Ty Lawson reportedly agrees to one-year deal with Kings

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The long offseason wait is finally over for Ty Lawson.

According to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical on Sunday, Lawson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings.

Free agent guard Ty Lawson has agreed on a one-year deal with Sacramento, league sources tell @TheVertical.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) August 29, 2016

Coming off an awful 2015-16 campaign, it took the 29-year-old Lawson nearly two months to get a free agent deal, and it’s easy to see why. Lawson was an abject disaster during his time with the Houston Rockets before being bought out and never really got a chance to repair his value as an Indiana Pacer. He averaged a scant 5.7 points per game and 3.6 assists per game between both stops combined last season.

But the Kings had an even bigger disaster on their hands at the point guard position. Rajon Rondo signed with the Bulls, Darren Collison is dealing with a recent arrest for domestic violence, the newly-signed Garrett Temple is more of a wing, and Isaiah Cousins is a rookie. While Lawson, who has had his own serious troubles off the court, still seems likely to come off the bench behind Collison, this is probably the best scenario both sides could have hoped for given their respective circumstances.

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Mark Cuban pins Seth Curry’s struggles last season on ‘dysfunctional’ Kings

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Basketball fans aren’t the only ones who think that something smells in Sacto.

In a recent interview with ESPN Radio Dallas, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban placed the blame on the “dysfunctional” Sacramento Kings for the struggles last season of guard Seth Curry, who the Mavs signed to a two-year, $ 6 million deal this summer.

“On a dysfunctional team in Sacramento last year at the end of the year, [Curry] played team ball,” Cuban said per Earl K. Sneed of Mavs.com. “He struggled some to stick within a dysfunctional system, but when he got the minutes and when he started, he put up great numbers. But more importantly, from a catch-and-shoot perspective, he’s almost automatic from three. And we really didn’t have that.”

Cuban’s right in that the younger Curry brother didn’t have much of a system to play in with the Kings. The 25-year-old was largely misused in the Sacramento offense and was also the target of subtle disdain from former head coach George Karl.

As a result, Curry only managed to put up averages of 6.8 points per game, 1.4 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists per game in 2015-16. But he should do much better next season in a stable organization with a coherent offensive plan. And for a Mavericks team that ranked 23rd in the league in three-point percentage last season, Curry’s outside stroke will be greatly appreciated.

H/T Rotoworld

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