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Ty Lawson News & Rumors

Playoff star Ty Lawson in position to get contract extension from Nuggets
May 14
Denver Post
 
"Nuggets president Josh Kroenke walked by as Ty Lawson, asked Saturday about summer plans, said he will be a spectator at the Las Vegas summer league to "see what our young guys our doing." "Young guys?" Kroenke said with a grin. "Aren't you a young guy?" It was a funny little moment, but also symbolic. Indeed, Ty Lawson is now an NBA veteran. Lawson made major strides this season — his first as a full-time starter — notably in the first-round playoff series against the Lakers. The Nuggets lost Game 7 at the Staples Center on Saturday."
Ty Lawson leads domination of Lakers
May 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"The smallest player on the court stood in a scrum underneath the basket. Andrew Bynum, the Lakers' 7-foot center, held the ball in the game's opening minute after getting his shot blocked by Denver Nuggets counterpart Timofey Mozgov. That's when Ty Lawson, all 5 feet 11 of him, reached in and blocked another shot by Bynum. The little guy was just starting to come up big. Lawson's tiny handprints and footprints were all over Denver's 113-96 victory over the Lakers on Thursday night at the Pepsi Center in Game 6 of their first-round series."
Nuggets' Lawson rewarded for going after rebounds
May 9
Denver Post
 
"It happened so often this season — sometimes Ty Lawson would play aggressively, and other times aggressive defense swallowed him up. Moving forward, what can Denver's point guard do to be more effective more often? "I probably never feel that Ty is aggressive enough," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "I'd like to see Ty drive the ball in the paint 30-40 times a game." For Karl, a key to Lawson's game is rebounding. It sounds weird, considering that Lawson is listed at 5-foot-11 and primarily plays on the perimeter."
Lakers contain Nuggets' Ty Lawson
May 7
Denver Post
 
"If the Nuggets were to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Sunday night, coach Mike Brown was determined that Ty Lawson would not be the player responsible. Lawson dominated Game 3, scoring 25 points with seven assists and no turnovers, after which Brown gushed about the Nuggets point guard. On Sunday night, however, the Lakers did a much better job containing Lawson. He was held to 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Lakers guard Ramon Sessions limited Lawson off the dribble. When Lawson did beat him to the paint, the Lakers' big men helped out, shutting off his lanes to the hoop."
Lawson, McGee big for Nuggets in Game 3 win over Lakers in Denver
May 5
Denver Post
 
"Friday was the holiday called Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth be with you"), so it was fitting that Denver's own Skywalker stole the show. In the biggest game of the season, reserve center JaVale McGee tallied 16 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks as the Nuggets won Game 3 against the Lakers, 99-84, before a rowdy crowd at the Pepsi Center. It was the epitome of a breakout performance - considering that in the first two games, both won by Los Angeles - the playoff newbie McGee scored seven total points. "I think the intensity and guts of JaVale he was working underneath the defense - always helping uphill and pounding the penetration," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "He and Kenneth Faried"
Nuggets' Ty Lawson picks up the pace and nearly sinks Lakers
May 3
Los Angeles Times
 
"Ty Lawson can be a difference-maker for the Denver Nuggets. When the Nuggets' point guard gets into the open court, the Lakers' older legs can't match his speed. He weaves his way past height and depth with great ease, leaving a trail of yellow and purple in his wake. "You're not going to stop Ty Lawson," said Lakers Coach Mike Brown. "You just hope you make him work for his shots." Lawson's speed helped alter what appeared to be a Lakers blowout Tuesday evening in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series."
Ty Lawson steps up aggressiveness, scoring in Nuggets' loss to Lakers
May 2
Denver Post
 
"It wasn't long after the conclusion of Game 1 that Ty Lawson's phone went into a constant stream of ringing. Calls. Texts. Tweets. Anything his iPhone could notify him of, it was, and it was doing it at a rapid-fire rate. Blocking it all out for Tuesday night's Game 2 became the Nuggets' point guard's immediate priority. "It wasn't really too difficult," Lawson said. "I read it, and was just like 'Yeah, OK' and that's it; it just goes out one ear. Some things I'll take into consideration, but I know what I've got to do.""
Disappearing act by Nuggets' Ty Lawson
April 30
Denver Post
 columnist Mark Kiszla
"Anybody seen Ty Lawson? Did he miss the team bus? Go for a long walk on the beach and forget there was an NBA playoff game? Some imposter wearing his No. 3 uniform was introduced as the Nuggets point guard. During a 103-88 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday, Lawson was nowhere to be found. Eyewitnesses insisted Lawson's body was spotted at the Staples Center. But where was his mind? Oh, never mind. "Ty is going to be a great player. He's had some great games for us. (This) was not one of them," Nuggets coach George Karl said afterward."
Nuggets lose to Los Angeles Clippers despite great game by Ty Lawson
April 19
Denver Post
 
