knitwoolf | Raptors

771 | 12 hours ago

Wish he would have signed a 1 year contract to mentor Jamal Shead this year but I understand he likes being home in philly obv

shangalang69 | Raptors

330 | 12 hours ago

Jamal is somehow extremely Kyle without even being around him lol.

The spiritual successor.

PweaseMister

156 | 12 hours ago

does he have the thing?

shangalang69 | Raptors

136 | 12 hours ago

lowkey

DiddleMe-Elmo | NBA

35 | 12 hours ago

Hell yeah

patap0nacct

4 | 5 hours ago

low(ry) key(le)

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

27 | 10 hours ago

Like a georgia peach 2 weeks overripe

avgprius

2 | 10 hours ago

The thing?

Broski28of25 | France

53 | 10 hours ago

Lowry is an exceptionally gifted human being.

JSNHZL | 76ers

36 | 10 hours ago

More like “that thang”

EastSideChillSaiyan

15 | 10 hours ago

U srsly don’t know?

mug3n | Raptors

12 | 9 hours ago

The caboose.

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

8 | 10 hours ago

You seen Uncut Gems?

IanicRR | TOR

8 | 8 hours ago

Jamal doesn’t have Kyle’s attitude issues lmao. I love the GROAT but he would even say he was a massive dick for the few years of his career and it took him a good season in Toronto to really start embracing it.

Jamal has been a consummate pro since college. No one has ever said a single bad thing about him and he carries himself like a total veteran and has since day 1.

I get the play style similarities but they are very different people haha.

UnflushableStinky2 | Raptors

1 | 9 hours ago

Where Kyle sold charges Jamal sells moving screens

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

3 | 7 hours ago

Beyond Shead, I wish Scottie got to be mentored by Kyle. Scottie to me has a lot in common with Kyle in his mentality and intensity but is just a 6’8 point forward instead of being a short PG

AffectionateDark9270

724 | 12 hours ago

If we retired Vinces there is no way we dont do Kyle’s as well. He should’ve been first if we’re being honest

knitwoolf | Raptors

232 | 12 hours ago

I think they are doing both Kyle and DeMar. No one has worn #7 or #10 since they left and I doubt it’s just a coincidence

SCUMDEM

65 | 12 hours ago

That’s just a respect thing among players.

token_reddit | Clippers

54 | 12 hours ago

It’s an organizational thing. Just look at Anthony Morrow and the Bulls with #1 being allowed to be worn again. The Magic did it with Shaq and #32. Toronto will never let those numbers be worn again. At least Glen Taylor or anyone who worked for him at the helm of the franchise allowed a young person to pick #21 and wear it on the court.

pinhead-l | TOR

26 | 12 hours ago

The Nuggets did not do it with Jokic and Carmelo Anthony

token_reddit | Clippers

34 | 12 hours ago

Exactly. The Nuggets and Carmelo ended on a complete sour note. His exit was bad. Shaq’s exit was bad but they mended fences. KG leaving Minnesota was the sole reason for Glen Taylor being a complete moron.

Kay-Knox | Kings

2 | 9 hours ago

Other than Atlanta and Chicago, did Carmelo leave any team on a good note?

labamaFan | Trail Blazers

3 | 9 hours ago

Portland too, we loved twilight Melo lol

token_reddit | Clippers

3 | 9 hours ago

I don’t think the Lakers fans were mad either.

azizinator25 | NYK

2 | 9 hours ago

I don’t think he left the Knicks on a bad note. We needed to stop (unsuccessfully) chasing thr 8th seed, and while Melo wasnt helping us make the playoffs, he did take us out of top pick contention. Clearly NYK as an organization loves Melo, and I don’t think he left on bad terms at all.

SCUMDEM

0 | 12 hours ago

No, players just aren’t willing to give the middle finger to the former player(s) and fans, it’s a bad look. This is pretty much a universal concept across all sports when it comes to a team’s all-time greats, who haven’t had their number retired yet.

token_reddit | Clippers

2 | 12 hours ago

Anthony Morrow never got the message or the Bulls about Derrick Rose. It can happen. But Rose’s #1 is being retired as it should.

Ellisevanelli | Celtics

8 | 11 hours ago

Organization aint gonna let a dude wear 7 or 10 w the Raptors

Gavin1453 | Raptors

132 | 12 hours ago

Rogers might be your usual souless corporation but they are not stupid. The GROAT is retiring a Raptor.

