Ty Lawson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ty Lawson

| image = Ty Lawson 2018.jpg

| caption = Lawson with the Washington Wizards in 2018

| position = Point guard

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|3}}

| birth_place = Clinton, Maryland, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 194

| high_school =

| college = North Carolina (2006–2009)

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 18

| draft_team = Minnesota Timberwolves

| career_start = 2009

| career_end =

| years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}

| team1 = Denver Nuggets

| years2 = 2011

| team2 = BC Žalgiris

| years3 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}}

| team3 = Houston Rockets

| years4 = {{nbay|2015|end}}

| team4 = Indiana Pacers

| years5 = {{nbay|2016|full=y}}

| team5 = Sacramento Kings

| years6 = 2017–2018

| team6 = Shandong Golden Stars

| years7 = {{nbay|2017|end}}

| team7 = Washington Wizards

| years8 = 2018–2019

| team8 = Shandong Golden Stars

| years9 = 2019–2020

| team9 = Fujian Sturgeons

| years10 = 2020–2021

| team10 = Kolossos Rodou

| years11 = 2021–2022

| team11 = US Monastir

| years12 = 2023

| team12 = Gaiteros del Zulia

| highlights =

NCAA champion (2009)
Consensus second-team All-American (2009)
Bob Cousy Award (2009)
ACC Player of the Year (2009)
First-team All-ACC (2009)
ACC All-Freshman team (2007)
No. 5 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels
McDonald's All-American (2006)
First-team Parade All-American (2006)

}}

Tywon Ronell Lawson (born November 3, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels where he won the 2009 national championship his junior year.

Lawson was selected with the 18th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets. He played six seasons for the Nuggets and later played for the Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and the Washington Wizards. Lawson played three seasons in the CBA for the Shandong Golden Stars and Fujian.

Early life

Lawson attended sixth and seventh grade at Gwynn Park Middle School in Prince George's County, Maryland.{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Dempsey|url=http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_13586058|title=Nuggets rookie Lawson quick on the court, quicker with a practical joke|date=October 18, 2009|work=DenverPost.com|publisher=The Denver Post|access-date=April 18, 2011}} In the eighth grade, he was recruited to the Newport School in Kensington, Maryland.{{cite web|url=http://www.denvertalentmag.com/emag/story/ty-lawson|title=Ty Lawson – Denver Talent Magazine|date=June 1, 2012|work=DenverTalentMag.com|publisher=Denver Talent Magazine|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403115120/http://www.denvertalentmag.com/emag/story/ty-lawson|url-status=dead}}

Lawson attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland from 2003 to 2004. He later transferred to and graduated from Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, where he was a first-team USA Today and Parade All-American. He participated in the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit. During Lawson's senior year at Oak Hill Academy, he averaged 23.8 points, 9.1 assists and five steals. His highest scoring game in high school was 55 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205674041|title=Ty Lawson bio|work=GoHeels.com|access-date=March 21, 2016}}

College career

File:Ty Lawson cropped.jpg

Lawson began playing for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2006–07 season. In 38 games, he led the Tar Heels with 5.6 assists per game and was fourth with 10.2 points per game, during which time he helped the Tar Heels win a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title, as well as the ACC tournament. During his sophomore year, he averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 assists per game, although he saw much less playing time due to an ankle sprain that kept him out much of the season. In spite of this nagging injury, he eventually returned to help Carolina repeat as both ACC regular season and tournament champions and ultimately earn a berth to the Final Four.{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504182435/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000031|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2014|title=North Carolina battles back, but Rush, Kansas close out Tar Heels|date=April 6, 2008|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=April 6, 2008}}

He was charged with driving after drinking on June 6, 2008, by a police officer who felt that Lawson's music was too loud. He was not charged with a DWI because he was below the legal limit of .08 BAC, but still received misdemeanors due to state law prohibiting anyone under the age of 21 from driving after drinking any amount of alcohol.{{cite web|url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3400138/|title=Lawson pleads guilty to driving after underage drinking|date=August 19, 2008|work=WRAL.com|access-date=August 22, 2008}} He was also charged for driving with a suspended license.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3428920|title=Tar Heels' Lawson charged with driving after consuming alcohol|date=June 6, 2008|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=June 6, 2008}}

