Shames: Lakers get Mark Williams

Post #1 » by **Texas Chuck** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:17 am

Knecht, Reddish, 2031 1st, 2030 swap

Heavy price for their center.

Great deal for the Hornets for a guy with promise but so many missed games.

ThatBoyNick · Post #2 » by **ThatBoyNick** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:17 am

No way

It's certainly a strong price, but his upside is significant. Hornets bailing on him is shocking. Guess they don't believe in his health.

ejftw · Post #3 » by **ejftw** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:17 am

Big gamble on health by the Lakers. Charlotte keeps kicking the can down the road

LarsV8 · Post #4 » by **LarsV8** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:17 am

Wow, that is expensive.

Post #5 » by **Texas Chuck** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:17 am

I feel bad for some our Hornets fans who will take this harder than us Mavs fans took Luka. They loved this guy.

LarsV8 · Post #6 » by **LarsV8** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:18 am

Cha blowing it up?

Post #7 » by **Texas Chuck** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:19 am

Makes so much more sense than Kessler though. And Ainge blew it if they would have paid that for Walker. Our Jazz fans kept turning that deal down, but....

LarsV8 · Post #8 » by **LarsV8** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:20 am

Paging JMAC

Post #9 » by **zimpy27** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:20 am

Oh man... That's amazing. Mark Williams is elite.

Health is obviously the big factor but I'm shocked Hornets gave him up

Malapropism · Post #10 » by **Malapropism** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:20 am

Holy **** what a price...

SkyHook · Post #11 » by **SkyHook** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:21 am

Wow. I’ve been impressed with Williams the few times I've watched him play. Solid pickup for the Lakers.

basketballwacko2 · Post #12 » by **basketballwacko2** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:22 am

ThatBoyNick wrote:No way

It's certainly a strong price, but his upside is significant. Hornets bailing on him is shocking. Guess they don't believe in his health.

Especially after they traded Nik Richards already.

OxAndFox · Post #13 » by **OxAndFox** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:22 am

Good trade for the Hornets. Probably one of the better talents the Lakers could get though too.

Post #14 » by **jbk1234** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:22 am

That's a rather risky gamble on the Lakers part.

tmorgan · Post #15 » by **tmorgan** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:23 am

I men, you can’t turn that down as Charlotte. Kid is very talented (and huge), but hasn’t stayed healthy at all. Heavy, heavy price.

ThatBoyNick · Post #16 » by **ThatBoyNick** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:24 am

LarsV8 wrote:Wow, that is expensive.

Malapropism wrote:Holy **** what a price...

I think it's a good price but not a shocking price.

Mark is vert good, and then on the picks, Lakers will likely have a prime Luka Doncic + whatever they fetch in FA to play with him after LeBron retires... Could very well be a late 1st and an unused swap.

There is a potential scenario where Mark fulfills his potential and becomes a all-star level big, the picks don't pan out, Knecht ends up being an okay role player, and people end up looking back at Char and ask "why".

Post #17 » by **Mavrelous** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:24 am

Insane gamble by the Lakers with their last reaource, that's a questionable price for a.healthy Williams, let alone barely available one.

winforlose · Post #18 » by **winforlose** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:25 am

How is his defense? I don’t/didn’t watch many Hornets games. I know he has offensive upside, but I don’t know about his game on the other end.

gambitx777 · Post #19 » by **gambitx777** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:25 am

The **** are the hornets doing lol .

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DiegoChara · Post #20 » by **DiegoChara** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:25 am

I wonder what the last call with the blazers was like discussing Rob Williams. I assume he could’ve been had for half of that return.