The Los Angeles Lakers signed veteran free-agent center Alex Len on Tuesday to bolster their frontcourt depth after their failed attempt to acquire Charlotte center Mark Williams. To make room on the roster for the 31-year-old Ukrainian in his 12th NBA season,

Needing to fill the void created by Anthony Davis' trade to Dallas for Luka Doncic, the team will bring in the 7-footer while waiving injured Christian Wood.

The Lakers are trading Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Hornets for center Mark Williams, sources told ESPN.

The Mark Williams trade saga has seemingly taken yet another turn. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to trade Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a first-round pick in 2031 and swap rights on another first-round pick in 2030 to the Hornets for their young big man.

The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade to acquire Mark Williams from Charlotte because the center failed his physical, a person with knowledge of the circumstances told The Associated Press on Saturday night.