<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-jared-mccain-earns-paul-george-kyle-lowry-trust-with-clutch-performance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jared McCain earns Paul George, Kyle Lowry’s trust with clutch performance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/76ers-news-Jared-McCain-earns-Paul-George-Kyle-Lowrys-trust-with-clutch-performance.jpg"></figure><h1>Jared McCain earns Paul George, Kyle Lowry’s trust with clutch performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T05:58:34-08:00">November 11th, 5:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T05:58:34-08:00">November 11th, 5:58am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain brought the game ball to the podium with him after he led the Philadelphia 76ers to an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-76ers-takeaways-vs-hornets-paul-george-home-debut">overtime win</a> over the Charlotte Hornets. It was a gift Tyrese Maxey gave to him, courtesy of assistant coach Rico Hines. It was a reward that was well-deserved after the rookie led the Sixers down the stretch to a hard-fought, 107-105 victory.</p><p>McCain’s 27 points came on 10-18 shooting from the field. He became the first rookie guard to score 25 points in a game this season, adding three rebounds and two assists to his stat line. It was just the 20th game of the last 10 seasons where a rookie of age 20 or younger scored 27 points within his first 10 games. McCain joined the likes of Maxey, Ja Morant and Trae Young as one of the few undersized guards to crack a list <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/5aJOg" rel="noopener">comprised of bigger players</a> like 2024 No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher, Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero and Karl-Anthony Towns.</p><p>The handful of defense and hustle plays he made throughout the game — of which he played nearly the final 20 minutes — showed how much of a gamer the Duke product truly is.</p><p>“Every time I can make a winning play, that’s all I’m trying to do,” McCain said. “So if it’s making a game-winning deflection, a game-winning stop — obviously, I got hit with three to go to overtime so I feel like I owed it to the team and to myself to get a stop — I’m always just trying to do whatever I can to help the team win.”</p><p>McCain said it was “the worst feeling” to watch LaMelo Ball drill a three-pointer over him to force overtime. He made up for it by forcing a shot-clock violation on an overtime Charlotte possession. His psychologist gave him a mindset to lock into his tasks at hand in raucous environments: “Feel the dance.” With an All-Star on a heater inviting McCain to boogie, the rookie shut the dance floor down.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/11/10/0022400205/699/25d404d7-b564-6547-29df-52041c2bc7dc_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>“I just take it moment by moment,” McCain said. “I’m not trying to look at the bigger picture, like, ‘Oh my God, I’m guarding LaMelo Ball and it’s overtime.’ I just try to take it moment by moment, be present. When you’re present, I feel like you react in the moment and you feel everything that’s happening around you and you react to it.”</p><p>McCain not only shut down Ball and made hustle plays throughout the night but he led the offense throughout the fourth quarter and especially overtime, when George was held out due to his minute restriction. The established, decorated veterans turned the game over to the rookie, showcasing the <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1855820034041372753" rel="noopener">immense trust they have in him</a>.</p><p>“I mean, to have Kyle Lowry [and] Paul George trust me in those moments — what kid wouldn’t wanna be in those moments?” McCain said. “They talk to me throughout the whole game: ‘Just keep going.’ Paul George just calls me kid and then Kyle calls me rook. I get called rook most of the time. But, yeah, it’s just cool to build their trust from players [who] won a championship, just been great players throughout their whole career.”</p><h2><b>Jared McCain leads 76ers to overtime win vs. Hornets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jared-McCain-gets-excited.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>George, who contributed 15 points and nine assists on 6-18 shooting in his home 76ers debut, said that it feels like McCain is “on year five already. He’s confident.”</p><p>McCain has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-reveals-biggest-compliment-from-tyrese-maxey">plenty of veterans to lean on</a> as he catches up to the speed of the NBA game. His ability to play off the ball makes it easier for the Sixers to play him. Any concerns about his size are quashed by the strength and dexterity he shows on finishes in the paint, beautiful complements to his three-point shot.</p><p>“I’m slowing down when I get into the paint. I love the mid-range. I work on it all the time, getting into a bump fade, getting into a bump mid,” he said. “I’m just learning how I’m gonna play in the NBA and hopefully learning fast.”