Lou Williams speaks on his profession ties to Allen Iverson, making an influence as a sixth man, and doing sufficient for Corridor Of Fame consideration on “Podcast P With Paul George”.

We share highlights from this week’s episode of “Podcast P With Paul George”, offered by Wave Sports activities + Leisure, that includes NBA veteran and 3-time NBA Sixth Man of the Yr, Lou Williams.

Within the episode, Lou-Will presents perception into life after retiring from the NBA, revolutionizing the sixth man function, his ideas on the present technology of gamers, and getting the chance to play alongside a few of the biggest scoring guards in Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant.

Later within the episode, PG and Lou break down their time collectively on the Clippers, taking part in beneath Doc Rivers, and life within the NBA bubble.

The fellows additionally break down why the three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Yr ought to be thought-about for the Basketball Corridor of Fame.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• 05:50 – LOU WILLIAMS ON WHAT RETIREMENT LIFE HAS BEEN LIKE FOR HIM

“It’s been enjoyable man, it’s been eye opening. As a result of I don’t miss it as a lot as I assumed I’d. I don’t assume I miss it as a lot as a result of I gave myself a two-year window the place I knew I used to be gonna part myself out and I knew I used to be coming to the top. So I had two seasons to essentially put together what was subsequent for me. I believe that’s been one of many largest surprises to me, simply not tripping about not being across the sport. So after I do come out and go to a sport, I can actually get pleasure from it as a result of I’m not emotionally invested in what’s happening…I can watch y’all as followers once more.”

• 06:50 – ON PLAYING HIS FINAL SEASON FOR HIS HOMETOWN ATLANTA HAWKS AND WHETHER IT HELPED EASE HIS DECISION TO RETIRE

“Shit, I believe that’s what buried me! They need to have despatched me some other place. It’s simply complacency whenever you’re on the crib. I saved telling them y’all can rely my days. I’m too comfy at dwelling. If I performed for one more market, one other metropolis it could give me that chip the place I may maintain grinding. After I’m at dwelling, I’ve acquired too many comforts round me.”

• 23:20 – ON WHAT ALLEN IVERSON TAUGHT LOU WILLIAMS ON BEING A PRO

“Man, I watched the dude battle by means of a lot adversity. He was a trailblazer. He’s the primary one to do the tattoos, he’s the primary particular person to do the cornrows, he’s the primary particular person to be a part of hip-hop tradition, he’s the primary particular person, you realize, to do the massive gaudy jewellery with the diamonds and all of that. He’s a popular culture icon and a basketball participant. So I simply watched him take a number of criticism and exit and put up 30s and 40s and put a crew on his again at six ft, 175 kilos coping with damaged bones and accidents. He gave every thing he had, each evening. That put that toughness in me. Like bro, in case you can lace up, you’re going to play within the sport. You’re going to go on the market and provides it your all. I believe that was one of the beneficial classes I discovered from him. Going on the market and giving the town of Philadelphia every thing he had.”

• 25:30 – LOU ON ALLEN IVERSON BEING TRADED BACK; WHY THEY GAVE IVERSON LOU’S STARTING LINEUP SPOT

“I performed with him twice and it’s form of loopy how {our relationships} and our careers intertwined as a result of by the point he acquired traded, I used to be coming into my very own…and I broke my jaw. Antawn Jamison broke my jaw on a unfastened ball. They mentioned I needed to have my jaw wired shut for eight weeks. They known as me early on in my restoration course of, they was like hey we interested by bringing AI again, you realize to fill that void, what do you consider that? I used to be enthusiastic about it, I used to be like hell yeah. Like carry my man again, I used to be excited to do this. Then as soon as I acquired wholesome once more, they known as me into the workplace and was like yeah you’re going to come back off the bench, AI’s going to begin as a result of we don’t assume it could be wholesome for him, mentally going ahead, coming off the bench so he’s going to be the starter. Clearly that’s AI and I’m cool with him being the starter nevertheless it was like rattling I used to be peaking up. Shit, I’ve been coming off the bench ever since that. So how my profession ended up getting solidified within the underground and the sixth man and all of those different issues, a number of that a part of my historical past continues to be tied to AI.”

