Report: Lowry finalizing deal/agreement to stay with Raptors

[D-Rose]

@BrettNBA 3m
Kyle Lowry is finalizing an agreement remain a member of the Toronto Raptors, reports @michaelgrange.


Grange is a very good source for Raptors stuff...Grange hasn't tweeted this yet himself, but Brett Poirier is usually plugged in to this stuff.

Great for Toronto if true, would have been terrible to lose him.

Though, FA hasn't even opened...if this is true, Toronto must have offered him a great deal for him to not even play the market.

[Droid101]

Darn Canadians, can't tell time! It's not midnight yet!

[KingPush]

Guess we need to focus on someone like Gortat or Ariza instead

[JohnMax]

http://www.pageqsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kyle-Lowry.jpg

[Lebronxrings]

wtf? Free agency hasn't even started and they're finalizing? What did the raps say and offer?

[Real14]

http://www.pageqsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kyle-Lowry.jpg
:oldlol: Lebron iz gone:applause:

[qrich]

Interdasting.

Expected.

[Meticode]

Good. I didn't want him to leave. I think they can be very competitive in the East.

[Legends66NBA7]

Need to hear it from Ryan Wolstat and Woj too. Wolstat is usually the head of all inside Raptor news.

[DaSeba5]

Of course I would have loved him in Miami, but I'm very happy for Toronto. He's a very good player.

[Real14]

Good. I didn't want him to leave. I think they can be very competitive in the East.
they not going to have a year like last year tho, don't be fooled:no:

[JohnMax]

Of course I would have loved him in Miami, but I'm very happy for Toronto. He's a very good player.

Holy shit. An actual Heat fan from Miami (Ryan Tannehill avatar).

[Johnny Jones]

Wtf? I thought you couldn't discuss contract details with players until midnight :rant

[navy]

Need to hear it from Ryan Wolstat and Woj too. Wolstat is usually the head of all inside Raptor news.
This guy cant be worse Rich Bucher. I think it's legit.

[jzek]

Miami truly is F*CKED!

First LeBron and now Lowry! :wtf:

[Real14]

Miami truly is F*CKED!

First LeBron and now Lowry! :wtf:
:applause:

[DaSeba5]

Holy shit. An actual Heat fan from Miami (Ryan Tannehill avatar).

:D

[Legends66NBA7]

Tyler Hansbrough also got his option picked up. Always good to have an energy guy like him.


This guy cant be worse Rich Bucher. I think it's legit.

Indeed. I'm not saying he's wrong, but if Wolstat confirms it then it's good.

[Legends66NBA7]

Good. I didn't want him to leave. I think they can be very competitive in the East.

The team still has ways to go if they really want to truly compete in the East (overall in the NBA) even if Kyle comes back. If he does, I see us winning the division again, but with the rest of the core starting to produce even more.

Let's wait to see the confirmation, though.

[D-Rose]

[QUOTE] @ESPNSteinLine

[Legends66NBA7]

4 years/$48 million ?

Not bad. That's just about how much I thought the team would offer him.

[QuebecBaller]

So Bosh will say: "F*ck you Lebron, I'm going back to Toronto!" :D

[TheMan]

Good, this guy was at the top of the Heat's wish list
:applause:

[Thunderfan86]

I guess it's okay for the Raptors to come to an agreement before free agency begins....

[D-Rose]

So Bosh will say: "F*ck you Lebron, I'm going back to Toronto!" :D
Actually, Bosh opted out and....left on vacation, that guy has no plans on talking to anyone else :lol

[DaSeba5]

Good, this guy was at the top of the Heat's wish list
:applause:

Not necessarily. That's only what was reported. Nobody knows except the people in the organization.

[jzek]

I guess it's okay for the Raptors to come to an agreement before free agency begins....

No one really cares about the Raptors, that's why...

[Legends66NBA7]

As I suspected:

https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt


Raps are very hopeful they can re-sign Lowry. They will make an offer shortly after midnight. But there's no deal yet.

[Legends66NBA7]

No one really cares about the Raptors, that's why...

Except for one of the largest, if not the largest, NBA fan base online.

