footer Mark Williams, a tantalizing however injury-prone younger middle who was supposed to supply Doncic a vertical menace across the rim apart from Jaxson Hayes. Williams was Doncic’s most well-liked lob accomplice out of an inventory of potential commerce targets and informed the crew so, sources mentioned, after Doncic had been so efficient with Dereck Vigorous II and Daniel Gafford in Dallas. The deal was agreed upon the night time earlier than the commerce deadline, a buzzer-beater by the Lakers’ entrance workplace after already efficiently negotiating the Doncic deal and the acquisition of Dorian Finney-Smith from the Brooklyn Nets in late December. Only Williams never suited up for L.A. He failed the team’s physical examination, and the Lakers “just couldn’t live with what they saw,” a source with knowledge of the subject told ESPN. -via ESPN / Might 2, 2025
