After the Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks, they tried to acquire Mark Williams from the Hornets. Well, they did. Then they didn't. Williams failed his physical in LA, causing the Lakers to return him to sender — the sender being the Charlotte Hornets.

Len fills a hole at the Lakers’ center position left by Anthony Davis after he was dealt to the Mavericks in their shocking blockbuster trade for Luka Doncic, joining Jaxson Hayes on their big man depth chart. To make room for Len, the Lakers waived Christian Wood.

After move to acquire center Mark Williams from the Hornets fell through, the Lakers filled the void by adding 12-year veteran Alex Len.

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up for a Monday night showdown with the Utah Jazz, looking to stay red-hot after winning their last five games and 10 of

Los Angeles’ subsequent moves after acquiring Luka Doncic were made to appease their newest star, not their resident one.

Luka Doncic was in the starting lineup for his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Doncic joined LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes as starters for the streaking Lakers against the Utah Jazz.