NBA Rumors: Will Kyle Lowry Re-Sign With The Toronto Raptors This Summer?

Jan 18, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) dribbles past Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell (1) during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 94-89. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) dribbles past Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell (1) during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 94-89. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 18, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright reacts in the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright reacts in the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Reason Why It Will Happen #1: The Fresh Prince

North Philadelphia, born and raised, at a high school where Lowry spent most of his days… 

Lowry is from Philadelphia, and attended college at Villanova.

(If you haven’t gotten it by now, I’m ‘sending’ Lowry to Philly; whether it be via sign-and-trade or in free agency).

By putting Kyle Lowry in Philadelphia, he gets to have a homecoming NBA players often don’t get, and while many would view it as a downgrade from Toronto to Philly, it’d certainly be an upgrade for Philly who currently doesn’t know what it has in Ben Simmons; and a collection of role players holding down the 1 spot, although former undrafted free agent T.J. McConnell has filled in admirably.