Lawson Agrees to Extension with Nuggets

Denver Nuggets/NBA(NEW YORK) -- Ty Lawson and the Denver Nuggets agreed to a contract extension worth $48 million over four years, a league source told ESPN NBA Insider Chris Broussard.

Lawson tweeted Tuesday, "It Looks like im going to be a nugget for another 4 yrs..Thanks to the Kronke family, Masai, nuggets fans and everybody 4 believing In me."

Lawson, who was drafted with the 18th pick in the 2009 draft, has averaged 16.4 points, 6.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds per-game in his three-year NBA career.

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