The trade-deadline deal that would have sent Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for rookie forward Dalton Knecht, forward Cam Reddish and draft pick compensation was rescinded on Saturday night by the Lakers after Williams failed the physical, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that their NBA trade agreement to acquire center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets has been rescinded, as relayed by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

The Los Angeles Lakers are back to square one on finding a long-term big man to play with superstar guard Luka Dončić. The Lakers shared on Saturday evening that the team’s deadline trade from Thursday with the Charlotte Hornets for center Mark Williams had been rescinded.