Writer feels Lakers could try to trade for Mark Williams again

After the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the trade that brought them Luka Doncic on Feb. 1, they instantly went back to work and looked to complete their roster. Adding a starting-caliber center was their No. 1 task, and they appeared to do just that days later when they agreed to trade rookie sharpshooter Dalton Knecht, forward Cam Reddish, a 2031 first-round draft pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Charlotte Hornets for Mark Williams.

Williams appeared to be the type of young, athletic, defensive-minded center they both wanted and needed. But he failed his physical, and just like that, kaput went that trade.

Some have wondered since if the Lakers could revisit that trade this summer,…