[D-Rose]

‏@BrettNBA 9m
No one with Raptors is answering calls or texts. That probably means there's truth to the report about Lowry resigning. But nothing yet.

I'd love to see an announcement close to midnight....that never happens lol

[DaSeba5]

No one really cares about the Raptors, that's why...

Yah that's why they had thousands of fans in the stands and outside watching them.

[TheMan]

I guess it's okay for the Raptors to come to an agreement before free agency begins....
:biggums:
Yeah, let's all pretend Riley had no idea Wade, LeBron and Bosh were gonna be Heat players before FA opened on July of 2010...

[GimmeThat]

The Canadians should have DeRozens Jersey hanging outside of their window tonight for good luck


tell Mr. Kornheizer I said hi

[Legends66NBA7]

The Canadians should have DeRozens Jersey hanging outside of their window tonight for good luck


tell Mr. Kornheizer I said hi

I don't know why, but that has become really peculiar to see. DeRozan's name either changes to "Derozan" or "Derozen", same thing with his first name. I get not capitalizing the M and R of the 3rd letter in his name, but where does that "e" come from ?

Weird...

[TheMarkMadsen]

Damn. Raptors are a good PF away from being ECF locks

[Phenith]

I guess it's okay for the Raptors to come to an agreement before free agency begins....

Isn't he a member of the Raptors until midnight? I'm sure teams can talk to their own players.

[stalkerforlife]

I truly hope he signs with Toronto.

Keep your dignity, son, and don't help a bunch of colluding cowards.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :applause:

[Derka]

But but but but...HE WAS GONNA TAKE LESS MONEY TO JOIN THE HEAT AND WIN RINGS FOR BRONBRON!! :oldlol: :oldlol:

[r0drig0lac]

Damn. Raptors are a good PF away from being ECF locks
bosh

[Legends66NBA7]

Heavily doubt Bosh comes back. He can't ask for a lot of money either, I don't think Raps have the cap room.

[Young X]

:applause:

[AKADS]

You can resign your own players.

[GimmeThat]

I don't know why, but that has become really peculiar to see. DeRozan's name either changes to "Derozan" or "Derozen", same thing with his first name. I get not capitalizing the M and R of the 3rd letter in his name, but where does that "e" come from ?

Weird...


Bran gonna Bran.

[BlackVVaves]

Yah that's why they had thousands of fans in the stands and outside watching them.

:roll:

[D-Rose]

@SpearsNBAYahoo 9s
Raptors plan to offer their free agent PG Kyle Lowry a contract starting at $14.5 million at 12:15 AM meeting in Toronto, Yahoo source said.

All signs pointing to this being the first agreement of the FA season.

[Legends66NBA7]

14.5 million ?

Well, can't say I was surprised they would over bid.

[Derka]

Get yours, son. :cheers:

Better hope he stays good and puts butts in those seats.

[DaSeba5]

He definitely deserves to get paid. Good for him.

[Legends66NBA7]

If it is true, 4 year/50 million was probably the highest I think they were going to give him. Kinda feel they were going to overpay, but hey... got to go over the top if they feel Kyle can keep producing at the level he did last year.

[Legends66NBA7]

And off course, the Real GM Raptors board hates the deal.

:oldlol:

[Johnny Jones]

And off course, the Real GM Raptors board hates the deal.

:oldlol:
Don't they hate DeMar too, even after his breakout season?

[Qwyjibo]

14.5 million ?

Well, can't say I was surprised they would over bid.
Same. To keep him away from Miami, LA and whoever else was interested, it would take something like this.

But Jesus titty****ing Christ that's a lot. Masai needs to make some VERY shrewd moves coming up to avoid this team being locked into another round of mediocrity. Also pray to whatever god he might believe in that Jonas and/or Ross reach their ceilings.

[Legends66NBA7]

Don't they hate DeMar too, even after his breakout season?

Yup. Acccording to their objective minds, DeMar's production last year could be replaced by ANY SG in the league, that he's just fortunate that he's on this team otherwise he would have been playing overseas, that he should have been traded while his value his high, etc etc...

