Dever Nuggets: Expectations For Ty Lawson

Every season, Ty Lawson gets better. This is something that one could say about many players in the NBA, but Lawson’s situation is a bit more unique. Ty Lawson has increased his numbers in every major statistical category every season (points, assists, rebounds, steals, free-throw percentage, and minutes), while only dipping in field-goal percentage (which is only natural because of his increased role on the offensive end). The dip in field-goal percentage is not even that huge of a dip. Any time a guard goes from 50% to 48%, there should not be many complaints. But is Lawson in store for another season of progression? Scoring: The acquisition of Andre Iguodala will have an overlooked effect on Lawson this coming season. Now, there are three play-makers on the floor to start games. Andre Iguodala and Danilo Gallinari are both players that can take on a point-forward role (even though Iguodala will play shooting guard), which will allow Lawson to defer ball-handling duties to them i...