{"id":122237,"date":"2025-02-06T00:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=122237"},"modified":"2025-02-06T00:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:58:08","slug":"lakers-trade-mark-williams-dalton-knecht-cam-reddish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/06\/lakers-trade-mark-williams-dalton-knecht-cam-reddish\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Finally Trade for Center, But Give Up First-Round Rookie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all this time, the Lakers got their center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Days after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/02\/lakers-mavericks-trade-luka-doncic-anthony-davis\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 10-time All-Star <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthony Davis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Slovenian superstar <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luka Doncic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, LA made a critical move and filled a position of need in one surprising swoop.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Lakers Finally Trade for Center, But Give Up First-Round Rookie<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Trade Details<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, who broke the news late Wednesday night, the Lakers are receiving Hornets big man <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willima07.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Williams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in exchange for <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/knechda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dalton Knecht<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reddica01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cam Reddish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, their 2031 first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just In: The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Charlotte Hornets for center Mark Williams, sources tell ESPN. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGUwETssGd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QGUwETssGd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1887369554042454044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams has enjoyed a breakout campaign despite the Hornets\u2019 struggles. The third-year center has averaged 16 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. He\u2019s also shot 59.7% from the field and 77.6% from the free-throw line. The Lakers will look to add the 23-year-old big man into the starting lineup as a legitimate lob threat who can impose his will in the paint while defending the rim with ease\u2014not to mention put up monster performances like this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Williams 38 pts 9 rebs 5 asts vs Grizzlies 24\/25 season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MUqi6C4LdEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Charlotte lands a 23-year-old rookie who burst onto the scene with his sharpshooting and athleticism. The 17th pick in the 2024 Draft, Knecht averaged 9.4 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 46.5% from the field and 35.8% from deep. At one point, injuries to other players made him a temporary solution in the starting lineup, and he played that role to a tee. In 12 games with the first unit, Knecht <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nba\/ask\/dalton-knecht-starter-stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">averaged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 14.3 points while shooting 47% from the field and 39% from the perimeter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from Knecht, the Hornets will also get a wing defender in Reddish, who is in need of a fresh start. He\u2019s played 33 games this season and averaged 18 minutes per contest, but put up 3.3 points and two rebounds on .430\/.289\/.615 splits. The trade also sees the Lakers part with their other tradable first-round pick, an intriguing move considering the team had dangled their firsts for players arguably above Williams\u2019 pay grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lakers are trading for a rising 7-foot-2 center, giving the franchise a starting center in Williams who fits the profile of athleticism and verticality that has flourished with Luka Doncic. Hornets land a rookie in Knecht they are excited about, and draft capital. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BlzoawiLjR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/BlzoawiLjR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1887369896159273062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Lakers are in win-now mode, while also setting up their future. They have a roster with no obvious hole to address, but have an open roster spot in order to be active in the buyout market to add the best available fit for their depth.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcten\/status\/1887376393647841770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>The Last Word<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelinka has worked to orchestrate a trade deadline turnaround following last weekend\u2019s blockbuster. He has finally acquired a center after claiming the market was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/04\/lakers-center-very-dry-trade-market\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cvery dry\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this week. The Lakers could have more tricks up their sleeve, but this deadline is looking like a success for the purple and gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After all this time, the Lakers got their center. Days after trading 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis for Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic, LA made a critical move and filled a position of need in one surprising swoop. Lakers Finally Trade for Center, But Give Up First-Round Rookie Trade Details According to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, who broke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4265,"featured_media":122242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,7,26,62,4721],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-hornets","category-lakers","category-nba","category-trade-rumors"],"modified_by":"Jordan Pagkalinawan","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122249,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122237\/revisions\/122249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}