Lowry on his feelings about returning to Toronto and his future plans: "I'm going to end up signing a one-day contract with the Raptors and retiring."
By the time of the Heat's game against the Raptors, Lowry was ranked 2nd on the team in deflections (38), 1st in loose balls recovered (14), 1st in offensive fouls (7), 1st in assists (82), and 1st in potential assists (176).
This season, the Heat have scored five more points on offense per 100 rounds when he's on the floor than when he's not on the floor.
Before the game, Lowry said he wanted to retire as a Raptors player: "I'm definitely going to retire as a Raptors player, that's what I've said since I left here. I'm going to sign a one-day contract and retire as a Toronto Raptors player. It's always been my home, and I still consider it a writer. ”
He also spoke about what it's like to be back in Toronto to play: "I'm so happy to be here with our team (the Heat) and to have the opportunity to play in front of these amazing fans. It still feels weird, but that's the way it is. ”
On becoming a free agent next summer, Lowry said: "I want to play. I definitely want to play and I think I'm still playing at a high enough level to contribute to the team at a high level. The most important thing for me is to be able to stay fit and I still have the motivation to play. I still love this contest. This game has given me a lot and I still feel like I can help the team. That's what I want to do, to be able to play. ”
So far this season, Lowry has hit a career-best effective shooting percentage (a three-point shot is worth 1 more than a two-point shot under this statistic).5 times), up to 594 percent and a career-high true shooting percentage of 624 percent, as well as a career-best three-point shooting percentage of 444%。
On Wednesday local time, Spo said when asked about Lowry:
He's been really important for us this year, especially with the many changes in our squad, and he's given us a little bit more about who he is and how he's proven to be a champion with individual accolades in his career, who has been able to fit in, complement his traits and help a lot of different squads play well. I think that's part of his talent. His performance is all about making the team and the squad work.
He knows how to play when he has the ball, he knows how to play without the ball, he knows how to influence the game defensively. When we were tied in the fourth quarter, he knew how to play a lot of detail that could lead to victory. All of these are what we value, and they lead to victory. ”
With Lowry announcing that he wants to play at least one more season, he will embark on a career that will span 19 seasons.
And in the current history of the league, only 10 players have been in the league for 20 seasons or more. When asked if he wanted to play in the league for 20 seasons, Lowry said, "No matter what my mind and body tell me, my kids are growing up, and I want to see them more and hang out with them [meaning spending more time with them]. ”