NBA 2017-18: 5 offseason moves that have benefited their team

5) Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers

Lou Williams

Previous season: 14.9 points per game, 3 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game, 0.4 blocks per game.

Regular season: 19 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 4.6 assists per game, 1 steal per game, 0.2 blocks per game

In the biggest trade of the offseason, Williams made his return to Los Angeles. In exchange for Chris Paul, the LA Clippers received seven players as well as a 2018 first-round pick from the Houston Rockets.

This trade saw Williams join his sixth NBA team, the others being the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, LA Lakers as well as the Rockets.

Williams himself is a great player but one who has not been able to fit into the various teams' systems throughout his career. This season though, he has already posted career bests in terms of both points and assists.

After the Clippers suffered injuries to players in their starting five, Williams has a golden opportunity to prove his worth to the team - something that he has not failed to produce, either.

In his last five games, he has averaged 25.2 points per game with 6.4 assists to go with it. One of those games, he dropped 42 points, shooting an efficient 57.1%. With this production, he is proving to many that his arrival was a valuable one this year.