In one of the most shocking trade deadline moves in Charlotte Hornets history, Jeff Peterson has sent starting center Mark Williams to join LeBron James, Luka Dončic, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams is less than a month removed from playing the best stretch of basketball of his young career.

It became clear the Los Angeles Lakers needed more frontcourt help after they gave up Anthony Davis in the trade that landed them Luka Dončić, and they

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