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June 7th, 2008 Rumor: Nuggets Promise Lawson At 20?

Jonathan Givoney of DraftExpress.com reports that with the 20th overall pick in this month’s NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets may have made a promise to North Carolina guard Ty Lawson.

Talk continues to circulate that the Denver Nuggets have promised to select Ty Lawson with the 20th pick later this month. Lawson pulled out of the NBA pre-draft camp after just one day, citing a hip-pointer, but was seen shooting around and looking absolutely fine just a few hours before he was supposed to play. He stated that if he were to be projected to be drafted outside the top-20, he will return to North Carolina, making the Nuggets precisely his cut-off point.

Denver started Anthony Carter at the point guard position in 67 of 70 games he played this season. He did an admirable job, but clearly the team is in need of an upgrade at that spot, particularly if they want to continue to play the brand of up-tempo basketball that George Karl is so fond of, and which Lawson just happens to absolutely excel at.

As Givoney states, Lawson is absolutely fit for the up-tempo game, and could be a terrific initiator in Denver’s system. Having Lawson alongside Allen Iverson may produce the smallest backcourt in the league, but it also complements their attack and could take pressure off of Iverson to be both the main scorer and playmaker in the backcourt.

Between his fit and the DUI he recently picked up, Lawson would fit right in.

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Posted By: Dustin Chapman

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