Lou Williams retires from basketball / News - Basketnews.com

Williams has been named the Sixth Man of the Year three times in his NBA career - in 2015, 2018, and 2019. His most successful year was during the 2017-18 season when he averaged 22.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game for the Clippers.

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After 17 years in the NBA, veteran guard Lou Williams has decided to officially call it quits.

The 36-year-old announced his decision to retire from basketball on his Instagram page. He did it on Father's Day.

Drafted in 2005 with the 45th overall pick, Williams is most famous for being a high-level role player. As such, he's been named the Sixth Man of the Year three times in his NBA career - in 2015, 2018, and 2019.

In 1123 games in the league, Williams averaged 13.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game on 41.9% shooting. Out of the 1123 games in his career, Lou-Will started in just 122 of them.

His most successful year was during the 2017-18 season when he averaged 22.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Williams has played for six different teams throughout his 17 years in the league - Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, and Houston Rockets.

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