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Brings end to playing days
Williams announced Sunday in a YouTube video that he has retired from professional basketball.
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After not playing professionally in 2022-23, the 36-year-old Williams is now opting to bring a formal end to his career following a 17-year run in the NBA that included stops with the 76ers, Hawks, Raptors, Lakers, Rockets and Clippers. After entering the league in 2005 as a second-round draft pick out of high school, Williams went on to win three Sixth Man of the Year Awards, tying Jamal Crawford for the most in NBA history. Williams ranks as the NBA's all-time leader in bench scoring, with 13,396 of his 15,593 career points coming as a reserve.
After not playing professionally in 2022-23, the 36-year-old Williams is now opting to bring a formal end to his career following a 17-year run in the NBA that included stops with the 76ers, Hawks, Raptors, Lakers, Rockets and Clippers. After entering the league in 2005 as a second-round draft pick out of high school, Williams went on to win three Sixth Man of the Year Awards, tying Jamal Crawford for the most in NBA history. Williams ranks as the NBA's all-time leader in bench scoring, with 13,396 of his 15,593 career points coming as a reserve.
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How does Lou Williams compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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50.0%
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44.8%
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31.9%
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24.4%
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2.2%
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9.7%
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6.0%
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18.8%
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1.5%
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0.3%
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8.5%
Usage %
21.8%
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11.9
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0.8
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Last season was maybe the first meaningful step back in Williams' 16-year career. He saw his fewest minutes per game (21.3) since 2006-07, and his per-game fantasy rank (247) was also his lowest since that year. He spent the first half of the season with the Clippers before eventually being moved to the Hawks, but he had a similar role on each team. The signs of aging in Williams' game are there. He's taken fewer shots at the rim in each of the past three seasons and has replaced them mostly with mid-rangers. His three-point attempts have also taken a sharp decline since 2018-19. Unsurprisingly, he also posted the third lowest free-throw rate of his career (6.0 attempts per 100 possessions) last season. But all of that is to be expected from a soon-to-be 35-year-old guard who often relied on his quickness for buckets. During the offseason, Williams agreed to return to Atlanta on a one-year, $5 million deal. He should still be able to find roughly 20 minutes per game this season, but it would be surprising if he finished with top-100 value.
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Not planning to retire
Williams is not planning to retire and will be "proactive in talking to teams during free agency," per his agent Wallace Prather, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Remains out for Game 5
Williams (back) has been ruled out for Tuesday's Game 5 against the Heat, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports.
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Still out Sunday
Williams (back) is out for Sunday's Game 4 against the Heat, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.
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Out Friday
Williams (back) is out for Friday's Game 3 against the Heat.
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Out again Tuesday
Williams (back) is out for Game 2 against the Heat on Tuesday, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports.
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Intends to continue playing
Williams is not pursuing retirement and wants to continue playing next season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Williams' agent, Wallace Prather, recently spoke about his client's future and made it clear he's not aiming toward retirement. "Williams is not pursuing retirement, and I'll be proactive in talking to teams during free agency," Prather said. The 17-year veteran averaged 6.3 points across 14.3 minutes per game over 56 contests with the Hawks this past season.
Williams' agent, Wallace Prather, recently spoke about his client's future and made it clear he's not aiming toward retirement. "Williams is not pursuing retirement, and I'll be proactive in talking to teams during free agency," Prather said. The 17-year veteran averaged 6.3 points across 14.3 minutes per game over 56 contests with the Hawks this past season.