"Of course. Kenyon Martin, he of the snarling, chip-on-his-shoulder defense, was the guy who changed the game. In an air-tight final minute Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center, with playoff positions hanging in the balance, Martin made a tough tip-in and then blocked a shot for the Clippers, who escaped Denver with a 104-98 win over the Nuggets that was closer than the score suggests. The former Denver power forward, who wasn't offered a contract extension and ultimately signed with the Clippers, tipped in a missed jumper with 27.1 seconds left, giving L.A. a 98-96 lead. Then, on the other end, he swatted Ty Lawson's layup into the hands of a Clippers teammate with 19.9 seconds left."
Time for Nuggets to let Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried run wild
April 16
Denver Post
 columnist Mark Kiszla
"The future can't wait for the Nuggets. It is time for coach George Karl to realize: Wherever this young NBA team is going, Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried will lead the way. Let the young guns play, Coach. Lawson, Gallinari and Faried can't learn how to be stars on the bench. Win or lose for the remainder of the season, the primary goal for Denver should be the development of its Big Three. The isn't the time for the Nuggets to win a championship. Now is the time to get Lawson, Gallinari and Faried at least 30 minutes of playing time every night."
Ty Lawson could raise his game with more aggressiveness, consistency
March 21
Denver Post
 columnist Benjamin Hochman
"What up Ben, I love Ty Lawson, but when you look at his PER, he is not even a top 10 point guard. In fact, I think Faried and Gallo are the only top 10 players by position on the team, according to PER. What does Lawson need to do to become a top 10 PG? There's no question that Ty Lawson has the speed, instincts and clutch-ness (yes, that's a word) to thrive in the NBA. But, like you asked Britt, can he be a top-10 point guard? Well, that's going to take a little time. I believe that in years to come, Lawson could flirt with an all-star nod. But right now, it's all about improving his aggressiveness and consistency (and really, the former creates the latter)."
Afflalo, Lawson key Nuggets' overtime win over Kings
March 6
Denver Post
 
"Ty Lawson got word that Kobe Bryant was — how should we put it? — displeased. "I heard he was kind of (ticked off)," Lawson said of the Lakers superstar, who had three monster games but lost the Western Conference player of the week award Monday to the Nuggets point guard. But there was Lawson, in overtime Monday night, hitting a Kobe-like 3-pointer — frighteningly fearless — a dagger with four seconds left, giving Denver the lead for good against Sacramento. The Nuggets won 119-116 at the Pepsi Center, a game that Lawson said, "At one point, we had no business winning.""
Afflalo, Lawson key Nuggets' overtime win over Kings
March 6
Denver Post
 
"Ty Lawson got word that Kobe Bryant was — how should we put it? — displeased. "I heard he was kind of (ticked off)," Lawson said of the Lakers superstar, who had three monster games but lost the Western Conference player of the week award Monday to the Nuggets point guard. But there was Lawson, in overtime Monday night, hitting a Kobe-like 3-pointer — frighteningly fearless — a dagger with four seconds left, giving Denver the lead for good against Sacramento. The Nuggets won 119-116 at the Pepsi Center, a game that Lawson said, "At one point, we had no business winning.""
Karl pushes Nuggets point guard Lawson to be more aggressive
March 4
Denver Post
 
"If George Jetson's son Elroy had grown up to be a basketball player, these would have been his kicks. In the day these futuristic black, metallic silver and mango Nikes were released, Ty Lawson's pal Brandon Simpson went to multiple sporting goods stores before finally finding the shoes, which he carried to the Toyota Center court only eight minutes before tipoff — when Simpson was stopped by security. "They were like, 'No, you can't come through,' " the Nuggets point guard said. "So I had to go over and get them." As Friday's anthem singers warmed up their pipes, Lawson laced up his fresh LeBron 9 Nikes — which go for a cool $170 — and proceeded to play the best game of his season. "It"
Nuggets dominate in L.A. as Gallinari, Lawson lead the way
February 3
Denver Post
 
"Lob City was more like a library. In Thursday's fourth quarter, with the Clippers trailing by 20, they tried to pull out all the stops during a timeout — the pump-up music, the T-shirt tosses, the dance team jumping up and down — and the residents of said city were quiet, as if they were studying for finals. How about those Nuggets? Denver had lost two straight, including the first one to these very Clippers on Sunday, but on Thursday they slapped around the home team, 112-91, defeating Chris Paul and Blake Griffin on the day both were named all-star starters."