Lou

Williams

“Lemon Pepper Lou” is the NBA’s all-time leading bench scorer and three-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner. He last appeared with the Atanta Hawks in 2021-22, and he did not log any minutes last season.

Williams averaged 6.3 points per game with 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season in 14.3 minutes for the Hawks. He is now a free agent and, according to his agent, the 17-year veteran has no plan to retire. “(Williams) is not pursuing retirement, and I’ll be proactive in talking to teams during free agency,” Prather said. Even if a team adds the veteran to their roster next season, he is not expected to impact fantasy basketball.

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Williams isn’t a big part of the rotation in Atlanta for his playing status to have any impact on fantasy hoops.

Williams’ absence won’t have much of an impact as far as DFS is concerned, as the Hawks have been playing Delon Wright heavy minutes. Not only has Wright been a valuable option off the bench as the team’s backup point guard, but he’s also seeing more time alongside Trae Young in an attempt to free up Atlanta’s star guard for more scoring opportunities.

Williams isn’t a large enough part of the rotation in Atlanta for his playing status to have any bearing in fantasy hoops.

Williams missing this game won’t have a huge impact on the Hawks rotation, as Delon Wright is backup point guard behind Trae Young.

There weren’t any noticeable issues when he was seen going through his usual pregame routine, and this isn’t a game that Atlanta would want their prized sixth man to miss. Only John Collins (foot/finger) and Lou Williams (back) are out for the Hawks tonight, and unless we hear otherwise, it’ll be Trae Young, Kevin Huerter, De’Andre Hunter and Clint Capela starting this one, the same first group they used against the Hornets.

Williams missing another game won’t have much of an impact on the Hawks rotation, as his role in the rotation has been limited. Delon Wright was already the backup point guard, so no change there either.

Williams will miss a fourth straight game and in his absence, Delon will handle majority of the backup point guard minutes behind Trae Young.