Kyle Lowry Agrees to 4 Year, $48 Million Contract With Toronto

[Meticode]

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/484531648940085250


Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 3m
Lowry's deal will including an ETO after the third year of the contract, source tells Yahoo Sports.

[Meticode]

Glad he stayed in Toronto personally. I want to see them competitive.

[Yankstar]

Overpaid with the going rates for PG in this league.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Heat haters rejoice

Grats to the Raptors though. Their fans on this board are probably my favorite ISH fan base

[Jameerthefear]

good signing. 12/y for lowry is good.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

:banana: :applause: :rockon:

[D-Rose]

Great for Toronto. Sort of surprised they got away with not adding a 5th year.

Lowry/Gortat are both off the board...can't wait for more chips to fall.

[Meticode]

Overpaid with the going rates for PG in this league.
Irving is getting the max at $18 million a season. Lowry put up pretty much duplicate numbers and is getting $12 million per year. Good deal in-my-opinion.

[Rameek]

Great day for Raps, they finally get to keep a quality player. Let's hope he doesnt regress to his prone days now that he has money.

[TylerOO]

i guess he doesnt enjoy winning!

[Meticode]

i guess he doesnt enjoy winning!
Raptors had more wins than losses last season. :confusedshrug:

[Qwyjibo]

Well, it's not a bad deal. After sort of "going for it" last year, the Raptors had no choice but to show him the money.

I have many questions about the Raptors long-term plans (if there is one yet). You just can't let your best player leave but you also are probably not doing anything significant if Lowry is your best player and you have no money or pull to bring in anyone else. Maybe a trade? We'll see.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Overpaid with the going rates for PG in this league.
Not really.

[bagelred]

Is he good? Can the Heat get him?

Another Morey find that eventually got big bucks....somewhere else though....

[Yankstar]

Irving is getting the max at $18 million a season. Lowry put up pretty much duplicate numbers and is getting $12 million per year. Good deal in-my-opinion.

Irving is overpaid :facepalm

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Well relative to what players are getting this offseason, it's about right.

Makes him one of the highest paid PGs tho.

[played0ut]

RAWR!!~

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[Meticode]

Irving is overpaid :facepalm
So Lowry who put up identical numbers for $6 million less per season is still overpaid? What exactly is your argument here?

[Derka]

Good for Raps fans :applause: Hope they can make some more noise this season.

[moe94]

Overpaid with the going rates for PG in this league.

How is that overpaid? :biggums:

[Meticode]

Nice...


Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m
Kyle Lowry tells Yahoo: "Toronto is just the right place for me."

[Meticode]

How is that overpaid? :biggums:
I don't know, it's his logic. If you look back at my replies you might get a snicker.

[Yankstar]

I don't know, it's his logic. If you look back at my replies you might get a snicker.

With PGs like Dragic on 4 year 30 million dollar contracts I think you can call him overpaid.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Meh, give me Teague at $8mil/yr.

[brwnman]

Well, it's not a bad deal. After sort of "going for it" last year, the Raptors had no choice but to show him the money.

I have many questions about the Raptors long-term plans (if there is one yet). You just can't let your best player leave but you also are probably not doing anything significant if Lowry is your best player and you have no money or pull to bring in anyone else. Maybe a trade? We'll see.

I don't think Raptors do much this off-season. Probably look to re-sign 2Pat and Vasquez. Get a backup wing who can create and defend. Next year, Raps should have over 20M in cap-space - that's when they can look to go for it. This team at this point needs a starting caliber PF - I don't really see one on the market.

[Jameerthefear]

With PGs like Dragic on 4 year 30 million dollar contracts I think you can call him overpaid.
more like dragic is severely underpaid

[RoundMoundOfReb]

I can't think of a PG better than Lowry that isn't getting paid more than him. How on earth can somebody call this an overpay.

There's Dragic - but he's underpaid severely. He got paid off of a year much worse than this past one for Lowry.

[Pistol Pete]

With PGs like Dragic on 4 year 30 million dollar contracts I think you can call him overpaid.

Dragic signed it coming off a season in which he posted 12/5/3 a game, what would he get this offseason? Max.

[Meticode]

With PGs like Dragic on 4 year 30 million dollar contracts I think you can call him overpaid.
You do realize that when Dragic signed with the Suns he just came off a 12/5 season with Houston? They paid him what he was worth at the time. If he was a free agent right now you think he'd get 4 years at $30? No, just no.

Suns landed a homerun with that. Paying him $7.5 mill a year for 20/6 is a steal and they did it right.

