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Lowry says he 'shouldn't have to talk to another team' before re-signing with Raptors

Lowry says he 'shouldn't have to talk to another team' before re-signing with Raptors

While we're still more than three weeks from the start of the regular season, at least one element of the 2016-17 Raptors campaign will surely feel like deja vu from last season: the contract status of one of the Raptors' all-star guards.Like DeMar DeRozan a year before him, Kyle Lowry has a player option for next season that would pay him $12 million in 2017-18.And, like DeRozan a year before him, Lowry is expected to opt-out of his deal next summer.While doing so would mean Lowry will become a free agent— joining Steph Curry and Chris Paul as high-profile free-agent guards— Lowry indicated in a recent interview with Yahoo!'s The Vertical that his priority is to get a deal done with the Raptors as quickly as possible.
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Kyle Lowry Contract: Latest News, Rumors on PG's Future with Raptors

Kyle Lowry Contract: Latest News, Rumors on PG's Future with Raptors

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has established himself as one of the league's premier floor generals over the past few seasons, and he plans to parlay that status into a big payday next summer.Continue for updates.Lowry Will Decline 2017-18 Player Option, Enter Free AgencyWednesday, Oct. 5According to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, Lowry recently said he will decline his $12 million player option for next season and enter free agency.With the salary cap skyrocketing, that's an easy decision for Lowry to make.
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Kyle Lowry intends to opt out of final year of contract with Raptors

Kyle Lowry intends to opt out of final year of contract with Raptors

Kyle Lowry intends to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Toronto Raptors?and?potentially join a star-studded group of free agents next summer.Lowry said during a in a recent interview with The Vertical that he would prefer to remain with the Raptors but also acknowledged he is "open to seeing what else is out there.""If you're that franchise's guy, and you're the guy that they've been rolling with, and you've given that franchise everything you have, yeah, I think [contract negotiations] should be easy," Lowry told The Vertical.Lowry, 30, has spent the last four seasons with the Raptors and is scheduled to make $12 million in 2016-17.
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