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LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 100-97. Ball finished the win with 27 points, five rebounds, six assists and one steal while shooting 9/19 from the field and 5/13 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.

The minutes cap has been lifted for Luka Doncic, and Andrew Caley's NBA picks are pouncing on a generously-priced prop for the former Maverick vs. an overmatched Hornets squad tonight.

After the Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, they nearly got Mark Williams from the Hornets, too. The two teams meet Wednesday. Here's what happened.

One of the more puzzling parts of the trade deadline earlier this month was when the Lakers announced that their trade to acquire big man Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded just 48 hours after it was announced.

Mark Williams has had quite the last two weeks in his NBA career. When the Charlotte Hornets center woke up a few weeks ago, his life had been changed in a way that no one saw coming. Williams had been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Dalton Knecht and a 2031 first-round pick.