And in the Nuggets’ 20 games so far, one could argue that Lawson has had, like, three pop games. That’s not many when you just signed a four-year, $48 million contract before the season started.

Asked about the pressure from friends and fans to live up to that contract, Lawson said: “People were expecting more. A lot more. And then my numbers weren’t going like they should. They were just expecting more because I got paid more. I think I can do a little bit better.”

via Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post