Spurned by the Los Angeles Lakers due to a failed physical and returned to the Hornets following the agreed upon Feb. 6 deal for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft pick compensation prior to the NBA trade deadline, Williams has been on quite the ride lately. And the emotional roller coaster was enough to leave him a tad queasy.

Williams has a revenge game on tap if he can block out the noise, and a cake walk matchup if he sees fit. He is averaging 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds while consistently putting up gaudy statistical performances, including a 38-point trouncing of the Chicago Bulls in January.

There's something about trades between the Hornets and Lakers living in infamy. Nearly 30 years after one of the most notorious draft-day deals in sports history, Charlotte and L.A. agreed on a deadline deal centered around Mark Williams that was believed to bring the Lakers one step closer to title contention.