Kings' Ty Lawson: Will start Thursday vs. Nuggets

Lawson will draw the start next to Darren Collison for Thursday's contest against the Nuggets, James Ham of CSN California reports.

Analysis:

With Arron Afflalo (hamstring) unavailable for Thursday's game, Lawson will draw the unexpected start next to Darren Collison. Lawson has missed the past four games due to a left leg strain, but is assumed to be fully healthy heading into the game. He's averaged 10.3 points on 47.3 percent shooting, 5.5 assists, and 1.1 steals across 23.1 minutes per game in his last 12 appearances, but could see a bigger workload moving forward with the Kings shaking up their roster before the deadline.