While it would have otherwise felt like a normal game as basketball resumes action after a few days off in the schedule, this match is anything but normal. That is because after the two teams agreed to a trade that would send Hornets big man Mark Williams to the Lakers, the deal was rescinded.

Dalton Knecht’s handling of the failed trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets has impressed many, especially given the turmoil surroundi

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One day before the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and a future first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Mark Williams . However, the trade was later rescinded due to a failed physical by Williams, and the players involved ended up returning to their previous teams.

The Los Angeles Lakers get perspective from an NBA All-Star as they look to regroup after trade deadline drama.

SALT LAKE CITY — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht said “it felt like a movie” after being traded to the Charlotte Hornets and then back to the Lakers after Los Angeles rescinded the trade three days later over a failed physical by Hornets center Mark Williams.

At the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers sent Dalton Knecht to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for big man Mark Williams. This trade came as a bit of a shock since Knecht was in the midst of a solid rookie season, but the Hornets center projected to serve as a lob threat for Luka Doncic.

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month was when the Lakers announced that their trade to acquire big man Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded just 48 hours after it was announced.