On the day of the deadline to withdraw from the June 16 2008 NBA draft, Lawson decided to return to North Carolina for his junior season, along with Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and All-American Tyler Hansbrough, who all spurned the NBA draft to return to UNC, leaving the starters for the 2007–08 season intact for the 2008–09 season.{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/tar-heel-trio-to-return-to-school-withdraw-from-nba-draft/article/3258251|title=Tar Heel trio to return to school, withdraw from NBA draft|date=June 16, 2008|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=June 16, 2008}}

Lawson was voted to the All-ACC First Team his junior year and was named the ACC Player of the Year, the first time a point guard had won the ACC's highest honor since fellow Tar Heel Phil Ford won the award in 1978.{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Cohen|url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/blog/blue-zone/2009/03/lawson-named-acc-poy-henderson-only-nabs-2-votes|title=Lawson Named ACC POY; Henderson Only Nabs 2 Votes|date=March 10, 2009|work=DukeChronicle.com|access-date=March 10, 2009}} Lawson was also a consensus second-team all-American as a junior, making him eligible to have his jersey honored in the rafters of the Smith Center at the conclusion of his college career. In 2009, Lawson also won the Bob Cousy Award that honors the best collegiate point guard. During the 2009 NCAA Tournament championship game, he also set a record with 8 steals against Michigan State, giving him the most steals of any player in an NCAA championship game and helping lead the Tar Heels to a national title.

On April 23, 2009, Lawson announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2009 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2009/news/story?id=4091170|title=Lawson, Ellington entering draft|date=April 23, 2009|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=March 21, 2016}}

Professional career

= Denver Nuggets (2009–2015) =

File:Ty Lawson Nuggets.jpg

Due to concerns of his height and his often-sprained ankle, Lawson slipped to 18th in the 2009 NBA draft, where he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, they had already drafted two point guards, making Lawson expendable. This gave the Denver Nuggets an opportunity to get a quality player as they traded their future draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for Lawson.{{cite web|first=Arnie|last=Stapleton|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-06-25-3889639632_x.htm|title=Wolves trade Lawson to Denver|date=June 25, 2009|work=USAToday.com|publisher=USA Today|access-date=June 25, 2009}}{{cite web|first=Nate |last=Taylor |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/49150517.html |title=Last first-round pick delivers guard-only sweep |date=June 26, 2009 |work=StarTribune.com |publisher=Minneapolis Star-Tribune |access-date=June 26, 2009 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705144744/http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/49150517.html |archive-date=July 5, 2009 }} Lawson served as a backup to Chauncey Billups for one and a half seasons until Billups was traded to the New York Knicks on February 22, 2011, as part of a trade which also sent star forward Carmelo Anthony to New York.{{cite web|title=Knicks Acquire Four-Time All-Star Carmelo Anthony|url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/carmeloanthonyacquired.html|work=NBA.com|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2016}} On April 9, 2011, Lawson became the first player in NBA history to make his first 10 three-point attempts to start a game. He went 10-of-11 from behind three-point range and finished the game with a career-high 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310409007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413075708/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310409007|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2011|title=Ty Lawson scores career-high 37 to help short-handed Nuggets|date=April 10, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2011|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures}}

On August 15, 2011, Lawson signed a one-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas. The deal included an out-clause that allowed him to return to the Denver Nuggets when the 2011 NBA lockout ended.{{cite web|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/|title=Zalgiris inks playmaker Ty Lawson|work=EurocupBasketball.com|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=July 20, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6865514/ty-lawson-denver-nuggets-set-take-game-lithuania|title=Ty Lawson taking his game to Lithuania|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=August 16, 2011|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures}} Lawson played seven Euroleague games during his stint in Kaunas, averaging 7.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists.{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=003442#!careerstats|title=LAWSON, TY – Euroleague stats|work=Euroleague.net|access-date=April 17, 2015}}

In 2012–13, the Nuggets finished with a franchise-best record of 57–25 and earned the third seed in the Western Conference. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors. Lawson led Denver in both scoring and assists for the series with averages of 21.3 points and 8.0 assists.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lawsoty01/gamelog/2013/|title=Ty Lawson 2012–13 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=March 21, 2016}}