JManKit | Raptors

29 | 12 hours ago

If Ed Rogers tries to insert himself into the situation and mess things up, fans will burn the man in effigy

the-g-off | Toronto Huskies

20 | 12 hours ago

Maybe not even in effigy, lol

/s because reddit is weird about things, lol.

motherseffinjones | Raptors

2 | 9 hours ago

I will lose my shit if he fucks this up. It’s a slam dunk

ILikeFPS | Raptors

1 | 8 hours ago

I feel like there’s a good chance Ed Rogers will try to block it.

muttzarella

12 | 11 hours ago

So I can more knowledgeably stan this man; wtf is GROAT?

Gavin1453 | Raptors

29 | 11 hours ago

Greatest Raptor of All Time

Leather_War6079

7 | 9 hours ago

Rump*

ScubaDiver655

31 | 12 hours ago

I think it’s fitting that Vince went first. He started off the franchise and helped really get on the map for the first time, and Kyle took us all the way to the mountaintop.

AffectionateDark9270

78 | 12 hours ago

Doesnt change how he left. He wouldn’t have cared if our franchise was moved the second he left.

Kyle actually loved the city.

manoman42

22 | 12 hours ago

There was a time Kyle did want to leave the raptors too, but I think he’s successfully redeemed himself and it’d be well deserved to retire his jersey

AffectionateDark9270

45 | 12 hours ago

Kobe wanted to leave the Lakers. Dwayne Wade left the Heat. Dame forced a trade out of Portland..

None of that changes that they truly repped their cities and got over the issues.

LionStareHard

7 | 11 hours ago

Kobe, DWade, and Dame all reconciled and resolved the major tension between them by the end.

Vince (and the Raps) kinda forced it and were relying on the “time heals all wounds” strategy. It mostly worked, but still won’t ever feel the same as Kobe/Wade/Dame.

jack_guinness | Raptors

5 | 12 hours ago

Multiple times. Fans are either ignorant to this or just overlook it.

EmbarrassedPizza6570

25 | 12 hours ago

It’s not the fact that Vince left or Kyle wanted to leave.

It’s how Vince handled it. There’s a right and wrong way to go about it. And he went out the absolute worst way possible. It really says something about someone’s character when they act like a petulant child the way Vince did.

Kyle may have wanted out at certain points but he never stopped busting his ass - not for one second.

Cletus_Starfish | POR

4 | 11 hours ago

Yeah I was gonna say, Dame didn’t just stop trying his last season lol. I think it’s kinda cool that the Raps retired Vince’s jersey but I totally understand why that didn’t sit right with some fans as well.

IonHazzikostasIsGod | Raptors

1 | 2 hours ago

I mean they were getting ready to send Kyle to the Knicks because of his attitude at the time. Dolan was just worried about his own image and pulled out of the trade very last minute because we had already punked him on the Barg one, and he got paranoid that the public would clown him for this one too.

Kyle had time to grow up here that Vince didn’t. Not to say the former wouldn’t still be the clear obvious greatest Raptor even if Vince grew up and stayed, but no one here would have much of an impression of Kyle if that trade went through.

ModernPoultry | Gran Destino

1 | 8 hours ago

Ya there was a time where he wanted to sign with the Spurs and they rejected him lol. Thank fuck for that tho lol

ScubaDiver655

6 | 12 hours ago

Don’t get me wrong, I see what you’re saying - but I also see the pro-Vince side too

A_Bowl_of_Curry

-4 | 11 hours ago

Vince loved toronto. His beef was with his employers. He never spoke ill of the city and always took the high road thru nearly two decades of hostility from our fanbase. Some of yall clinging desperately to this false idea in your head to validate your hatred of the man

lent12

3 | 11 hours ago

Two decades of fan hostility? I’m confused where that came from

A_Bowl_of_Curry

3 | 11 hours ago

If you live in toronto you know exactly what im talking about

lent12

2 | 10 hours ago

Born and raised.

What hostility from fans are you talking about though?

Post Vince leaving?

A_Bowl_of_Curry

-3 | 10 hours ago

The booing, and chirping

lent12

3 | 10 hours ago

I mean, it’s all deserving.

I get he wanted to leave, but he refused to dunk. He said he wouldn’t dunk.

The obvious playoff jet to UNC grad…but I think most fans were hurt by the obvious bail out as a team player.

He was an embarrassment to a team and city in his last year, who was dying for NBA validity. He set us back years.

