The Lakers had been in the market for a big man, although names such as Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner floated around. The need for a center grew after the Lakers traded away Davis, and they filled that void by landing Williams in the deal with the Hornets.

The NBA's annual trade deadline is right around the corner on Thursday, February 6th, as teams will be actively making calls and seeing if they can add any more

LeBron James spoke to the media for the first time Tuesday about the trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks and brought Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.