In the 7-foot Williams, the Lakers believe they found a center who caters to the style that newly acquired All-Star Luka Doncic told GM Rob Pelinka he likes to play.

Saturday's trade that brought the Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić seemed to signal that the days of general manager Rob Pelinka making moves to appease LeBron James and Klutch Sports, the agency representing him that is led by his longtime friend Rich Paul,

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