Williams is a legit starting center in the NBA; he's not a perfect player and his offensive game is still developing, but he's a reliable lob threat, a real deterrant in the paint and is still improving in pretty much all facets.

Mark Williams, who was initially traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, was sent back to Charlotte after the trade was rescinded and hasn't appeared in a game since. However, that could change on Wednesday night versus the Lakers as Williams has been upgraded to probable with a designation on the injury report as "return to play reconditioning.

In another serving of NBA irony, Mark Williams is expected to make his Charlotte Hornets return after a failed trade to the Los Angeles Lakers against the Lakers.