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Ty Lawson

Tywon Ronnell Lawson ▪ Twitter: @TyLawson3

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1987 in Clinton, Maryland
High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 2009 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 28, 2009
Age: 25 years, 203 days ▪ Experience: 4 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 65 8 1318 201 390 .515 34 83 .410 106 140 .757 42 82 124 203 48 2 82 89 542
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 80 31 2103 346 688 .503 69 171 .404 172 225 .764 67 142 209 377 80 4 137 133 933
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 61 61 2124 374 767 .488 73 200 .365 178 216 .824 54 173 227 401 82 6 149 94 999
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 73 71 2513 448 971 .461 85 232 .366 235 311 .756 36 162 198 501 107 8 182 135 1216
Career NBA 279 171 8058 1369 2816 .486 261 686 .380 691 892 .775 199 559 758 1482 317 20 550 451 3690

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 65 8 20.3 3.1 6.0 .515 0.5 1.3 .410 1.6 2.2 .757 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.1 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.4 8.3
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 80 31 26.3 4.3 8.6 .503 0.9 2.1 .404 2.2 2.8 .764 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.7 1.7 11.7
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 61 61 34.8 6.1 12.6 .488 1.2 3.3 .365 2.9 3.5 .824 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.6 1.3 0.1 2.4 1.5 16.4
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 73 71 34.4 6.1 13.3 .461 1.2 3.2 .366 3.2 4.3 .756 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.5 1.8 16.7
Career NBA 279 171 28.9 4.9 10.1 .486 0.9 2.5 .380 2.5 3.2 .775 0.7 2.0 2.7 5.3 1.1 0.1 2.0 1.6 13.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 65 8 1318 5.5 10.7 .515 0.9 2.3 .410 2.9 3.8 .757 1.1 2.2 3.4 5.5 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.4 14.8
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 80 31 2103 5.9 11.8 .503 1.2 2.9 .404 2.9 3.9 .764 1.1 2.4 3.6 6.5 1.4 0.1 2.3 2.3 16.0
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 61 61 2124 6.3 13.0 .488 1.2 3.4 .365 3.0 3.7 .824 0.9 2.9 3.8 6.8 1.4 0.1 2.5 1.6 16.9
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 73 71 2513 6.4 13.9 .461 1.2 3.3 .366 3.4 4.5 .756 0.5 2.3 2.8 7.2 1.5 0.1 2.6 1.9 17.4
Career NBA 279 171 8058 6.1 12.6 .486 1.2 3.1 .380 3.1 4.0 .775 0.9 2.5 3.4 6.6 1.4 0.1 2.5 2.0 16.5

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 65 1318 16.4 .600 .559 3.7 7.1 5.4 24.2 1.8 0.1 15.4 18.0 118 111 2.9 0.9 3.7 .135
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 80 2103 17.9 .593 .553 3.8 7.6 5.7 28.3 1.9 0.1 14.8 19.6 118 110 5.1 1.6 6.7 .153
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 61 2124 19.4 .579 .535 3.1 9.2 6.2 30.2 2.0 0.2 14.7 21.2 116 108 5.7 1.2 6.9 .157
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 73 2513 17.9 .549 .505 1.6 7.1 4.4 30.2 2.1 0.2 14.1 22.3 113 109 5.6 1.8 7.4 .141
Career NBA 279 8058 18.1 .575 .532 2.9 7.8 5.4 28.7 2.0 0.2 14.6 20.6 116 109 19.3 5.4 24.7 .147

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 6 0 118 15 35 .429 4 10 .400 13 19 .684 4 4 8 16 6 0 8 18 47
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 5 5 167 26 52 .500 5 11 .455 21 23 .913 7 10 17 19 5 1 6 9 78
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 7 7 242 56 109 .514 9 28 .321 12 19 .632 4 14 18 42 7 1 8 12 133
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 6 6 236 48 109 .440 4 21 .190 28 33 .848 5 15 20 48 10 0 13 13 128
Career NBA 24 18 763 145 305 .475 22 70 .314 74 94 .787 20 43 63 125 28 2 35 52 386

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 6 0 19.7 2.5 5.8 .429 0.7 1.7 .400 2.2 3.2 .684 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 7.8
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 5 5 33.4 5.2 10.4 .500 1.0 2.2 .455 4.2 4.6 .913 1.4 2.0 3.4 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.8 15.6
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 7 7 34.6 8.0 15.6 .514 1.3 4.0 .321 1.7 2.7 .632 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.0 1.0 0.1 1.1 1.7 19.0
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 6 6 39.3 8.0 18.2 .440 0.7 3.5 .190 4.7 5.5 .848 0.8 2.5 3.3 8.0 1.7 0.0 2.2 2.2 21.3
Career NBA 24 18 31.8 6.0 12.7 .475 0.9 2.9 .314 3.1 3.9 .787 0.8 1.8 2.6 5.2 1.2 0.1 1.5 2.2 16.1

