Answers will be forthcoming and the clock is ticking, but one thing that seems more certain by the minute is Kyle Lowry's time with the Raptors is coming to an end. michaelgrange has the latest.
rolling into to work in the Florida sunshine this past season in his Ferrari 812 GTS, top down, doubtless having already got a round of golf in and you had to ask yourself:We’re about to find out. NBA free agency is scheduled to open Monday night at 6 p.m. ET and while deals can’t be confirmed until noon on Aug. 6 teams and player agents have been working on possibilities and frameworks for weeks, or even months now.
It’s a mutual decision. The Raptors haven’t completely closed the door on Lowry returning -- anyone who’s followed the burly point guard’s previous forays into free agency knows that he’s always been eager to test the market but three times before -- twice in free agency and once by contract extension -- he’s had the Raptors ready and willing to step up and offer him the best deal out there.From the Raptors' point of view, they seem ready to lean into a new future and different timelines.
Meanwhile, Lowry is trying to thread the needle on what will be his last major contract, one that will likely take him through his 18th NBA season and push his career earnings up and over $275 million. With the expectation that Paul -- also a free agent having opted out of the last year and $44 million left on his deal as a 36-year-old -- will re-sign with Phoenix, Lowry has become the next best option.
The thinking in those scenarios is the Knicks are determined to keep their powder dry to be the preferred landing spot for Damian Lillard if the Portland Trail Blazers star asks for a trade, as has been speculated. Even with all the credibility Raptors management has earned over the years, it’s not an ideal scenario.With Dallas and New Orleans circling, Lowry’s price has been driven up.
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