In 2013–14, with Danilo Gallinari out injured with a torn ACL, Lawson led the team in points, assists and steals.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2014.html|title=2013–14 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=April 17, 2015}}

The Nuggets' 2014–15 season took a turn for the worse with their record dropping to a dismal 30–52, good for the ninth-worst win–loss record in Nuggets history, and had a coaching change mid-season with Brian Shaw being replaced by Melvin Hunt. Despite the turmoil, Lawson managed to have a solid season with 15.2 points and a career-high 9.6 assists per game. His 720 total assists broke the Nuggets' single-season assists record of 714 held by Nick Van Exel.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Olson|url=http://www.denverstiffs.com/2015/4/17/8439475/closing-the-book-on-the-2014-2015-denver-nuggets-season|title=Closing the book on the 2014–15 Denver Nuggets season|work=DenverStiffs.com|publisher=SBNation|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2015}}

= Houston Rockets (2015–2016) =

On July 20, 2015, the Nuggets traded Lawson and a 2017 second round draft pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, a 2016 first round draft pick, and cash considerations.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-ty-lawson-and-second-round-pick-denver|title=Rockets Acquire Ty Lawson and Second-Round Pick from Denver|work=NBA.com|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=July 20, 2015}} He made his debut for the Rockets in the team's season opener against his former team the Denver Nuggets on October 28, recording 12 points and 6 assists as a starter in a 105–85 loss.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151028/DENHOU/gameinfo.html|title=Gallinari's 23 points leads Nuggets over Rockets 105–85|work=NBA.com|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2015}} He started in the Rockets' first 11 games of the season under coach Kevin McHale. However, after McHale was fired and J. B. Bickerstaff was named interim, Bickerstaff moved Lawson to the bench for the team's November 18 game against the Portland Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lawsoty01/gamelog/2016/|title=Ty Lawson 2015–16 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=March 21, 2016}} On December 18, he was suspended for two games by the NBA based on his guilty plea in November for driving while impaired and a lane usage violation after leaving a party in Denver in January 2015.{{cite web|first=Calvin|last=Watkins|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14394998/ty-lawson-houston-rockets-suspended-two-games-following-drunken-driving-arrests|title=Ty Lawson, suspended two games, considering options outside Houston|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=December 18, 2015}} On January 7, 2016, he was suspended for a further three games by the NBA for driving under the influence of alcohol in July 2015.{{cite web|first=Calvin|last=Watkins|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14525345/ty-lawson-houston-rockets-suspended-three-games-nba|title=Ty Lawson suspended for Rockets' next three games|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2016}} On March 1, he was waived by the Rockets in a buyout agreement.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/ty-lawson-buyout|title=Rockets Waive Ty Lawson|work=NBA.com|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2016}}

= Indiana Pacers (2016) =

On March 7, 2016, Lawson signed with the Indiana Pacers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/pacers/pacers-sign-ty-lawson|title=Pacers Sign Ty Lawson|work=NBA.com|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=March 7, 2016}} He made his debut for the Pacers later that night at home against the San Antonio Spurs, managing just five minutes of action before spraining his left ankle during the second quarter, which ruled him out for the rest of the game.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160307/SASIND/gameinfo.html|title=Pacers take control early, surprise Spurs with 99–91 victory|work=NBA.com|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=March 7, 2016}} He missed the following five games before returning to action on March 21 against the Philadelphia 76ers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160321/PHIIND/gameinfo.html|title=Pacers' playoff push gets jumpstart with win over 76ers|work=NBA.com|date=March 21, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}}

= Sacramento Kings (2016–2017) =

On August 31, 2016, Lawson signed with the Sacramento Kings.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-sign-ty-lawson|title=Kings Sign Free Agent Guard Ty Lawson|work=NBA.com|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=August 31, 2016}} On April 11, 2017, in his 551st and final NBA regular season game, Lawson recorded his first career triple-double with 22 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in a 129–104 win over the Phoenix Suns.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900594|title=Hield, Lawson lead Kings past Suns, 129–104|work=ESPN.com|date=April 11, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2017}}

= Shandong Golden Stars (2017–2018) =

On August 9, 2017, Lawson signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association.{{cite web|author=David Pick|url=https://twitter.com/IAmDPick/status/895292459265257474|title=China's Shandong announce the signings of...|work=Twitter|date=August 9, 2017|access-date=August 9, 2017}} In 46 games for Shandong, he averaged 25.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game.

