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

The Charlotte Hornets have reportedly traded center Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap, per Shams Charania of ESPN.

The Lakers are sending two of its younger assets and draft capital East to pair Williams with five-time All-Star Luka Dončić

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The team added Luka Doncic, Mark Williams, Dorian Finney-Smith and three other players over the past six weeks, deals that appear to have short- and long-term benefits.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the most active teams in the NBA on the trade market and the roster now looks completely different with the NBA trade deadline having passed.

Doncic, who had dragged an otherwise unremarkable Mavericks team through the Western Conference, became the face of their failure. Dallas coach Jason Kidd was forced to come out and defend his maligned star, even though without Doncic, the Mavericks were a faded Kyrie Irving and a bunch of role players.

The anticipation surrounding Luka Dončić’s Los Angeles Lakers debut continues to build, though his return from a calf strain sustained