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 6 0 118 4.6 10.7 .429 1.2 3.1 .400 4.0 5.8 .684 1.2 1.2 2.4 4.9 1.8 0.0 2.4 5.5 14.3
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 5 5 167 5.6 11.2 .500 1.1 2.4 .455 4.5 5.0 .913 1.5 2.2 3.7 4.1 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.9 16.8
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 7 7 242 8.3 16.2 .514 1.3 4.2 .321 1.8 2.8 .632 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.2 1.0 0.1 1.2 1.8 19.8
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 6 6 236 7.3 16.6 .440 0.6 3.2 .190 4.3 5.0 .848 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.3 1.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 19.5
Career NBA 24 18 763 6.8 14.4 .475 1.0 3.3 .314 3.5 4.4 .787 0.9 2.0 3.0 5.9 1.3 0.1 1.7 2.5 18.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2009-10 22 DEN NBA PG 6 118 12.8 .542 .486 4.1 4.3 4.2 20.8 2.5 0.0 15.6 19.3 109 116 0.1 0.0 0.1 .059
2010-11 23 DEN NBA PG 5 167 20.1 .628 .548 4.7 6.7 5.7 21.7 1.5 0.5 8.8 18.6 127 112 0.6 0.0 0.6 .179
2011-12 24 DEN NBA PG 7 242 23.2 .567 .555 1.7 5.7 3.8 30.5 1.5 0.3 6.4 22.7 124 111 1.0 0.0 1.0 .196
2012-13 25 DEN NBA PG 6 236 20.7 .518 .459 2.3 8.3 5.0 35.6 2.1 0.0 9.5 24.7 113 112 0.6 0.0 0.6 .128
Career NBA 24 763 20.1 .557 .511 2.9 6.5 4.6 28.7 1.9 0.2 9.2 21.9 118 113 2.3 0.1 2.4 .150

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Ty Lawson 7.4 6.9 6.7 3.7
Charlie Scott 97.0 7.4 7.2 6.5 3.9
Eddie Johnson 94.2 8.2 6.9 6.3 3.5
Vern Fleming 93.1 8.4 7.0 6.9 3.3
George King 93.0 8.1 6.4 6.3 3.8
Pete Maravich 92.6 7.6 7.6 6.2 4.2
Dennis Johnson 92.4 7.4 6.6 5.8 4.5
Nick Van Exel 92.0 7.2 6.4 5.7 3.4
Michael Finley 91.1 7.5 6.3 5.4 3.9
Bob Cousy 91.1 8.1 7.7 7.2 3.9
Tony Parker 90.8 8.1 7.7 7.5 3.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ty Lawson 7.4 6.9 6.7 3.7
Ralph Simpson 80.0 7.2 7.2 6.3 4.2 2.3 1.2 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
George Hill 79.8 9.7 6.7 6.1 4.0 2.1
Darel Carrier 79.5 8.7 8.0 7.8 4.9 0.9 0.2
Andrew Toney 78.4 7.3 6.4 5.5 4.0 2.2 1.2 0.5 -0.2
Wesley Matthews 78.2 7.2 4.8 4.7 4.6
Josh Childress 78.0 7.6 5.7 5.5 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.1
George Thompson 77.6 7.7 6.7 6.5 5.6 2.7 1.8
Micheal Williams 76.9 9.0 7.6 5.7 5.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
John Logan 76.8 9.2 8.3 5.2 4.3 1.0
Brandon Jennings 74.4 5.8 5.5 4.2 3.9

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2006-07 19 UNC 38 977 141 282 31 87 75 109 112 213 388 .500 .356 .688 25.7 10.2 2.9 5.6
2007-08 20 UNC 32 810 140 272 30 83 96 115 87 165 406 .515 .361 .835 25.3 12.7 2.7 5.2
2008-09 21 UNC 35 1048 182 342 51 108 166 208 104 230 581 .532 .472 .798 29.9 16.6 3.0 6.6
Career 105 2835 463 896 112 278 337 432 303 608 1375 .517 .403 .780 27.0 13.1 2.9 5.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 2 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
2006 McDonald's All American
2008-09 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
2012-13 NBA 0.001 (12)
Active 0.001 (43)
Career 0.001 (248)
Assists
2011-12 NBA 401 (10)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
Career NBA .381 (92)
Career .381 (92)
Assists Per Game
2011-12 NBA 6.6 (10)
Offensive Win Shares
2011-12 NBA 5.7 (9)
  

Transactions

October 24, 2007: Traded by the Miami Heat (as a 2009 1st round draft pick) with Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien and Antoine Walker to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Mark Blount and Ricky Davis.

June 25, 2009: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2009 NBA Draft.

June 25, 2009: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Denver Nuggets for a 2010 1st round draft pick (Luke Babbitt).

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2009-10 Denver Nuggets NBA $1,438,690
2010-11 Denver Nuggets NBA $1,546,560
2011-12 Denver Nuggets NBA $1,654,440
Career (may be incomplete) $4,639,690

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Denver Nuggets $2,544,529 $10,786,517 $11,595,506 $12,404,495 $13,213,482
  • Signed extension on October 30, 2012 for an assumed $48,000,000 for 4 years that starts in 2013-14.
  • Signed July 15, 2009.
  • Team Option for 2011-12 picked up on October 21, 2010.
  • Team Option for 2012-13 picked up on June 20, 2011.
  • 2012-13 includes $424,088 in likely incentives.

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