There are logical posters on that site, but the ridiculous stances they take on the players on this team makes me want to believe that some of them are either too young, social degenerates, or not real people.

I've also seen "Valanciunas should be traded, he's a scrub" threads too. It's bi-polar as hell on that forum.

[Johnny Jones]

Marc J. SpearsVerified account
‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
Received a scam text from someone posing as Raptors front office member.There is no offer on the table paying $14M.Apologize for the mistake

[Legends66NBA7]

Same. To keep him away from Miami, LA and whoever else was interested, it would take something like this.

But Jesus titty****ing Christ that's a lot. Masai needs to make some VERY shrewd moves coming up to avoid this team being locked into another round of mediocrity. Also pray to whatever god he might believe in that Jonas and/or Ross reach their ceilings.

I think if anything, he goes to LA. I don't think he does to Miami.

If he does get this deal, we probably are losing Vasquez/Patterson too.

[Legends66NBA7]

Marc J. SpearsVerified account
‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
Received a scam text from someone posing as Raptors front office member.There is no offer on the table paying $14M.Apologize for the mistake

Alright, let's take a deep breath Q.

:cheers:

[bagelred]

I can easily see Jameer Nelson joining the Heat. Nelson won't command alot of money. Gets to stay in Florida where he's been for 10 years...seems like a right fit.

[TMT]

What could Miami offer him realistically anyway? 4-5 million?

[ihatetimthomas]

You have to think they are throwing him some serious money if he is going to sign with them without listening to other offers.

[Dave3]

And off course, the Real GM Raptors board hates the deal.

:oldlol:
Don't you think 14.5 is too much though? Especially for that to be the first year of the contract?

[Legends66NBA7]

Don't you think 14.5 is too much though? Especially for that to be the first year of the contract?

That source was false.

And actually, in a bidding war ? Not really. You have to over bid sometimes. Like I've said earlier, 4 years/50 million would be the max to give Kyle. Off course if he accepts something lower than that would be great.

Personally, too much would be anything much more than what I thought was the max for his market.

[D-Rose]

Morey is crazy lol


@WojYahooNBA 1m
Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey has traveled to Philadelphia to meet with free agent guard Kyle Lowry tonight, league source tells Yahoo.

[Legends66NBA7]

Morey is crazy lol

Seriously, Kyle should demand $20 million a season to his face.

:oldlol:

[EricGordon23]

should not get more than steph curry

[Legends66NBA7]

Reports: Raptors' deal with Kyle Lowry 'good as done'

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24602003/reports-kyle-lowry-back-to-raptors-as-good-as-done

:confusedshrug:

[Legends66NBA7]

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine


I'm told face-to-face meeting between Raptors & prized free agent Kyle Lowry scheduled for later Tuesday ... as in Tuesday in the sunlight

Well, they can sleep over it.

[greymatter]

I can easily see Jameer Nelson joining the Heat. Nelson won't command alot of money. Gets to stay in Florida where he's been for 10 years...seems like a right fit.

Nelson is a sieve on defense on the level of a Steve Nash. He's better at running the point than Chalmers/Cole, but then again so are 90% of the other PGs in the game. What was once his strength (scoring) is now hardly worth pursuing since he's shot under 40% for the last 2 seasons.

[kaiteng]

So with the Lowry deal and Salmons trade, the chance of keeping Vasquez and Pat Patterson is getting low. Not sure if either Lou Williams or Bruno or somebody else can replace those two.

[Rodmantheman]

Lowry to Houston again.

[red1]

lock him up. 15 per year is too much but 4/50 solid

[kurple]

Lowry shouldnt make more than Lawson

but good for toronto for locking him up, would hate to see him ringchase

[Smook A.]

Lowry going to meet with Toronto today

[Kujo]

I find it some what ironic that Houston is chasing Lowry after he had a falling out with McHale.

If Toronto adds a 5th year, I think it's pretty much a lock that he'll resign.

