Lakers' run of dumb luck continues as another unbelievable trade falls into GM Rob Pelinka's lap

Nico Harrison hand-delivered Luka Doncic, which set the stage for the Mark Williams deal

The Los Angeles Lakers could fall into a septic tank and come out smelling like the inside of a Sephora. At every point in their history, whenever they have endured a stretch of struggle, they have always come out of it with literally a Hall of Fame player -- or players -- to rescue them from the depths of NBA normalcy.  Lakers had been looking for a big but once they got Luka this week, they knew exactly what kind of big they wanted. From what I've heard, in Luka's initial basketball conversations he told Lakers GM Rob Pelinka he played best when he had a vertical lob threat. When Charlotte called saying they liked [Dalton] Knecht and might be willing to discuss Mark Williams, the deal came into place.

They got Wilt. They got Kareem. They got Magic. They got Shaq and Kobe, and then when Shaq left for Miami, they finagled Pau Gasol from Memphis in a trade so lopsided that Gregg Popovich called for an investigation. After Kobe, they got LeBron. 

Now, just in time for LeBron to age out, Luka Doncic falls into their lap. And if that wasn't enough, they had sufficient draft capital left over from the Luka heist to land Mark Williams, who isn't going to be a name many casual fans have heard much about, but is an absolute steal who fills the one hole that the Lakers had left and profiles as the exact type of lob-threat center Doncic covets.