Los Angeles has dramatically revamped its nucleus since Christmas, assembling a roster that could be a championship contender this season with Luka Doncic and 40-year-old LeBron James.

The Los Angeles Lakers are not done making moves ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. On Wednesday, Shams Charania of ESPN confirmed that the Lakers traded rookie Dalton Knecht to the Charlotte Hornets for center Mark Williams.

Welcoming the new player doesn’t mean that you don’t miss the teammates, like Anthony Davis, Max Christie and Jalen Hood-Schifino, who were traded away.

The Trail Blazers would likely want to make room to have more minutes for Donovan Clingan, who they recently selected early in the 2024 NBA Draft. For the Lakers, meanwhile, Ayton could have at least some tangible valuable as a player who has postseason experience and tremendous size on the inside.

On the latest episode of “NBA Daily,” Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni were joined by senior Lakers beat writer Jovan Buha to discuss what further moves Los Angeles could make. A partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length. The full episode is available on YouTube below or in the “NBA Daily” podcast feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.