The Ty Lawson deal is now official, with the league office approving Houston shipping out Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Joey Dorsey, Pablo Prigioni and a lottery protected first-round pick for the point guard and an unprotected 2017 second-round pick.
But, here's a fun new wrinkle: according to Zach Lowe, as part of the deal, Lawson has agreed to make the $13 million he's owed in 2016-2017 fully non-guaranteed. If he slips up this year, performs poorly or the Rockets decide to go in another direction, they can decline his option and he becomes a one-year rental.