= Washington Wizards (2018) =

On April 12, 2018, Lawson signed with the Washington Wizards for the 2018 NBA Playoffs.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-sign-ty-lawson|title=Wizards Sign Ty Lawson|work=NBA.com|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2018}} Lawson's Wizards debut came in game 2 of the first round series against the Toronto Raptors, where he had 14 points and 8 assists in a Wizards defeat. Washington would go on to lose in six games, with Lawson averaging 5.8 points and 3.0 assists in 19.2 minutes per game.

= Return to the Golden Stars (2018–2019) =

On December 15, 2018, Lawson returned and signed with the Shandong Golden Stars.{{cite web|title=Ty Lawson signs with Shandong|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ty-lawson-signs-with-shandong/|date=December 15, 2018|website=Sportando.basketball|access-date=December 15, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219082751/https://sportando.basketball/en/ty-lawson-signs-with-shandong/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=山东与劳森签约！周一抵达周二有望出战山西|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/basketball/cba/2018-12-16/doc-ihqhqcir6296151.shtml|language=zh|date=December 16, 2018|website=sina.com.cn|access-date=December 16, 2018}}

= Fujian Sturgeons (2019–2020) =

In September 2019, Lawson signed with the Fujian Sturgeons for the 2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season.{{cite web|title=Ty Lawson To Spend Another Season in China|url=https://www.slamonline.com/nba/ty-lawson-to-spend-another-season-in-china/|date=September 26, 2019|website=Slam.basketball|access-date=September 26, 2019}} He had 22 points in the season opener.{{cite web|title=Zhejiang lions beat Fujian 93–90|url=https://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2019-11/02/content_75367777.htm/|date=November 2, 2019|website=China.org.cn|access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103070158/http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2019-11/02/content_75367777.htm|url-status=dead}}

On September 19, 2020, Lawson was cut by the Sturgeons over "inappropriate" social media posts detrimental to the team.{{cite web|title=Former NBA guard Ty Lawson dropped by Chinese Basketball Association's Fujian Sturgeons|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29921052/former-nba-guard-ty-lawson-dropped-chinese-basketball-association-fujian-sturgeons/|date=September 19, 2020|website=ESPN|access-date=September 20, 2020}}

= Kolossos Rodou (2020–2021) =

On December 30, 2020, Lawson signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/661021/Kolossos-H-Hotels-land-Ty-Lawson,-ex-Fujian-S.|title=Kolossos H Hotels land Ty Lawson|date=December 30, 2020|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=December 30, 2020}} However, due to travel issues, he was unable to join the team until May 2021. He practiced with the team to finish then 2020–21 season and re-signed for the 2021–22 season,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/heba/1250547/kolossos-parts-ways-with-ty-lawson-bringing-in-stefan-pot/|title=Kolossos parts ways with Ty Lawson, bringing in Stefan Pot|work=eurohoops.net|date=September 27, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2023}} but after just one Greek Cup game in September 2021, he parted ways with Kolossos Rodou.{{cite web|url=https://basketnews.com/news-156925-ty-lawson-leaves-kolossos-rhodes-to-pursue-a-china-comeback.html|title=Ty Lawson leaves Kolossos Rhodes to pursue a China comeback|work=basketnews.com|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Ty Lawson, Kolossos Rhodes part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ty-lawson-kolossos-rhodes-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 27, 2021 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}

= US Monastir (2021–2022) =

In November 2021, Lawson signed with US Monastir of the Championnat National A.{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Ty Lawson will be the first former NBA player to play in the Basketball Africa League |url=https://tarheelinternational.com/2021/11/02/lawsonsignsinafrica/ |access-date=November 6, 2021 |website=Tar Heel International |language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102232811/https://tarheelinternational.com/2021/11/02/lawsonsignsinafrica/ |archive-date=November 2, 2021}} He left the team prior to the Basketball Africa League tournament.{{cite web|last=Solms|first=Leonard|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/33991607/bal-final-sees-battle-northern-vs-southern-african-giants-kigali|title=BAL final sees battle of northern vs southern African giants in Kigali|work=ESPN|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2023}}

