Age 21
5'11" 195 lbs
Current salary: N/A (Possible Draft Pick #17: $1,514,280)
2008-2009 Team & Statistics: University of North Carolina (NCAA)
31 games played, 29.9 mpg, 16.6 ppg, .532 fg% (.472 3p%), .798 ft%, 6.6 apg to 1.9 tpg, 2.1 spg, 0.1 bpg, 3.0 rpg
Analysis:
Though Psycho-T Hansborough was the emotional leader of the Tar Heels, Lawson was their mental leader as all their title hope laid on his jammed big toe. A point guard in the truest sense Lawson has the skills to be a distributor from the lane and at the top of the key.
As a spot up shooter he has tremendously improve his three-point percentage from .361 to .472 in a year when the college three-point line was moved back a foot. And though he is often mentioned being of T.J. Ford and UNC predecessor Raymond Felton, a comparison to Chauncey Billups is not out the question.
Lawson does not come without flaws. He is not a great shooter off the dribble, nor has it been evident that he can play a slower pace. Of course his size will bring up red flags to some, but he definitely has both the talent and work ethic to overcome, with marked improvement in almost each category year to year.
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