Before this season, the average NBA fan might have considered Lou Williams' most notable life accomplishments his two girlfriends and his name-drops in rap music -- or his forays into rap music himself. We won't forget those things any time soon, but the Legend of Lou is quietly (OK, maybe not so quietly) putting together a season that could land him in the NBA All-Star Game.
A second-round pick out of high school in 2006, Williams carved out a decade-plus of NBA success as, essentially, a hired gun.