Lawson headed to the Pacers? Could be!

Could the tandem of Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough be re-uniting in the National Basketball Association? From what AOL FanHouse is saying the answer could definitely be “yes!”. The Indiana Pacers are looking for a floor general and in this draft unless you can get John Wall you are not going to have anyone you are sure about. The Nuggets need a big man, and with the Pacers’ #10 pick they could easily get one of the many in the draft. At first look this trade would make sense for both sides, as each team would get what they need for the 2010-11 season. But in reality this shows how the Pacers are desperate and the Nuggets in the driver’s seat. I love power forward Tyler Hansbrough, but the Pacers needed him like eskimoes need ice. A year later Indiana is going to have to give up a higher pick to take what they needed last year, while the Nuggets are turning a 18th pick into a Top 10 one.

I would say that mistakes like this can cost people their jobs and teams games. Right now Larry Bird needs to make a deal that is going to work and not one that might work, he can not afford the luxury of a mis-fire right now, not with a Top 10 pick on the line. I for one would love to see what Lawson could do as a starter, as well as see if with the arrival of his ex team mates Hansbrough would gain something as well. The 5’11″ point guard scored 8.3 points per game with 3.1 APG and 0.7 SPG playing about 20 minutes per match (in 65 out of 82 games last season). As a starter he should get about 12-14 minutes more and that might just mean the second year player out of Chapel Hill could see his numbers (especially assists and steals) go way up. As usal let me wish all the best to Ty Lawson has he prepares for his sophomore season in the NBA whether it is with the Nuggets or with the Pacers.

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