</p><p>Nick Nurse said the rookie gave the 76ers “a great lift” toward their second win of the season, stepping up alongside Guerschon Yabusele (20 points, eight rebounds) and Jeff Dowtin Jr. (11 points). Nurse said the three of them were “outstanding” off the bench. </p><p>McCain’s ability to shoot and attack off the dribble makes him an intriguing fit next to any of George, Maxey or Joel Embiid. His defense may not be as effective but it certainly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-growing-joel-embiid-bond-highlights-amazing-training-camp">makes the rookie more dynamic</a>. He’s as much of a gamer and competitor as he is a scoring threat, even if the latter area stands out more right now.</p><p>“He’s getting lots of chances to get better,” Nurse said. “This is a starting point for anybody but especially a rookie: Do you want to play it? He does wanna play it. Are you gonna work hard and give the effort it takes to play defense at this level? He does.”</p><p>The 76ers need Jared McCain a lot right now as they navigate turbulence, a result of numerous injuries, including Maxey, who will be sidelined for a little bit with a hamstring injury. He’s staying ready to make his mark, build more trust with his teammates and perhaps pick up a few more game balls along the way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jared McCain earns Paul George, Kyle Lowry’s trust with clutch performance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-some-within-raptors-wanted-kyle-lowrys-jersey-retired-before-vince-carter');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Some within Raptors wanted Kyle Lowry’s jersey retired before Vince Carter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-rumors-some-within-Raptors-wanted-Kyle-Lowrys-jersey-retired-before-Vince-Carter.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Some within Raptors wanted Kyle Lowry’s jersey retired before Vince Carter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T21:19:24-07:00">September 23rd, 9:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T21:19:24-07:00">September 23rd, 9:19pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday, reports came out that the Toronto Raptors will be retiring the number 15 jersey of Vince Carter, one of the best players in the history of the franchise. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-vince-carter-earns-toronto-jersey-retirement-after-nets-announcement">Carter’s jersey retirement</a> will take place in a game against the Sacramento Kings on November 2 — a notable matchup since the team’s all-time leading scorer, DeMar DeRozan, will be visiting Scotiabank Arena as a member of the opposing team.</p><p>Carter spent the first six and a half seasons of his career with the Raptors, and he immediately became one of the most iconic players in the history of the association. Earning the moniker “half-man, half-amazing”, Carter was must-see television, and he was instrumental in establishing the Raptors expansion franchise as a legitimate NBA team.</p><p>However, Vince Carter’s legacy with the Raptors is very complicated. He did not exactly embrace the city of Toronto with open arms, and then he tanked his trade value during his final half season with the team to force a trade — not exactly what a player who will receive a jersey retirement wants to be known for. Thus, it’s no surprise that, according to the rumor mill, <a href="https://post.futurimedia.com/chumam/playlist/listen-52022.html" rel="noopener">some aren’t pleased</a> that Carter’s jersey will be hanging on the Raptors home’s rafters before that of the greatest player in franchise history — Kyle Lowry’s.</p><p>“There were a lot of people in the [Raptors] organization who felt strongly and still feel strongly that Kyle Lowry’s jersey should be the first that gets retired. Of course, Lowry is not retiring anytime soon. He’s going into year number 19, we know Kyle enough to know he’s going to want to hit 20 and then who knows after that. And then if you were going to do the Carter retirement thing, and it really seemed like that was inevitable,” TSN’s Josh Lewenberg said in an appearance on Game Play.</p><p>Indeed, the complicating factor is that Kyle Lowry is still an active player, as he is currently expected to serve as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-insane-kyle-lowry-dunk-stat-surfaces-ahead-of-18th-nba-season">Philadelphia 76ers’ backup point guard</a>. Can the Raptors wait to retire Carter’s jersey once Lowry decides to call it quits? Perhaps. But indeed, Lowry contributed more to the success of the franchise, which has been very obvious since they broke through and won the NBA championship in 2019.</p><h2><b>Did the Raptors get it all wrong?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/New-Jersey-Nets-forward-Vince-Carter-1.jpg"></figure><p>Vince Carter did not handle his exit from the Raptors franchise with any grace whatsoever. His stats to begin the 2004-05 season tell the story of how he forced his way out of the team and got them a meager return in the process. In 20 games to begin that campaign, he averaged just 15.9 points — a steep drop-off from the level he played in over the seasons prior.</p><p>However, upon his arrival on the New Jersey Nets, Carter immediately turned up, averaging 27.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in 57 games with the team. Just to rub even more salt on open Raptors wounds, he starred in a playoff series upset against his former team in 2007.