The Los Angeles Lakers gave up an intriguing rookie in Dalton Knecht when they made the move to acquire center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets,

The Lakers snagged their much-coveted center, agreeing to a deal for 7-footer Mark Williams of the Hornets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Williams is a legit starting center in the NBA; he's not a perfect player and his offensive game is still developing, but he's a reliable lob threat, a real deterrant in the paint and is still improving in pretty much all facets.