The Los Angeles Lakers won the biggest prize in the 2024-25 regular season with the league-altering acquisition of All-NBA point guard Luka Doncic. However, as their brief playoff run underscores, they’re not a championship team yet.

It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are interested in adding a center during the offseason. Luka Doncic, JJ Redick, and others in the organization have made it known that they want a center to pair with their two stars.

The Lakers did make a real effort to plug that hole, however. They tried to land rising Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams, but that attempted trade was rescinded when he failed his physical. ESPN's Dave McMenamin said on “Straight Fire” with Jason McIntyre that they also looked into trading for Onyeka Okongwu of the Atlanta Hawks.