After the Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks, they tried to acquire Mark Williams from the Hornets. Well, they did. Then they didn't. Williams failed his physical in LA, causing the Lakers to return him to sender — the sender being the Charlotte Hornets.

Len fills a hole at the Lakers’ center position left by Anthony Davis after he was dealt to the Mavericks in their shocking blockbuster trade for Luka Doncic, joining Jaxson Hayes on their big man depth chart. To make room for Len, the Lakers waived Christian Wood.

Official release Alex Len played 36 games with Sacramento before being traded to and waived by Washington. LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Alex Len. In a related move, the team waived forward/center Christian Wood.