Williams is a legit starting center in the NBA; he's not a perfect player and his offensive game is still developing, but he's a reliable lob threat, a real deterrant in the paint and is still improving in pretty much all facets.

General Manager Rob Pelinka talked about why they decided to bring in Williams and what his long-term potential with the Lakers might be.

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

The LA Lakers felt like they needed to make a splash ahead of the NBA trade deadline, and "splash" is a wild understatement. The Lakers acquired NBA superstar Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks, sending away All-NBA big man Anthony Davis in exchange.

The Los Angeles Lakers sent a shockwave through the entire sports world with a blockbuster 3-team trade for superstar Luka Dončić ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. The trade sends shock waves throughout the NBA with two of the league's top players changing teams.

Dallas Mavericks fans -- and most of the NBA world -- are still reeling from the trade deadline deal that sent franchise centerpiece Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.