Our 2021-22 Atlanta Hawks Player Review series continues with a look at the season of guard Lou Williams.
If this is the end for Lou Williams, he leaves a lasting legacy in the NBA. As part of the last draft class in 2005 with the ability to jump from high school directly to the pros at the age of 18, Williams joined the Philadelphia 76ers as a relatively unheralded second round pick.
The odds of lasting in the Association for more than a couple of years as a second rounder are long, and yet here we are at the end of Williams’ 17th season in the NBA.