Not an afterthought, but I don't think Mark Williams is necessarily the ultimate answer to the Lakers' center position. And the chips that the Lakers paid in order to get Ma Wei obviously regarded Ma Wei as a long-term partner for Doncic.

Ma Wei's talent is undoubted, Duke was selected with the 15th pick in the first round, the perfect center body, he is good at everything in the box, and eating cake is only part of it. In addition to the lack of baskets, Ma Wei's center skills are very balanced. Of course, his injury history is too severe.

Because of being in the Wasp, many people don't know much about Ma Wei. He played 43 games in his rookie season, the highest of three seasons in his career so far. Even so, he sprained his ankle several times in his rookie season, showing the physique of a sick seed.

In his second season, Ma Wei suffered a serious back injury that cost him just 19 games before the season was reimbursed. In the training camp before the start of this season, Ma Wei suffered another tendon strain in his left foot. From his back to his legs, Ma Wei can be described as scarred.

His biggest concern is his back injury, which the Lakers have previously determined has healed. But the reason why the deal was finally canceled was that Ma Wei still had a lot of problems in other aspects, the Hornets did not submit the medical report in time, and the Lakers canceled the deal.

The Lakers paid for Knecht, Reddish, an unprotected 2031 first-round pick and a 2030 first-round pick swap in order to get Marvey. Knecht is now worth no less than one first-rounder, and with 31 years of unprotected first-rounders, the price of more than two first-rounders is not insignificant.

So when the Lakers found out that Ma Wei had other problems besides the most serious back injury, they immediately decided to cancel the deal. Even if the trading market is closed now, there is a high probability that they will not be able to strengthen a center stronger than Hayes.

NBA teams trade players who are subject to medical examinations, and there have been many cases of canceling trades because they have not passed medical examinations. Of course, as long as the other side accepts the player's injury situation, a deal can be made, for example, many players who have been reimbursed for the season can also be traded.

Ma Wei's problem must be not small, and it has reached the point where the Lakers can't swallow their anger. The Lakers have had a lot of experience in this area, from Nunn to Vincent, so they can be regarded as eating a trench and growing wise. The Lakers don't have to pay for two first-round picks to get a potential long-term hidden danger in the future.

In the short term, the Lakers can only accept that their starting center is Hayes. But with the same chips, maybe the Lakers may not be able to get another center in the offseason.

As for the results of this season, I don't think the Lakers should have much expectation for this season after they chose to trade Bush Eyebrow. Thick eyebrows have been outside the Lakers' lineup since January 29, and the Lakers, who do not have thick eyebrows and do not have Doncic, have won five consecutive victories during this time.

The Lakers seem to have found a way to win without thick eyebrows, and put out a large lineup with multiple forwards to make up for the lack of the center position. Of course, everything is based on the fact that James can still play superstar at the age of 40.

Xiaoli's performance during this period is also at the All-Star level, and he just scored a career-high 45 points yesterday, and this ball-holding point is really practiced. Even if Doncic and James are there, Saori won't completely lose his share of the ball.

But the regular season is the regular season after all, and the playoffs are a completely different level of competition. Just at the point of center, the Lakers can be targeted to death. Not to mention how weak the Lakers' interior line will be if they really face Jokic.

If nothing else, tomorrow will be Doncic's Lakers debut. We've seen so many miracles in Doncic's short career. In a relatively low period of his career, what kind of performance will he use to fight back against the Mavericks?