I was in University when he did all this and went to many games.

He fucked us and did the fans dirty.

A_Bowl_of_Curry

-1 | 10 hours ago

He didnt set us back and the booing wasnt deserved. He rescinded his trade request, and thats been corroborated by multiple people including his former coach who he supposedly had beef with.

Rob babcock is the one that screwed us. His ego wouldnt allow him change his decision to trade vince. Worst case he could have held out for a better offer, not like vince would have had a choice as he was under contract. Vc for aaron and eric williams plus the ghost of alonzo mourning was probably the worst trade in league history only being unseated by the luka trade

Vince saying he wouldnt dunk was sarcasm. Our media was full of idiots serving a corporate agenda

greatflicks

6 | 11 hours ago

Maybe but when you go out in a blazing fire of bullshit, tanking effort and then talking shit about the organization you lose the good will side of things.

cs-shitposter | Celtics

23 | 10 hours ago

VC should’ve never had his number retired by the Raptors

Them doing so just shows that they’re rolling over despite him giving up on the team and forcing his way out

The entire VC number retirement screams like a marketing ploy driven by the suits who are out of touch with the city

dothebender1101 | Raptors

19 | 9 hours ago

which is exactly what it was. young heads on here only know him from his dunks. dude bailed on us, set us back for years, and is completely unrepentant about it all

cs-shitposter | Celtics

6 | 9 hours ago

MLSE and Rogers are fucking shameless and soulless ghouls

mug3n | Raptors

9 | 9 hours ago

Them doing so just shows that they’re rolling over despite him giving up on the team and forcing his way out

It was basically pressure from the fucking NETS of all teams lol. Like, I can understand the Nets retiring Vince’s number because they have nothing else to celebrate, but us? The Raptors org has no self-respect for doing it imo.

Nets announced they were retiring VC first, then Rogers saw it and had to upstage the Nets so they jumped in with an earlier date for the jersey retirement. The whole thing was really pathetic tbh, and like you said, marketing; it was definitely an opportunity for Rogers to sell limited edition merch associated with the #15 retirement.

AnnaKendrickPerkins | Toronto Huskies

-2 | 8 hours ago

I doubt the suits cared about the Nets retiring his number, which is IMO worse than the Raptors retiring it. He made amends, he regretted something he did 20 years ago. This team is in Kansas City without him.

HandleThatFeeds

5 | 8 hours ago

He made amends, he regretted something he did 20 years ago. This team is in Kansas City without him.

What a load of shit.

Which Toronto team has moved in your lifetime or any last few decades?

Do not mistake us for Poverty Vancouver or Xenophobic Montreal.

And he never made amends. there is no apology he ever made.

ILikeFPS | Raptors

2 | 8 hours ago

The entire VC number retirement screams like a marketing ploy driven by the suits who are out of touch with the city

That’s exactly what happened lol

ChemBro93 | Raptors

12 | 12 hours ago

100% kyle should have been first.

greatflicks

4 | 11 hours ago

He for sure should have been. 15 was a suck ass move to appease networks it felt like

Debra_Messing

6 | 11 hours ago

If we don’t retire his number, I’m rioting. It was an honour to watch this man lead our team. No matter the roster’s potential, he made the most of it. Dude is the definition of everything but the stats and flash. He’s a coach’s player.

thegreaterfool714 | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

Lowry is the GOAT Raptor.

He wasn’t the most talented player for them but no other player did more for the Raptors than Kyle Lowry. The 2019 run was a crowning achievement for his hard work and leadership

TheRealEnemabagJones

-14 | 12 hours ago

Not this argument again. There are no Raptors without VC

TheBusDrivercx

22 | 12 hours ago

Not this argument again, Toronto is not Vancouver, the Raptors were perfectly safe.

BUMBUBOY | Vancouver Grizzlies

4 | 12 hours ago

What he say fuck me for

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

0 | 11 hours ago

what team do you root for now?

BUMBUBOY | Vancouver Grizzlies

3 | 11 hours ago

Raptors lol

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

0 | 11 hours ago

i see i would’ve assumed Vancouver fans either would’ve joined Memphis or they would’ve joined Portland since the Raptors were a Canadian rival

if Vancouver ever got a team in the future would you join their fandom?

BUMBUBOY | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 11 hours ago

If Vancouver ever got a team in the future would you join their fandom?