[red1]

Never been a fan of his game.. think the Heat can do better quite honestly.
laughable post

[red1]

laughable post
negged. enjoy your new red bar :roll:

[Spaulding]

negged. enjoy your new red bar :roll:

pretty sure he wants those red bars

[red1]

pretty sure he wants those red bars
why would anyone want to brand themselves with the mark of the fggt. point out one non-retarded poster with multiple red bars

[Smook A.]

why would anyone want to brand themselves with the mark of the fggt. point out one non-retarded poster with multiple red bars
9er

[red1]

9er
:kobe:

[TheReturn]

I like it, good for Toronto.

[Qwyjibo]

pretty sure he wants those red bars
Good. Just added to it.

Once I see that many red bars, I immediately ignore the post. I'm pretty sure by posting here he still wants attention. The red bars won't help that.

[Meticode]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 3m
Kyle Lowry completed his meeting with Toronto GM Masai Ujiri and coach Dwane Casey, and mulling Raptors offer, league source tells Yahoo.

[Legends66NBA7]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 3m
Kyle Lowry completed his meeting with Toronto GM Masai Ujiri and coach Dwane Casey, and mulling Raptors offer, league source tells Yahoo.

He's looking over both Houston and Toronto offers, while Miami and LA Lakers want in too.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Raptor fans are very emotional. You talk "bad" about their role player (star to them) and they have a fit. :oldlol:

Stay mad.
You probably didn't even watch a single Raptors game all year. Lowry was the best player on a 49 win team. He's more than a "role player".

[fatboy11]

Good to see Lowry get paid finally (assuming the reports of 14+ million per are true). Also didn't make much sense to leave Toronto from a basketball standpoint (don't hear that often). Interested to see how TO builds off this past season.

Are they going to try to re-sign Vasquez or will Lou Williams take that spot? Totally different players but Lou could share the court with Lowry like Vasquez did at times.

[Legends66NBA7]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11165750/lowry-mull-options-talks-toronto-raptors-houston-rockets


After hearing pitches from the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets, free agent guard Kyle Lowry will contemplate his choices over the next day or two, sources told ESPN.com Tuesday night.

The Los Angeles Lakers have also shown interest in Lowry.

The Miami Heat contacted Lowry but have not yet set up a meeting or progressed talks, sources said.

Retaining Lowry is a top priority for the Raptors, who met with Lowry on Tuesday. He led them to their first playoff bid since 2008 this past season.

The Rockets met with Lowry just after midnight at the start of free agency. Houston is hosting Carmelo Anthony for a visit on Wednesday.

Lowry played for the Rockets from 2008-12.

[kaiteng]

Melo could be now the biggest factor on where Lowry is gonna land.

[D-Rose]

Melo could be now the biggest factor on where Lowry is gonna land.
Woj said last night on FS1 that he expects Lowry to decide on Toronto, but Houston made a compelling pitch...

Also said, he thinks Lowry deciding today is likely.

[navy]

Woj said last night on FS1 that he expects Lowry to decide on Toronto, but Houston made a compelling pitch...

Also said, he thinks Lowry deciding today is likely.
He just played for houston:oldlol:

[Legends66NBA7]

Latest update:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24604460/report-lowry-weighing-four-year-44-million-offer-from-raptors

[QUOTE]Raptors free agent Kyle Lowry has his offer from Toronto, and is reportedly going to take some time to think about it. That could mean an (expected) acceptance or rejection of the deal between Wednesday and Friday.

Meanwhile, Sportsnet.ca reports that the deal is built around an $11 million per year structure, with the debate over a fifth year at the same rate.

According to league sources the Raptors are comfortable going to $11 million for four years. The real decision will be what they want to do with the fifth year

[Haymaker]

Lowry is looking to cash in after a solid season. There's a slim chance he accepts a pay cut for a chance at a ring. He's still young.

[tontoz]

Pretty easy to make the case for Lowry as an All-Star this past season. Glad to see he isn't going to Miami.

[red1]

:bowdown: what a good signing

[Done_And_Done]

My boy!

[Sakkreth]

Raptor fans are very emotional. You talk "bad" about their role player (star to them) and they have a fit. :oldlol:

Stay mad.

:coleman:

[SugarHill]

Raptor fans are very emotional. You talk "bad" about their role player (star to them) and they have a fit. :oldlol:

Stay mad.

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