About Ty Lawson
Tywon Ronell Lawson (born November 3, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who played as a point guard. 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 also played three seasons in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the Shandong Golden Stars and Fujian Sturgeons, and spent his final season in Venezuela with the Gaiteros del Zulia. 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. In 2009, Lawson also won the Bob Cousy Award that honors the best collegiate point guard.
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