July 20 (Reuters) - Point guard Ty Lawson has been traded from the Denver Nuggets to Houston Rockets, the NBA teams announced on Monday.
The trade come less than a week after Lawson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The Nuggets sent the point guard to Houston in exchange for four bench players, most notably Greek forward Kostas Papanikolaou.
The Nuggets also receive Houston's lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick.
Lawson has played six seasons in the NBA, all with Denver. Last season he averaged 15.2 points and a career-high 9.6 assists over the course of 75 games, all starts.