• 27:40 – LOU WILLIAMS SAYS DOC RIVERS WAS THE ONLY COACH TO TAKE A CHANCE

“I by no means actually had a coach that took an opportunity on me like that. The one coach that basically took an opportunity like that was Doc in my first yr with the Clippers after I gained my second sixth man. You recognize, I began a number of video games that yr and that was it. I believe I began 100 and a few video games in my complete profession which sounds loopy. But it surely acquired to that time the place I needed to discover pleasure within the sport.”

• 28:15 – LOU WILLIAMS ON HIS IMPACT AS A SIXTH MAN ON THE NBA

“I believe Jamal [Crawford] and I’ve made an influence on the sport the place it’s not an embarrassing factor to be the sixth man on the crew. It’s not frowned upon. These younger guys are embracing it now.”

• 38:10 – LOU WILLIAMS SHARES EXPERIENCE GOING TO THE LAKERS, KOBE COMING BACK FROM INJURY, CHANGING THE DYNAMIC OF THE TEAM

“He [Kobe] had a shoulder damage at the moment. He was having a shoulder concern. So after I first acquired there it was kinda bizarre as a result of he wasn’t round. So I used to be taking part in with my friends and he acquired wholesome and every thing modified. Just like the surroundings modified, I really feel just like the air modified, the lights modified. He simply got here in and it was like alright order within the court docket…taking part in with Bean for 2 and a half years was particular to me, man. Simply attending to know him as an individual was a particular expertise to me.”

• 52:30 – PG ON KEEPING HIS CLIPPERS TRADE SECRET FROM LOU WILLIAMS AND PAT BEV WHILE SPENDING THE DAY TOGETHER

PG: “Humorous sufficient, as a result of I believe you and Pat Bev was there. I bumped into y’all. Entire time I do know what’s happening however you realize we gotta maintain that shit beneath wraps. Deep down I need to be like, what’s up! It’s on! However I saved it like, you realize what I imply I used to be making an attempt to maintain a poker face, no pun meant being on the market. However I knew the entire time that shit was going to drop that evening.”

TW: “Yeah, we most likely didn’t know and we most likely was virtually in that commerce, you realize what I’m saying? So that they weren’t telling us nothing on the time…we actually had no clue. We had been taking part in roulette man…I used to be putting. There began being a buzz round me… The fellows had been like yo, PG simply got here no matter no matter. So we like what? Maintain on. So I pulled my chips like what’s happening. By this time Pat Bev is coming down as a result of he went to play blackjack so he’s like yeahhhhhhh. I’m like maintain up, I ain’t get traded did I? As a result of I’m like what did we give as much as get him?”

• 1:06:00 – LOU WILLIAMS SAYS HE THINKS HE’S DONE ENOUGH FOR HALL OF FAME CONSIDERATION

“I actually really feel like I did sufficient. I believe whenever you consider the Corridor of Fame, you consider the apparent guys, you realize what I’m saying? You don’t consider the remainder of the category. There’s a coach you’ve by no means heard of that’s going to go within the Corridor of Fame that very same yr. There’s going to be some gamers, there’s going to be some person who’s a employees member that’s going to go within the Corridor of Fame. The Basketball Corridor of Fame is about making an influence on the sport that no one else has been in a position to do. And I really feel like I particularly have completed that. I really feel like Jamal has completed that. He’s eligible two years earlier than I’m, he’s eligible subsequent yr. So the way it goes for him will form of give me an concept of the way it’s going to go for me. Whether or not it’s first poll or no matter I believe I’ve completed sufficient to get it. Discuss any individual who embraced a place that was handed to me…and I championed it and I made it cool. I made it transcendent the place younger children are comfy with doing it.”