Of course lol I have pride in this region. No greater place to live on this planet

dothebender1101 | Raptors

1 | 9 hours ago

my man that is a bold statement from the depths of BC’s january

BUMBUBOY | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 9 hours ago

Did I stutter? Go Canucks Go

RyanTannegod | Heat

15 | 12 hours ago

That doesn’t give VC the right to purposefully quit on the team

Tax73 | Raptors

16 | 12 hours ago

There might be no kids without your wife, but if she cheats on you and leaves you probably don’t want to have her picture up in your house.

AffectionateDark9270

7 | 12 hours ago

Perfect analogy

SaintDarthVader | Raptors

4 | 12 hours ago

THANK YOU! Vince sucks and it is a huge bush league move to retire that number

TonySperguson

-7 | 12 hours ago

Can’t expect a trophy wife to live in a mud hut

RealBigFailure | Raptors

10 | 12 hours ago

Nah fuck that traitor, if he ever had his jersey retired it had to have come after Kyle and Demar

AffectionateDark9270

4 | 12 hours ago

Cool, he still quit on the team and to this day doesn’t regret it. He doesn’t deserve shit from us

DayManMasterofNight | Spurs

602 | 12 hours ago

I love when players build a genuine connection to a place. Sports have gotten so sterile in some ways, but it’s great to see the connection still.

captainbean | Spurs

166 | 12 hours ago

That’s one of the best parts of being a Spurs fan, watching so many of the guys get involved and stay involved in San Antonio. Tim and Manu are both still there post-retirement, players who haven’t played for the team in years like Lonnie Walker still donate to local charities and stuff. It’s very heartwarming.

I’d be shocked if Toronto didn’t retire Lowry’s jersey, he did so much for them.

comeatmefrank | Raptors

92 | 11 hours ago

Toronto will absolutely retire Lowry’s jersey. He’s absolutely integral to the history of the Raptors, and is pretty unanimously considered the GROAT.

imrannabeekhan | Trail Blazers

11 | 9 hours ago

Greatest Rump of all time? Gotta agree

tompetres | Thunder

9 | 11 hours ago

Dick Groat? Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

Ok_Blacksmith_9916

22 | 11 hours ago

GROAT = Greatest Raptor of All Time

Fionnland

20 | 10 hours ago

Damn I wss reading Greatest Rear of All Time haha

Phantom-Finger

3 | 9 hours ago

This works better.

tompetres | Thunder

7 | 10 hours ago

You sure it wasn’t Dick Groat? Greatest Raptor might be Dick Groat’s father for all we know

LaughterIsPoison | LeBron James

1 | 2 hours ago

They’ll retire Demar’s too, right?

comeatmefrank | Raptors

1 | 2 hours ago

most likely, although I don’t think he’s particularly happy with how his time in Toronto ended.

ILikeFPS | Raptors

-8 | 8 hours ago

I feel like Ed Rogers might try to block it from happening.

AnnaKendrickPerkins | Toronto Huskies

6 | 8 hours ago

Why? Based on nothing? Why piss on our parade with nonsense?

ILikeFPS | Raptors

-5 | 7 hours ago

Because I think Ed Rogers is that much of a piece of shit.

Don’t you think so?

Look at what happened with Masai, Masai didn’t deserve that.

AnnaKendrickPerkins | Toronto Huskies

5 | 7 hours ago

Apples to oranges.

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

Those are 2 incredibly different situations. As shitty as Ed had been to Masai there is no logical support for Ed blocking Kyle from a retirement. Vince who had way more baggage with the franchise and whose tenure was much more polarizing than Kyle had his number retired, so why would Kyle who won more and is way less controversial be barred from retirement?

ILikeFPS | Raptors

-4 | 7 hours ago

Vince who had way more baggage with the franchise and whose tenure was much more polarizing than Kyle had his number retired, so why would Kyle who won more and is way less controversial be barred from retirement?

That’s kind of why I think Ed Rogers would try to block it. They forced Vince’s through even though many fans were against it, so clearly what the fans want isn’t a huge priority to them.

Plus Larry is on his way out (or is already out of MLSE?), so I think that’s even more concerning.

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

In what world would they be against a player who has much more goodwill getting their jersey retired? Once again you’re making the jump between 2 very different parts of the team management to justify why you think they would not retire Kyle’s jersey

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

20 | 12 hours ago

Gorgui Dieng played like 2 years for y’all and I believe he’s part of the Spurs organization too

captainbean | Spurs

4 | 12 hours ago

Yeah he works in operations! Adore that guy, he seems like a very kind person.

