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Ty Lawson's tenure in Houston is over.TheRocketsreached a buyout settlement with the point guard on Tuesday pending approval from the NBA,league sources .MORE: Houston, $524,000 under the hard salary cap,is expected to use the savings from the buyout to clear salarycap space Chris Copeland Jersey and potentially sign another guard.The Rockets acquired Lawson from the Nuggets in an offseason trade last year with the expectation that he wouldtake some ofthe ballhandling dutiesfrom leading scorerJames Harden. Instead, Lawson was benched after 11 games and failed to make an impre sion.Lawson OJ Mayo Jersey was arrested in California in July after he was pulled over for speeding. He later failed a field sobriety test. He received a Jason Terry Jersey three-game suspension from the NBA for theDUI arrest.The suspension was the second for Lawson, who was also benched for two games without pay in December after he pleaded guilty to another DUI chargestemming from his arrest last January.After finishing third in the NBA in a sists with Thon Maker Jersey 9.6 per game last season, Lawson has averaged just 3.4 this year, which is his lowest since his rookie season in 2009-10. He has also set career lows in field goal percentage (38.7), points per game (5.8) and offensive rating per 100 po se sions ( Khris Middleton Jersey 98).Lawson, 28, iseligible to play in the postseason, so he could be of interest to a playoff contender.