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.

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 They tried to land rising Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams, but that attempted trade was rescinded when he failed his physical.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.

After making their big acquisition of Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers at least looked into another significant deal before the February trade deadline.