ProfCedar | Timberwolves

3 | 8 hours ago

He’ll always be loved in Minnesota too, wonderful dude.

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

I had no idea dude was retired. Seemed like he was just really solid and he’s not that old so I’d have thought he would be in Europe

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

6 | 11 hours ago

Do you think you guys would’ve retired Kawhis jersey if he left on much friendlier/positive terms?

captainbean | Spurs

20 | 11 hours ago

If none of that stuff had happened, most likely. Might have won a chip instead of having some really crappy seasons. But we almost certainly wouldn’t have Wemby now had that happened, so I can’t really complain.

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

9 | 11 hours ago

that’s fair, plus u got another franchise altering PG as a rookie & then a very good starting PG sophomore. The future is bright for you guys

myassholealt | Knicks

6 | 10 hours ago

You guys are also lucky in that your front office was also willing keep them for as long as they did. I am the kind of fan that gets sentimental about favorite players and want them around as long as they can be, and it sucks when the business side means they are shipped out or let go when I wanted them to stay.

Like imagine if the Knicks traded Brunson next off season. Or they let Hart go. Those guys have endeared themselves to the fanbase, and it would suck to see them moved even if a scenario pops up where it objectively makes sense.

Raptorpicklezz | Raptors

2 | 11 hours ago

They already said they would.

HardlyW0rkingHard

2 | 10 hours ago

Imo retiring Carter was a big mistake. 7 is the only number that meets the criteria of being retired.

mcpasty666 | Raptors

6 | 9 hours ago

Masai wasn’t in favor of retiring 15 before 7, even called Kyle to clear it. He was right.

Rocinante24

3 | 7 hours ago

It was a huge mistake.

The team dealt Vince a shit hand, I can’t blame him for wanting out. But it’s insane to retire a player who insulted the organization and his teammates. Such a bad example to set.

HandleThatFeeds

2 | 8 hours ago

Most Fans agree with this.

It was a Corporate decision and Carter Raptors jersey are iconic.

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

I think P has a chance, very likely DeMar too

Creative-Cup-5469 | Raptors

3 | 9 hours ago

The city named a road after him

Just-Hunter1679

1 | 7 hours ago

They need to raise two banners, one for Kyle and one for his giant ass.

ChemBro93 | Raptors

179 | 12 hours ago

Sign a 1 year, have the farewell tour you deserve, king.

Mrmdn333 | 76ers

38 | 12 hours ago

You can trade for him at the deadline please!!

thegoddessunicorn | Raptors

28 | 11 hours ago

Take Quickley and you have a deal

beefJeRKy-LB | Lebanon

6 | 10 hours ago

He’s on a min no? Just cut him lol.

Mrmdn333 | 76ers

21 | 10 hours ago

Daryl won’t let me.

Drew_You_To_91 | Raptors

149 | 12 hours ago

I don’t think it’s a hot take to say he’ll get a bigger ovation than Vince did. I legitimately think this dude deserves to be the first raptor with their own statue outside SBA (or a joint one with Demar)

AnonimousMn471 | Bucks

75 | 12 hours ago

Joint one with Demar would be perfect

askingJeevs | Raptors

26 | 11 hours ago

I’d cry

LionStareHard

21 | 11 hours ago

Would love for DeMar to feel the love permanently in the form of a statue

lukaisthegoatx

-20 | 11 hours ago

Are you guys delusional or something? Why the fuck would derozan get a statue?

Drew_You_To_91 | Raptors

24 | 10 hours ago

Franchise leader in points and games played, multiple time all-star and all-nba, is that not good enough by raptors standards?

Beleiverofhumanity | Clippers

-13 | 10 hours ago

Lowkey, like I love Deebo as much as the next guy but a statue for what exactly

Ok-Replacement-9458

11 | 10 hours ago

For being a part of the greatest/most iconic raptors duo? Fym “what exactly”

Beleiverofhumanity | Clippers

-11 | 10 hours ago

He was a great player for the team, but you dont get statues for that.. Lowry deserves one but idk if DeRozan got over the hump for me.

AggressiveAd3947

8 | 8 hours ago

That won’t happen

Kyle is basically done this year

DeMar is still putting up 18ppg on good efficiency, will be a while before he’s done

canadianRSK | Raptors

7 | 9 hours ago

I thinm they both deserve their own nights maybe a back to back night so they can both be there together but have their own appreciation because kyle would outshine demar

beefJeRKy-LB | Lebanon

5 | 10 hours ago

Nah statue for Kyle alone.

