Lou Williams, who is considered one of the best sixth men in NBA history, has announced his retirement from professional basketball. Williams is riding off into the sunset after playing 17 seasons in NBA.
Williams hasn’t played at all this past season, instead coaching his daughter Jada’s eighth-grade AAU team. He last saw NBA action in 2021-22, when he averaged 6.3 points in 56 games with the Atlanta Hawks.
Lou Williams spent the early portion of his professional career with the Philadelphia 76ers before embarking on stints with the Hawks, the Toronto Raptors, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Williams had his best stretch with the Clippers, where he averaged 20+ points in back-to-back seasons (2017–18 and 2018–19) despite coming off the bench. He won NBA Sixth Man of the Year in both seasons. He has a total of three Sixth Man of the Year awards on his resume, being tied with Jamal Crawford for most in NBA history.
Williams averaged 13.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game as a pro. He is at the top of the NBA’s all-time list for points off the bench with 13,396 and has 1,001 career games off the bench, which is the most in NBA history.
