Veteran Point Guard Ty Lawson Agrees To Overseas Deal

Free agent point guard Ty Lawson has agreed to a contract with Tunisian club US Monastir, as relayed by Abdul Hammid Addasi of LatinBasket.

Lawson, 34, is 5-foot-11 and last played in the NBA during the 2016-17 season with the Kings. He spent 2019-20 with Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 27.3 points and 8.8 assists, as well as 2.5 steals.

But Lawson was banned from the CBA in September of last year after posting an inapporporiate picture of himself with a Chinese woman on social media. It was just one of a multiple incidents that have derailed the talented player’s career.

For instance, Lawson has to undergo treatment after being arrested four times for driving while intoxicated, with the fourth taking place in 2015. He has not had any similar incidents since then and those around the sport are hopeful he has overcome those demons.

Lawson was originally selected by the Timberwolves with the No. 18 pick in the 2009 draft, then immediately traded to the Nuggets.

His best seasons came with the Denver from 2009-15. He has also played for the Rockets, Pacers and, of course, Kings.

He reportedly has agreed to a deal in Puerto Rico less than a month ago, but that apparently fell through.

A couple of weeks ago, we believed that Puerto Rico would be Lawson’s new home for the foreseeable future, but that apparently worked out about as well as his most recent stint in Greece,” wrote Blake Cockrum of Fansided.

“His time in Puerto Rico lasted about as long as it would have taken for the ink to dry on the deal that we thought the two parties struck in late October. And Lawson’s time with Kolossos Rodou B.C. in Greece was cut short when he and the organization parted ways because they ‘didn’t fit well.'”

He carries NBA career averages of 12.7 points and 6.0 assists.