Raptorsthrowaway1

-2 | 11 hours ago

With no Drake courtside 🙏🙏

Rocinante24

4 | 6 hours ago

He shouldn’t even have to be considered with Vince. I would be so sad if Kyle’s reception is even close to Vince’s.

Kyle deserves a banner and a statue.

IanicRR | TOR

3 | 8 hours ago

I need a statue of Kyle lifting the Larry OB above his head in front of the ACC (I know it’s Scotiabank now, ACC was just such a cooler corporate shill.)

motherseffinjones | Raptors

1 | 9 hours ago

Pretty sure that’s happening

Canada1971

116 | 12 hours ago

Greatest Raptor of all time!

mahogne

29 | 9 hours ago

r/raptors automod replacement bot

Kyle Lowry ain’t no spot up shooter. He ain’t gotta run to the corner to shoot like he’s some 3rd option, bitch. This ain’t JJ Redick. This is a fuckin god human Steph Curry come again. Only this time he’s not a fuckin pussy… pull up from the fuckin logo and fight you at the same time.

WeBelieveIn4 | Raptors

46 | 12 hours ago

That’s my GROAT 🥲

ScubaDiver655

39 | 12 hours ago

We can’t wait to have him back ❤️

heat_fan_ | Raptors

27 | 12 hours ago

Raptors have to retire his number only reason they couldn’t is because he’s still playing but they absolutely will when he retires

myteriality | Bulls

34 | 12 hours ago

can they retire his shorts too 😏

ObjectPurple7100

20 | 12 hours ago

Man. Would love to see this happen. Can’t think of a more deserving player.

hamiguamvh | TOR

14 | 12 hours ago

I can see him and Darko really vibing. Similar energy and intensity.

emau55 | Raptors

14 | 12 hours ago

I fucking love you, Kyle. My favourite player ever and the GROAT. 🦖 🏆

FrostyTheKnight10 | TOR

13 | 12 hours ago

I miss you king

dronelogic | Raptors

11 | 12 hours ago

Man I’m tearing up

Lonely_ProdiG | NBA

11 | 12 hours ago

“I don’t know if it’s gonna go up” That was a Chapelle look if I ever seen one at the beginning lmao.

Straight_2_Hell

9 | 12 hours ago

I’ll rock my Lowry Raptors jersey forever. Love that man.

pinhead-l | TOR

8 | 12 hours ago

Come home bb

QueenieAdorable

7 | 11 hours ago

wish you would sign a 1 year contract to mentor Jamal Shead this year and have the farewell tour you deserve, king.

CalebosO4

6 | 12 hours ago

GROAT

DowntownJulieBrown1 | Raptors

6 | 11 hours ago

Come home baby. We miss you

bootygoon2 | Raptors

6 | 12 hours ago

Him and DeMar should be the only Raptors with their jerseys retired, Carter shouldn’t have gotten his.

Super-Season-3488 | Raptors

5 | 11 hours ago

Our GROAT

Yunadan

4 | 12 hours ago

The GROAT of Toronto, I’d take a full year of Kyle over just a 1 day contract.

JManKit | Raptors

3 | 12 hours ago

Wouldn’t have it any other way. It would’ve been cool for him to get a proper year with us before retiring but the timing wasn’t right and with Garrett Temple already doing a as fine job as our veteran voice/acting assistant coach on our bench, things just didn’t line up. I think it’s really nice he gets to do his last real year with his hometown tho so it’s pretty perfect from what I can see. I wouldn’t mind a statue of him either but getting to retire with us and lifting his jersey into the rafters is going to be really meaningful

Ambipoms_Offical

3 | 11 hours ago

Greatest Raptor Of All Time, idc what yall say.

Canada will always love u Kyle

DjKash3

3 | 11 hours ago

Trade temple for Lowry. We will need him mentoring this team through the playoffs.

RealCanadianDragon

1 | 11 hours ago

Only way I see Lowry leaving Philly is if they somehow completely miss the playoffs and he wants to win one more ring before he retires.

