Louis “Lou” Tyrone Williams (born October 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player and recording artist from Memphis, Tennessee. Drafted straight out of South Gwinnett High School, he was selected witht the 45th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Williams, at 6 foot 1 inch, is a combo guard.

After a stint in the then-NBA Development League, Lou put up averges of 11.3 points, 3.2 assists and 2 rebounds per game during the 2007-08 season. He signed a five-year, $25 million contract to stay in Philly shortly after.

Williams signed with the Atlanta Hawks in 2012 and played there for two years. He was subsequently traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2014 and won his first Sixth Man of the Year Award, averaging 15.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists coming off the bench.

Following stints in Los Angeles with the Lakers and Houston with the Rockets, Williams was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017, where he was awarded with another Sixth Man award at the end of the season. In 2019, he became the NBA’s career leader in points scored off of the bench. This earned him his third Sixth Man trophy, joining Jamal Crawford as the only three-time winners of the award.

As a passionate hip-hop fan, Lou has recorded several rap tracks and was featured on Philadelphia native Meek Mill’s I Want It All. He plans to release his debut EP in 2020.