According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Charlotte Hornets risked executing a bold play, selling Mark Williams (center) to the Phoenix Suns player for the No. 29 pick and a lucrative 2029 first-round pick. The Lakers were supposedly parting ways with a potential deal with Williams just weeks prior, acts that nonetheless spoke of concerns regarding his medical evaluation.
A true giant at 22 years in age, he has had big flashes of brilliance while injury troubles plagued-severely, very early in this career: he played just 19 games last season, constantly/several times being sidelined due to a back issue.