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Chauncey Billups Says Ty Lawson Isn't a Leader, Nuggets Need to Trade Him

Chauncey Billups spent five seasons as a member of the Denver Nuggets, including one overlapping year with Ty Lawson in 2009-10. But the former NBA Finals MVP is apparently not a fan of the franchise's current starting point guard.

Speaking in a radio interview with 104.3 The Fan in Denver (h/t CBS Sports' James Herbert), Billups offered reasons why the Nuggets should trade Lawson:

Ty, he has not demonstrated what you want from the leader of your team and a guy who they've handed the keys to.