By the numbers, Ty Lawson was pretty good last season. He added a career-high 9.6 assists to his respectable 15.2 points per contest. He made 34.1 percent of his three-point attempts. And he didn't completely implode amid a rough 30-win season.
The one thing he didn't do was lock up his job as the franchise's starting point guard, evidenced in part by Denver's decision to select the versatile Emmanuel Mudiay with the No. 7 overall pick in last month's draft. While new head coach Mike Malone seems to believe the two are compatible in the backcourt, as he indicated in an interview with Bleacher Report's Ric Bucher, the Nuggets' front office may well have different ideas.
Meanwhile, a growing chorus of concerned NBA citizens is lobbying for the organization to trade Lawson in a bid to start this rebuilding process virtually from scratch.
Most recently, that chorus has included former Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups, who shared his thoughts candidly with Denver's 104.3 The Fan (via NBCSports' Kurt Helin):
I mean, well, one, Ty, he has not demonstrated what you want from the leader of your team and a guy ...
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Emmanuel Mudiay’s Arrival Expedites Ty Lawson’s Departure from Denver Nuggets
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