[Yankstar]

RAWR!!~

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I loled :applause:

[Qwyjibo]

I don't think Raptors do much this off-season. Probably look to re-sign 2Pat and Vasquez. Get a backup wing who can create and defend. Next year, Raps should have over 20M in cap-space - that's when they can look to go for it. This team at this point needs a starting caliber PF - I don't really see one on the market.
PF and SF look like holes right now. Patterson will probably walk leaving Amir and Hansbrough with the PF minutes which is clearly not an ideal situation. I really wish the Raptors had money to throw an offer sheet at Parsons. He'd be a perfect fit in the starting lineup.

[Yankstar]

Another example, Tony Parker on 12.5/per. Is Lowry worth the same as Parker? I wouldn't offer him more then 10/per

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Another example, Tony Parker on 12.5/per. Is Lowry worth the same as Parker? I wouldn't offer him more then 10/per

1. Tony Parker took a discount to be with the Spurs.

2. Tony Parker is severely overrated.

[Meticode]

Another example, Tony Parker on 12.5/per. Is Lowry worth the same as Parker? I wouldn't offer him more then 10/per
Again, your logic is skewed. He could get $14-$15 million when he agreed to that $12.5 contract.

Parker, Manu and Duncan all agreed to take less to keep that core together.

[Qwyjibo]

Another example, Tony Parker on 12.5/per. Is Lowry worth the same as Parker? I wouldn't offer him more then 10/per
You don't really understand how a market works then. You can't just pick and choose comparing this to contracts signed in previous years with players in different situations as well.

[Meticode]

Yankstar,

Thanks for posting. I appreciate your honest opinions.

[moe94]

With PGs like Dragic on 4 year 30 million dollar contracts I think you can call him overpaid.

You don't get how it works. :coleman:

[moe94]

Yankstar,

Thanks for posting. I appreciate your honest opinions.
:roll:

[lpublic_enemyl]

With PGs like Dragic on 4 year 30 million dollar contracts I think you can call him overpaid.
:facepalm

[BlazerRed]

Glad to see he stayed with the Raptors. The fans loved him and he seemed to like it there.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

PF and SF look like holes right now. Patterson will probably walk leaving Amir and Hansbrough with the PF minutes which is clearly not an ideal situation. I really wish the Raptors had money to throw an offer sheet at Parsons. He'd be a perfect fit in the starting lineup.
Patterson is restricted, isn't he? I hope we keep him

[gasolina]

Raptors salary situation not looking too bad. I think Patpat should stay especially how the league values stretch 4's now.

Main thing is for the Raps to continue riding the current core but keeping roster flexibility. Raps need to win to make them attractive to FAs.

Plus you'll never know if Wiggins requests a trade.

[Done_And_Done]

Welcome back Kyle. Let's hope we can build on what we started last year.

It's hard to argue that he isn't worth that payout after the way he playing an all star calibre season as well as being the uncontestable leader of this team.

[stalkerforlife]

Miami one step closer to imploding.

[Johnny Jones]

Lowry/DD is one hell of a backcourt.

[BurningHammer]

Will there be any space left for Vasquez and/or Pat Patterson?

[Legends66NBA7]

Great deal. Not overpaid and certainly not underpaid. Lowry was a Top 25 player last year, perhaps even higher. He definitely deserves this. Now, with getting paid, he has to return to that type of level, if not more.

Things get dicey now as we have to sign both Patterson and Vasquez. Once they are resigned, I'm confident this squad can win the division title again next year and have a new franchise record in regular season wins. Hoping we can finally break a huge playoff winless series drought too. The team is going to be younger and we only have 2 players in the rotation that are over 30 (Hayes and Novak), but they hardly will play unless called upon.

Biggest thing for next year is to avoid injuries; Raptors ranked last in the league to man games lost to injury.

[Meticode]

Miami one step closer to imploding.
And people are talking about them getting Boozer. Like Boozer is an upgrade what they had last year? So many Miami fans or stans shit on Boozer along with most other fans, then all the sudden there's a possibility he goes to Miami and some stans are like, "OMG Yes, that's awesome!" :oldlol:

[Legends66NBA7]

Will there be any space left for Vasquez and/or Pat Patterson?

Worst case scenario, we probably lose 1. Can't see them losing both. If we want to keep both, I'm assuming MLSE can go over the cap for both of them. We'll see if they come back for qualifying offers. Both like the city and our core will be set for the next 3-4 years.

DeMar
Kyle
Terrence
Jonas
Amir
Patrick
Greivis

I'm sure Amir would come back too, perhaps even on a discount. If Bruno develops into what Masai visioned him to be (my best case scenario is a Nicolas Batum), along with Bebe, then we got a fine 9 man rotation. Should be interesting what else DeAndre Daniels can provide too. Looks like a taller Terrence Ross.

