Forgotten Lowry starts its 20th season

Kyle Lowry's name has been almost forgotten in this year's free market. Paul, 40, is still becoming a hot spot in the market, and no one has mentioned Lowry, 39.

Today, Lowry returns to the 76ers with a year-round salary, which will be his third consecutive season for his hometown team and the 20th season of Lowry's entire career. Lowry has become the 13th player in history to reach the 20-season mark, and only he and Paul can play for such a long time at a height of 1.83 meters.

It is true that Lowry has reached a low point in his career in his 19th season, averaging only 3.9 points and 2.7 assists per game, and has almost fallen out of rotation after only 35 games. But veterans of this age naturally have value in existence.

The 76ers back next season adds a super newcomer, and VJ Edgecome of Tanhua Show contributed 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in his summer league debut.

The 76ers' back talent will overflow next season, and Maxi, McCain, VJ, these young people all need Lowry's words and deeds to teach. As a veteran who has played for almost 20 years, Lowry definitely has this qualification. When I look back on Lowry's career, I find that he is like a living fossil.

He fought at Villanova University for three years and was selected by the Grizzlies with the 24th pick in 2006. At first, Lowry played a substitute for "Flying Squirrels" Damon Stoudemire, but Lowry quickly brought surprises to the team.

In the ninth game of his career, Lowry scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in a single game. But in the tenth game, Lowry encountered a serious injury that was enough to reimburse him for the season, and his first year came to an abrupt end after only 10 games.

After playing such a game, Lowry was extremely eager to gain the trust of the team and let him serve as starting point guard. But in 2007, the Grizzlies, who had the fourth pick, chose Ohio State's talented guard Mike Conley. So, Lowry is still a substitute.

In the second season, Lowry played all 82 games, starting 9 games, averaging 9.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Conley, who played the starter most of the time, averaged 9.4 points per game. They are all young people in their early twenties, so Lowry must be not that convinced by Conley. In the third season, under the struggle, Lowry also played as a starting position intermittently. But the team eventually chose Conley, who has more trust talent and higher rankings, which is understandable. Before the trading deadline, Lowry was sent to the Rockets by the Grizzlies. Lowry's career became well-known to domestic fans.

What's a bit sad is that Lowry, who couldn't play as the starting player in the Grizzlies, also did not get a starting player in the Rockets. At that time, he played a substitute for "Little Black Bean" Brooks, but after changing teams, Lowry's professional attitude became more mature. He did not complain about his position in the team, but just worked hard during his playing time.

Lowry's advantages and disadvantages at that time were very obvious. Although he was short, he was very confrontational. This is how Xiaogang Cannon's nickname came from. He is keen on breakthroughs and can always squeeze out his body with his strong body, but at the same time, his basket is really bad.

In the first four seasons of his career, only 10 games were played in the first season. In the second and third seasons, Lowry's three-point shooting percentage was only 26%. In the first full season after the Rockets, Lowry's three-point shooting percentage was only 27%. Even in that era when we didn’t pay much attention to three points, we couldn’t show such projection performance. The offseason in 2010 was decisive for Lowry's entire career. He spent the entire offseason in the training hall to practice his shooting hard, working hard + a little luck, which made Lowry's career change.

At the beginning of the 10-11 season, Aaron Brooks was accidentally injured, and Lowry started at the beginning of the season, started 71 games throughout the season, shooting 38% of three-pointers, and averaged 13.5 points per game to firmly hold the position of the main point guard.

In 2012, the Raptors bought Lowry from the Rockets in a first round, and Lowry began his career as a "trash brother". After experiencing the injury trough in the first season, Lowry broke out completely in the second season, averaging 17.9 points and 7.4 assists, both of which set career highs, and the Raptors also entered the ranks of the Eastern Conference strong teams in one fell swoop.

Lowry's career has officially entered its peak, selected as the All-Star starter and the best team, and averaged 22.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in his best season. He and DeRozan led the Raptors into the playoffs for five consecutive years, but they were well known to have been eliminated by James for three consecutive years, including two consecutive years of sweeps of 17 and 18, which gave him and DeRozan the joking title of "trash brothers".

But you have to know that the "trash brother" is just that DeRozan and Lowry are just unable to beat James compared to James. In those years, Lowry was one of the best defenders. Lowry, who had been struggling on the bench for the first four years of his career, reached the top of his career in Toronto.

Later Lowry also proved that he could be trusted in the playoffs. In his 19-year championship journey, Lowry averaged 15 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game in the playoffs, and his three-point shooting percentage was 36%. In the final game of the finals, Lowry scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. His grandmother died during the finals, but Lowry didn't tell anyone that he played that game with grief.

When Lowry's career moved to Philadelphia, he thought about using it as the end of his basketball career. Born in a slum in northern Philadelphia, he grew up in gunfire, Lowry said: “That days were hard, but you always find a way out no matter what.. ”

Basketball has become Lowry's way out, also 1.83 meters. He does not have a legendary career trajectory like Paul. From high school to college to the NBA, Lowry has always been an unattractive existence. He has no gorgeous steps or exaggerated shooting range, but he has found a legendary road of his own.

Step by step from the bench to the front of the stage, reaching the top from the front of the stage, and is about to usher in his 20th season. Lowry will be retired from the Raptors and become a member of the Hall of Fame. When he is confused about the future due to season reimbursement in his rookie season, he will never have thought that his career will be so long and legendary.