Lou Williams
Williams with the 76ers in 2010
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| No. 23 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 27, 1986 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2006 | →Fort Worth Flyers |
| 2012–2014 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2014–2015 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2015–present | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Louis Tyrone Williams (born October 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Williams was selected directly out of high school by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Williams spent seven seasons with Philadelphia before signing with the Atlanta Hawks in 2012, playing two seasons there before being traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2014. He was then named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2015.
Williams played at Snellville's South Gwinnett High School under Roger Fleetwood, where he was a four-time All-State selection, was named Georgia's "Mr. Basketball" his junior and senior year. As a junior, Williams led South Gwinnett to the 5A Georgia State Championship. At the end of his senior year, Williams was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-American as well as a first-team Parade All-American.
Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Williams was listed as the No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 7 player in the nation in 2005.
Williams, and high school teammate Mike Mercer, committed to play at the University of Georgia, but Williams ended up declaring for the 2005 NBA draft instead. Williams finished his career as the second all-time leading scorer in Georgia high school basketball history.
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