Best thing about Kyle's ETO, if he decides to opt out (not likely), both him and DeMar become FA's and if the team has become a really good team by that point, they could definitely adjust their contracts to fit the team.

[Legends66NBA7]

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[NBAplayoffs2001]

Ecstatic he didn't take any of CHeat's offers.

[Johnny Jones]

I agree with you legends. I really like this Raptors squad and I think 50+ wins next season is doable. I don't think they'll contend, but I think they can down the road if they can get some better role players. Lowry has peaked, but DeRozan is going to keep on improving. I think DeMar can average something like 25/5/4 on 46% at his peak.

Not to mention the Raptors have one of the best young centers in the game in Jonas., who has proven he can perform on the big stage.

They just need a 3 and D SF. Maybe T-Ross can develop into that. But like I stated before, I really like the core of this Raptors squad.

[Meticode]

Ecstatic he didn't take any of CHeat's offers.
I don't think he would've anyway, but I think part of it was Lowry was apparently wanting to get this over with and get signed, but in the Heat's situation LeBron, Wade and Bosh are taking their sweet time and nothing is guaranteed there yet.

[Meticode]

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I wish they would have retro jersey day 1/3 of the season for all teams.

[BurningHammer]

Worst case scenario, we probably lose 1. Can't see them losing both. If we want to keep both, I'm assuming MLSE can go over the cap for both of them. We'll see if they come back for qualifying offers. Both like the city and our core will be set for the next 3-4 years.

DeMar
Kyle
Terrence
Jonas
Amir
Patrick
Greivis

I'm sure Amir would come back too, perhaps even on a discount. If Bruno develops into what Masai visioned him to be (my best case scenario is a Nicolas Batum), along with Bebe, then we got a fine 9 man rotation. Should be interesting what else DeAndre Daniels can provide too. Looks like a taller Terrence Ross.

Best thing about Kyle's ETO, if he decides to opt out (not likely), both him and DeMar become FA's and if the team has become a really good team by that point, they could definitely adjust their contracts to fit the team.
Masai has to try his hardest to keep the core, seemingly Lowry, Derozan and Valanciunas around as long as possible. The rest is expendable but Masai has to be very careful on moving them around for the best values.

Basically, trying to be the Spurs of the East. It is obviously tough to duplicate but they can find their own solutions that works somewhat the same.

[hawksdogsbraves]

They have a nice core, but if its ever going to actually be competitive I think it's all on Valanciunas and his development.

Lowry is a good PG, and Derozan, (who is already very good) will get a bit better but he's a pretty one dimensional player.

Valanciunas took a big step forward between his rookie and sophomore years, he needs to take a couple more to fill out the 'Big 3' for Toronto and they could make an ECF appearance or two down the road I think.

[moe94]

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GOAT jerseys :(

[MUGEN]

Congrats Raptor fans :cheers: This is a big win for you guys in this off season

[Legends66NBA7]

They just need a 3 and D SF. Maybe T-Ross can develop into that. But like I stated before, I really like the core of this Raptors squad.

Well, we have 4 SF's on the team and Ross is going to be the guy starting. Bruno is considered a project, but will be on the roster next season. Daniels could be the first guy off the bench. Fields and Novak are just filler at this point.

If either Bruno and DeAndre provide quality minutes, they could be starting over Ross due to size. Ross back ups DeMar and I think it probably provide a lot of versatility. For now, don't fix something that isn't broken and let Ross start. Raptors went 29-21 last season with Kyle/DeMar/Ross/Amir/Jonas lineup, most wins for any Raptors starting lineup.


GOAT jerseys :(

They'll be back next season for select games.

:cheers:

[stalkerforlife]

GOAT jerseys :(

Are there actually any Raptors in Toronto, though? Velociraptors? Utahraptors?

Silly to suggest Toronto has those. :confusedshrug:

[stalkerforlife]

Raptors overpaid imo. Next Mike James ladies and gentleman.

If he signed with Heat...

"Best PG in the league. Rivals Magic for GOAT PG."

:roll:

[moe94]

Are there actually any Raptors in Toronto, though? Velociraptors? Utahraptor?

Silly to suggest Toronto has those. :confusedshrug:

Nope. Basically, the name was voted on after the release of Jurassic Park and everyone was in dinomania. Shit, better than the Toronto Huskies.

[stalkerforlife]

Nope. Basically, the name was voted on after the release of Jurassic Park and everyone was in dinomania. Shit, better than the Toronto Huskies.

Thanks for the back story. I like the name.

My daughter was a dinosaur for her first halloween.