But I doubt the 76ers fall that much where they don’t even make the play in, so he’s probably staying with them no matter what.

uw200 | Raptors

4 | 6 hours ago

Lowry doesn’t age man, he’s 40 in March and looks 25

greatflicks

2 | 11 hours ago

absolutely needs to happen. Would be awesome if he could finish here or come back in a coaching role

FingerLickingticklin

1 | 12 hours ago

Still so mad we let him leave, love this man Raptor for life

CrippledBanana | Canada

1 | 12 hours ago

GROAT

adad239_

1 | 12 hours ago

He still plays??

Chrispaulisgarbage | Raptors

1 | 11 hours ago

GROAT

YoF3

1 | 11 hours ago

That first answer and look after lol, he seems like a nice dude

EL_DUDERlNO_ | Supersonics

1 | 11 hours ago

My GROAT!

Raptorsthrowaway1

1 | 11 hours ago

Looking forward to going to that game. Would be down to give him the Garett Temple special this off season btw

lufufurot | Lakers

1 | 10 hours ago

King

HOFredditor | Warriors

1 | 10 hours ago

I hope he and Demar get to retire there. Obviously it’s a bit tough for Derozan

teebles22

1 | 9 hours ago

“I don’t know if it’s going to go up”.. lol Kyle he’s such a clown.

The-Pharcyde | Raptors

1 | 9 hours ago

Should’ve been the first one up even before Vince.

ali-gator712 | Raptors

1 | 9 hours ago

Lowry is my hero

Redtube_Guy | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

TIL Lowry is stu in the league , oh my.

medikB | Canada

1 | 8 hours ago

Lowry to the Rockets

Ozone_Gang | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

Kyle’s a well spoken dude. I really hope he picks up a career in broadcasting after he hangs it up.

bearcat--

1 | 8 hours ago

<3 Toronto loves you back.

MautDota3

1 | 7 hours ago

Love Kyle. 2019 was when I first started getting into the NBA seriously. I was still a casual fan and hadn’t decided my allegiances but I have family from Buffalo. I know we have a big rivalry in Hockey but Toronto and Buffalo fans are pretty chill about the Bills/Blue Jays and Raps. It was pretty cool seeing Toronto on that run and even though Kawhai gets the lions share of the credit for that run and the shots he hit. Kyle was a huge part of it.

Unique_Chemist2209

1 | 7 hours ago

What did he do to get his number retired besides being a great player? He didn’t win them anything

DJ_HASH | Cavaliers

1 | 5 hours ago

His playoff run the year they won the finals was incredible and he played awesome against the warriors, really thought he could’ve got the final mvp. He was incredible floor general there.

xtothewhy

1 | 5 hours ago

So glad we had him as Raptor. Quality leadership and person and was great for the city and for Raptor fans.

YvonYukon

1 | 5 hours ago

Kyle is the greatest raptor of all time. I grew up here, I had a signed jersey of VC, I sold that shit cause fuck that guy..

JudoExpert | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

Love him, crazy that he’s almost 40, he looks so young still

Optimal31 | Trail Blazers

1 | 3 hours ago

Kyle was in the NBA before Cooper Flagg was even born🤯

Chemical_Survey2577

1 | an hour ago

he deserves it man

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

0 | 12 hours ago

Don’t think NBA has 1 day contracts. The minimum is 10 days.

Naismythology | Lakers

14 | 12 hours ago

That’s a ceremonial thing. It’s not a contract for an actual roster spot

captain-nap

-11 | 12 hours ago

FKL

Hostile_Pierogi | Raptors

12 | 12 hours ago

836 is my room number bitch

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-25 | 12 hours ago

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Goosedukee | Nets

19 | 12 hours ago

They won a ring.

CrippledBanana | Canada

10 | 12 hours ago

…I don’t even know what to say this gotta be one of the dumbest comments ever on r/nba. Congrats

knitwoolf | Raptors

12 | 12 hours ago

So lame when a franchise that has been spoiled beyond belief like the spurs shits on others. They made the playoffs 5 years in a row which we had never done, including making the conference finals for the first time. Got fucked by having to face the 2nd best player of all time, and people talk about them like they were bums because LeBron fucking James beat them along with everyone else in his way in the east.

And that’s just the DeMar/Kyle raptors which I’m guessing you’re referring to. Kyle won a championship and was successful here for another *2 years without DeMar.

Kyle Lowry on what it will mean to have his jersey retired in Toronto: “Y’all ever see me cry?… If it does & when it does, it will be a super emotional day. I put a lot of blood, sweat & tears in that 7.” He also restated his plan to sign a one-day contract to retire a Raptor.