= Gaiteros del Zulia (2023) =

In February 2023, Lawson signed with Gaiteros del Zulia of the Venezuelan Basketball League.{{cite web|url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Venezuela/news/793129/SPB-2023-Gaiteros-add-Ty-Lawson-to-their-roster,-ex-US-Monastir|title=SPB 2023 – Gaiteros add Ty Lawson to their roster, ex US Monastir|work=latinbasket.com|date=February 12, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}} On April 4, 2023, Lawson was fired from Gaiteros del Zulia allegedly for indiscipline{{cite news |title=Despiden a Tywon Lawson de Gaiteros por indisciplina |url=https://panorama.com.ve/deportes/despiden-a-tywon-lawson-de-gaiteros-por-indisciplina-20230425-0718.html |access-date=26 April 2023 |publisher=Panorama.com.ve}} even though he was having an excellent season with the team, regularly leading statistical categories. However, his off-court behavior violated team rules and organization ethics, leading to his dismissal.

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 65 || 8 || 20.3 || .515 || .410 || .757 || 1.9 || 3.1 || .7 || .0 || 8.3

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 80 || 31 || 26.3 || .503 || .404 || .764 || 2.6 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 11.7

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 61 || 61 || 34.8 || .488 || .365 || .824 || 3.7 || 6.6 || 1.3 || .1 || 16.4

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 73 || 71 || 34.4 || .461 || .366 || .756 || 2.7 || 6.9 || 1.5 || .1 || 16.7

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 62 || 61 || 35.9 || .431 || .356 || .798 || 3.5 || 8.8 || 1.6 || .2 || 17.6

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 75 || 75 || 35.5 || .436 || .341 || .730 || 3.1 || 9.6 || 1.2 || .1 || 15.2

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Houston

| 53 || 12 || 22.2 || .387 || .330 || .700 || 1.7 || 3.4 || .8 || .1 || 5.8

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

| 13 || 1 || 18.1 || .418 || .357 || .500 || 2.4 || 4.4 || .8 || .1 || 4.9

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento

| 69 || 24 || 25.1 || .454 || .288 || .797 || 2.6 || 4.8 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 551 || 344 || 29.2 || .460 || .359 || .770 || 2.7 || 6.0 || 1.2 || .1 || 12.7

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 6 || 0 || 19.7 || .429 || .400 || .684 || 1.3 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.8

| style="text-align:left;"| 2011

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 5 || 5 || 33.4 || .500 || .455 || .913 || 3.4 || 3.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 15.6

| style="text-align:left;"| 2012

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 7 || 7 || 34.6 || .514 || .321 || .632 || 2.6 || 6.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 19.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 6 || 6 || 39.3 || .440 || .190 || .848 || 3.3 || 8.0 || 1.7 || .0 || 21.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

| 7 || 0 || 10.6 || .333 || .000 || .667 || 1.0 || 1.4 || .4 || .0 || 2.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018

| style="text-align:left;"| Washington

| 5 || 0 || 19.2 || .346 || .625 || 1.000 || 2.6 || 3.0 || 0.6 || .0 || 5.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 36 || 18 || 25.9 || .458 || .333 || .792 || 2.3 || 4.2 || 0.9 || .1 || 12.0

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12

| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris

| 19 || 14 || 19.3 || .471 || .333 || .710 || 2.3 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.2 || 7.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 19 || 14 || 19.3 || .471 || .333 || .710 || 2.3 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.2 || 7.9

=CBA=

| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"|Shandong

| 46 || 6 || 36.1 || .548 || .401 || .835 || 4.6 || 6.5 || 2.2 || .04 || 25.5

| style="text-align:left;"|2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"|Shandong

| 24 || 2 || 35.0 || .511 || .352 || .841 || 3.9 || 8.7 || 1.8 || .04 || 26.5

| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"|Fujian

| 33 || 21 || 35.0 || .514 || .428 || .829 || 5.6 || 8.8 || 2.7 || .09 || 27.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 103 || 29 || 36.0 || .528 || .397 || .834 || 4.8 || 7.8 || 2.3 || .06 || 26.3