[houston]

cool i feel that

[BurningHammer]

Nope. Basically, the name was voted on after the release of Jurassic Park and everyone was in dinomania. Shit, better than the Toronto Huskies.
At least we can track back when the franchise was founded. :D

[DMAVS41]

Damn...great value there for Toronto.

Ugh...did my Mavs really not come in and offer 4 for 56 million? In this league he's definitely worth that as the cap and tax line are going to go way up over the next 4 years.

[2swift4u]

So the Heat miss out again... I'm pretty sure they won't get any decent player at all this off-season and end up with some old ass players. But good for Lowry and the Raptors. I liked their team last season.

[Big Cheese]

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reminds me of

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[RoundMoundOfReb]

I would love for us to sign Al Farouq Aminu to a cheap deal. He's a good rebounder/defender and has the length/strength to not get abused by larger wings like JJ

[Johnny Jones]

I would love for us to sign Al Farouq Aminu to a cheap deal. He's a good rebounder/defender and has the length/strength to not get abused by larger wings like JJ
Aminu is an elite rebounder. He's average everywhere else.

He can be a good defender when he tries... but he doesn't try 75% of the time. The only time I've seen him play hard on both ends of the floor are games vs the Mavs.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Aminu is an elite rebounder. He's average everywhere else.

He can be a good defender when he tries... but he doesn't try 75% of the time. The only time I've seen him play hard on both ends of the floor are games vs the Mavs.
Thanks for the info :cheers:

[Johnny Jones]

Thanks for the info :cheers:
I mean I really hope he can turn it around. But to me, he's just one of those guys who have a passive mindset. I don't think he realizes how good he can be if he plays aggresive.

[roffie]

kyle lowry is an alpha

[FPJ]

Best deal this offseason so far.

[Dave3]

I would love for us to sign Al Farouq Aminu to a cheap deal. He's a good rebounder/defender and has the length/strength to not get abused by larger wings like JJ
Duuuude, we gotta save up cash for when we can sign Wiggins in a couple years!!! :banana:

But naw, this is a very good price I think for Lowry. Like someone already said, I like keeping this core together and then trying to make a splash next year with our cap space. If we get homecourt advantage this year (which it looks like we should with our young guys only getting better) it would be the first time in franchise history we get homecourt advantage 2 years in a row. Then after that our 2 Brazilians should be coming in and starting to make a difference (hopefully at least one of them pans out) so it's looking like a good future.

[oamjad13]

:banana: :applause: Great news! The man was a soldier for us last season. Considering what Irving got, this is a really good deal for us. I wouldn't have liked us paying more than $13 million for him. All-Star this upcoming season!

[morbius]

They are under the cap, so they can also bid on Boozer.
Providing that Lowry doesn't drop off now that he got payed, Raptors will be good next year.

[Kujo]

Fair deal. Love the ETO, and the fact the Raps didn't have to include a 5th year. :applause:

Props to Masai for getting this done. Big win for the Raps. We can now build upon what we accomplished last year. :cheers:

Honestly, I was never really too worried that Lowry would leave. Toronto was just the right fit for him.

I think there is no doubt we'll resign Vasquez, and Patterson now. We still need to add another piece or two (SF, PF/backup C).

[ZHAKIDD532]

He's a good player, but he would've fit in well in Miami. He complains on every single call, just like LeBron and Wade.

[red1]

12 mill a year?


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[red1]

Duuuude, we gotta save up cash for when we can sign Wiggins in a couple years!!! :banana:

But naw, this is a very good price I think for Lowry. Like someone already said, I like keeping this core together and then trying to make a splash next year with our cap space. If we get homecourt advantage this year (which it looks like we should with our young guys only getting better) it would be the first time in franchise history we get homecourt advantage 2 years in a row. Then after that our 2 Brazilians should be coming in and starting to make a difference (hopefully at least one of them pans out) so it's looking like a good future.

Fair deal. Love the ETO, and the fact the Raps didn't have to include a 5th year. :applause:

Props to Masai for getting this done. Big win for the Raps. We can now build upon what we accomplished last year. :cheers:

Honestly, I was never really too worried that Lowry would leave. Toronto was just the right fit for him.

I think there is no doubt we'll resign Vasquez, and Patterson now. We still need to add another piece or two (SF, PF/backup C).

agreed, 12 is a VERY reasonable price for all-star pg production

[Legends66NBA7]

He's a good player, but he would've fit in well in Miami. He complains on every single call, just like LeBron and Wade.

Every single player and coach in the league don't complain about calls, but they will always pressure referees to get them calls in order to win. Anyone else would and should do the same.