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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 will reportedly opt out in 2017, plans to re-sign with Raptors

Kyle Lowry will reportedly opt out in 2017, plans to re-sign with Raptors

The already loaded free agent market next summer will reportedly be adding yet another All-Star in Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry.Lowry is under contract till 2018 but can opt out next summer, which is exactly what he is planning on doing, according to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.But although Lowry is opting out, that doesn't mean he wants to leave Toronto.Lowry is hopeful that he can re-sign while earning more money.
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Kyle Lowry planning to opt out, hopeful for a Raptors future

Kyle Lowry planning to opt out, hopeful for a Raptors future

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The best year of Kyle Lowry's basketball life began in a most contentious training camp setting a season ago, an assistant coach seething over the stash inside the All-Star guard's socks.Welcome back to the old push-and-pull of Lowry and the Toronto Raptors, a borderline misdemeanor meeting the franchise's fear of Lowry regressing to his turbulent younger self.Here was Lowry – fantastic condition, crushing the practice drills – wondering: Who cares that I slid a bag of peanuts into my sock?"There's a problem with me eating peanuts?" Lowry said.
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