LOOK: ESPN predicts Georgia native Lou Williams wins NBA Sixth Man Award

ESPN NBA analysts and experts predicted that former Atlanta Hawk and Georgia native Lou Williams will win the NBA Sixth Man Award.

Williams played high school basketball at South Gwinnett, where he was the 2005 Georgia High School Player of the Year.

He was selected 45th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Williams also played two seasons with Atlanta, where he averaged 11.9 points per game.

The NBA Awards are Monday, June 25 at 9 p.m.

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