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

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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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furthermore espn

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

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

The SportsNation crew weighs in on Kyle Lowry's decision to announce his intentions of opting out of his contract with the Raptors prior to the season getting underway.(1:57)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."Editor's Picks Kyle Lowry hopes to channel gold into Raptors success Kyle Lowry had the best summer of his basketball career, winning an Olympic gold medal with Team USA, and feels he's ready to push his Raptors deeper into the playoffs.
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not to mention yahoo

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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