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07

| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina

| 38 || 31 || 25.7 || .500 || .356 || .688 || 2.9 || 5.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 10.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina

| 32 || 29 || 25.3 || .515 || .361 || .835 || 2.7 || 5.2 || 1.6 || .0 || 12.7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina

| 35 || 35 || 29.9 || .532 || .472 || .798 || 3.0 || 6.6 || 2.1 || .1 || 16.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career

| 105 || 95 || 27.0 || .516 || .402 || .780 || 2.9 || 5.8 || 1.8 || .1 || 13.1

Arrests

Lawson has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence (DUI). In 2008, 20-year-old Lawson pleaded guilty to underage drinking and driving after registering a .03 blood-alcohol level during a traffic stop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Additional charges of violating a noise ordinance and driving with a revoked or suspended license were dropped and Lawson was required only to complete 20 hours of community service.{{cite news|title=UNC's Lawson pleads guilty to underage drinking and driving|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3542876|access-date=July 18, 2015|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=August 19, 2008}}

In April 2012 in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Lawson was cited for careless driving, driving with a restricted license and permitting an unauthorized person to drive his car. Lawson was arrested in Denver on January 29, 2013, for avoiding prosecution for these offenses. He later pleaded guilty to allowing an unauthorized person to drive and the other charges were dropped.{{cite news|first=Alan |last=Gathright |title=Denver Nuggets star Ty Lawson, girlfriend arrested in domestic violence dispute, sheriff says |url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/denver-nuggets-star-ty-lawson-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge |access-date=July 14, 2015 |publisher=KMGH-TV |date=August 20, 2013 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715031944/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/denver-nuggets-star-ty-lawson-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge |archive-date=July 15, 2015 }}

On August 17, 2013, Lawson and his girlfriend, Ashley Pettiford, were arrested by police in Arapahoe County responding to a domestic violence call. Lawson was arrested on suspicion of committing two misdemeanors, domestic violence-related harassment and property damage. Both Lawson and Pettiford were released on $1,000 bond and charges were ultimately dropped.{{cite news|first=Will C.|last=Holden|title=Denver Nuggets star Ty Lawson arrested on suspicion of second DUI|url=http://kdvr.com/2015/01/23/denver-nuggets-star-ty-lawson-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dui/|access-date=July 18, 2015|work=KDVR.com|publisher=KDVR|date=January 24, 2015}}

On January 23, 2015, Lawson was arrested in Denver after driving almost twice the speed limit while under the influence of alcohol. In that incident, he admitted to police that he had a prior arrest for DUI in Missouri.{{cite news|first=Blair|last=Shiff|title=Ty Lawson taken into custody for suspicion of DUI|url=http://www.9news.com/story/sports/nba/2015/01/23/ty-lawson-suspicion-dui/22221197/|access-date=July 14, 2015|work=9News.com|publisher=KUSA|date=January 23, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} One of the conditions of his $1,500 bond was that he not drink alcohol.{{cite news|title=Nuggets' Ty Lawson to enter private alcohol treatment after DUI|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13275106/denver-nuggets-pg-ty-lawson-enter-private-alcohol-treatment-following-dui|access-date=July 18, 2015|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=July 18, 2015}}

On July 14, 2015, Lawson was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Ley|title=Ty Lawson Arrested For DUI For Second Time In Six Months|url=http://deadspin.com/ty-lawson-arrested-for-dui-for-second-time-in-six-month-1717717753|access-date=July 14, 2015|work=Deadspin.com|publisher=Gawker Media|date=July 14, 2015}} On July 17, a Denver judge ruled that Lawson would be required to spend a month at a residential rehabilitation center before facing DUI charges in either Colorado or California.

In February 2022, Lawson was arrested in Madrid after two altercations at an airport restaurant, with Spanish newspaper Marca reporting he had thrown a glass at a customer.{{cite news|first1=Jacob Calvin|last1=Meyer |title=Former NBA player Ty Lawson arrested after multiple altercations in Spain |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/feb/7/former-nba-player-ty-lawson-arrested-after-multipl/ |access-date=March 2, 2022 |date=February 7, 2022|work=The Washington Times}}

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=003442 EuroLeague profile]
[http://www.nba.com/pacers/potential-lawson-exceeds-risk "The Potential of Lawson Exceeds the Risk"] at nba.com

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