Lakers Rescind Trade With Hornets For Mark Williams

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:31 am

The Los Angeles Lakers have rescinded their trade for Mark Williams claiming the Charlotte Hornets had a "failure to satisfy a condition of the trade."

Via RealGM Staff Report

watpho71 · Post #2 » by **watpho71** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 3:10 am

ouch.

deeps6x · Post #3 » by **deeps6x** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 3:21 am

Should have offered that same package for Poeltl instead.

tigerae · Post #4 » by **tigerae** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 3:43 am

deeps6x wrote:Should have offered that same package for Poeltl instead.

I don't think I would have given that deal for Poeltl honestly. He's a solid role player, but 29 while Williams, if he can get healthy is only 23 and have a much higher ceiling. Only player I would have offered the same deal would have been for Turner.

Now I think Bamba may make the most sense from the free agency market. Maybe Boban because of the history with Luka, but Bamba fits nicely and is young, if he stays healthy of course.

elmdawgg69 · Post #5 » by **elmdawgg69** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 4:47 am

Start LeBron at 5 and make Christian Wood his backup. Wood is a solid backup sixth man as he showed with the Rockets and Mavs.

Bence · Post #6 » by **Bence** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:50 am

"We fully vetted his health stuff, led by Dr. Kris Jones at UCLA Health and Dr. Leroy Sims on our team, and he's had no surgeries," Pelinka said. "So these are just parts of, he's still growing into his body. We vetted the injuries he's had and we're not concerned about those.

Mark Williams played up to the trade deadline for weeks.

Adam Silver is clearly helpless against the will of big markets. The Lakers had buyer's remorse, that is all.

TGM · Post #7 » by **TGM** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:56 am

What a joke. Clever the Lakers say the feedback that they overpaid and saw the risk of the trade after their Luka high.

The reality is you don’t acquire Baby Greg Oden thinking he has 2 knees. If he had two knees the price would be a lot higher. Silver honestly destroying the league.

the_process · Post #8 » by **the_process** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 3:27 pm

This is unbelievable. Should we just skip the entire season and have Laker-Celtic finals every year?

The Lakers knew he had multiple injuries before making the trade.

Dallas tried this crap too.

Bk68 · Post #9 » by **Bk68** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 5:19 pm

Gonna be an awkward locker room

puja21 · Post #10 » by **puja21** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 5:34 pm

the_process wrote:This is unbelievable. Should we just skip the entire season and have Laker-Celtic finals every year?

The Lakers knew he had multiple injuries before making the trade.

Dallas tried this crap too.

this is every trade ever. Wake up.

It’s happened dozens of times since the merger

puja21 · Post #11 » by **puja21** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 5:35 pm

Bence wrote:"We fully vetted his health stuff, led by Dr. Kris Jones at UCLA Health and Dr. Leroy Sims on our team, and he's had no surgeries," Pelinka said. "So these are just parts of, he's still growing into his body. We vetted the injuries he's had and we're not concerned about those.

Mark Williams played up to the trade deadline for weeks.

Adam Silver is clearly helpless against the will of big markets. The Lakers had buyer's remorse, that is all.

Literally 100% of trades are contingent on physicals

I’m a Celtics fan since the early 80s— would love to pile on the Lakers but there is just nothing here

the_process · Post #12 » by **the_process** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 7:02 pm

puja21 wrote:
the_process wrote:This is unbelievable. Should we just skip the entire season and have Laker-Celtic finals every year?

The Lakers knew he had multiple injuries before making the trade.

Dallas tried this crap too.

this is every trade ever. Wake up.

It’s happened dozens of times since the merger

Says a Celtics fan. :lol:

Pickled Prunes · Post #13 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:01 pm

puja21 wrote:
Bence wrote:"We fully vetted his health stuff, led by Dr. Kris Jones at UCLA Health and Dr. Leroy Sims on our team, and he's had no surgeries," Pelinka said. "So these are just parts of, he's still growing into his body. We vetted the injuries he's had and we're not concerned about those.

Mark Williams played up to the trade deadline for weeks.

Adam Silver is clearly helpless against the will of big markets. The Lakers had buyer's remorse, that is all.

Literally 100% of trades are contingent on physicals

I’m a Celtics fan since the early 80s— would love to pile on the Lakers but there is just nothing here

I was half expecting this to happen. Not due to conspiracies, but because Williams is never healthy.

cheese318 · Post #14 » by **cheese318** » Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:18 am

tigerae wrote:
deeps6x wrote:Should have offered that same package for Poeltl instead.

I don't think I would have given that deal for Poeltl honestly. He's a solid role player, but 29 while Williams, if he can get healthy is only 23 and have a much higher ceiling. Only player I would have offered the same deal would have been for Turner.

Now I think Bamba may make the most sense from the free agency market. Maybe Boban because of the history with Luka, but Bamba fits nicely and is young, if he stays healthy of course.

Yea I agree I think Bamba is the guy they should target. Should try to find someone to pair him up with who’s more defensive minded. Have a combo like D12/Javale

cheese318 · Post #15 » by **cheese318** » Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:20 am

elmdawgg69 wrote:Start LeBron at 5 and make Christian Wood his backup. Wood is a solid backup sixth man as he showed with the Rockets and Mavs.

Wood hasn’t played all year. When is he due back at this point? He’s too frail to cover someone like Jokic who has been their nemesis every year in the playoffs. Joker can’t really be stopped but you need someone in to limit him a little

cheese318 · Post #16 » by **cheese318** » Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:15 am

Bence wrote:"We fully vetted his health stuff, led by Dr. Kris Jones at UCLA Health and Dr. Leroy Sims on our team, and he's had no surgeries," Pelinka said. "So these are just parts of, he's still growing into his body. We vetted the injuries he's had and we're not concerned about those.

Mark Williams played up to the trade deadline for weeks.

Adam Silver is clearly helpless against the will of big markets. The Lakers had buyer's remorse, that is all.

Highly subjective but I kind of think that’s doubtful. There has to be merit and ground rules to rescind a trade based off medicals. The Lakers don’t make the rules. CBA has bylaws and you can’t just change rules because you changed your mind 72 hours later. Mind you now they have two players who openly know they tried trading them and wanted them off their team. It’s not something a team wants to happen or have to manage the players reintegration back on the roster.

Personally thought the trade for Mark Williams with his injury history was kind of an overpay/risky giving up Dalton, Pick swap & 2031 unprotected. Charlotte was getting good value for a guy who’s an RFA in 18 months with CHA probably not keen on having to give him a longer term contract.

Twinkie defense · Post #17 » by **Twinkie defense** » Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:19 am

mihaic · Post #18 » by **mihaic** » Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:48 am

the_process wrote:This is unbelievable. Should we just skip the entire season and have Laker-Celtic finals every year?

The Lakers knew he had multiple injuries before making the trade.

Dallas tried this crap too.

Should Dallas revert the Luka AD trade? AD us out.

the_process · Post #19 » by **the_process** » Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:18 pm

mihaic wrote:
the_process wrote:This is unbelievable. Should we just skip the entire season and have Laker-Celtic finals every year?

The Lakers knew he had multiple injuries before making the trade.

Dallas tried this crap too.

Should Dallas revert the Luka AD trade? AD us out.

If only AD hadn't played a game for them yet. But yes they should definitely try. Worst trade in the history of the league.