</p><p>But as the old adage goes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-vince-carter-expresses-desire-enter-hall-of-fame-toronto-player">time heals all wounds</a>, and it’s closing in on 20 years since Carter tanked his trade value and engineered an exit from the Raptors franchise. There is no point in holding onto a grudge for that long. Carter certainly deserves a jersey retirement, and it’s understandable if the top brass of the team did not want to wait until Kyle Lowry is done playing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Some within Raptors wanted Kyle Lowry’s jersey retired before Vince Carter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-insane-kyle-lowry-dunk-stat-surfaces-ahead-of-18th-nba-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insane Kyle Lowry dunk stat surfaces ahead of second season with 76ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Insane-Kyle-Lowry-dunk-stat-surfaces-amid-18th-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Insane Kyle Lowry dunk stat surfaces ahead of second season with 76ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T21:59:59-07:00">September 11th, 9:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T21:59:59-07:00">September 11th, 9:59pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the 2024-25 season rapidly approaching, NBA fans, writers, and podcasters alike have been looking for interesting ways to keep their fans engaged, from all-time lists, to divisional breakdowns, and… Kyle Lowry dunk stats.</p><p>Wait, what was that last part? Who is thinking about Lowry dunking in an NBA Game? Has Lowry ever even dunked in a game, being 6-foot tall and not particularly aerodynamic, what with his pitbull build? Well, the fine folks at ESPN’s <i>Hoops Collective</i> podcast, Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps, and Tim McMahon decided to dig down into the weeds, examine the situation, and really give the people what they want, dunking stats on a 38-year-old backup point guard. <a href="https://Twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1834075299484762114" rel="noopener">The results, interestingly enough, may surprise you</a>.</p><p>“How many dunks does Philadelphia 76ers backup point guard Kyle Lowry have in his career?” Windhorst asked. “The answer is two, but that’s not the most fascinating thing: Kyle Lowry’s last dunk was in the 2007-2008 season at age 21 as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies… It’s been 16 years since he dunked in a game.”</p><p>What? 16 years? How is that… so you’re telling me the last time Lowry dunked, his teammate Jared McCain wasn’t even in elementary school? The last time Lowry dunked, George Bush was president? The last time Lowry dunked, X was called Twitter? It’s true, folks, it’s true; Lowry has been ground-bound for longer than a child goes to primary school, and yet, as Windhorst almost immediately noted through the laughs of his coworkers, there’s a silver lining in all of this for Lowry, as he is, well, really rich.</p><p>“Listen, I have no dunks in my career; the man has made $400 million, he’s got a ring,” Windhorst noted. “I’ve got to tell you, he’s opened up an interesting thing here, and I’m enjoying it.”</p><p>Welp, there you go, folks: Lowry can’t dunk but has a ton of money, and the NBA season is only a few weeks away; may they go by quickly.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Lowry has 2 career dunks in the NBA.</p><p>The last time Lowry dunked a basketball during an NBA game was in the 2007-08 season at the age of 21 as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. It has been 16 years 🤯</p><p>(via The Hoop Collective) <a href="https://t.co/VMBhkI2Ugb">pic.twitter.com/VMBhkI2Ugb</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1834075299484762114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insane Kyle Lowry dunk stat surfaces ahead of second season with 76ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-jared-mccain-identifies-tyrese-maxey-kyle-lowry-lessons-learn');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Jared McCain identifies Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry lessons to learn');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/76ers-Tyrese-Maxey-Jared-McCain-Kyle-Lowry.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Jared McCain identifies Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry lessons to learn</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-17T05:09:07-07:00">August 17th, 5:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-17T05:09:07-07:00">August 17th, 5:09am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain is embracing his new home, helping the Philadelphia 76ers unveil a new basketball court at Roberto Clemente Park this past Thursday. The rookie hasn’t been in the city for long but he’s making sure he gets out there before the season begins.</p><p>McCain, fellow rookie Adem Bona and 76ers legend Julius Erving held the ceremonial ribbon for the team and Penn Medicine’s new court. Erving led by example in how to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-julius-erving-reveals-stamp-of-approval-role-in-paul-george-recruitment" rel="noopener">show admiration for the team</a> and the local community, though the two rookies hardly needed any coaching. They were happy to meet fans and answer questions from the kids in attendance about the upcoming season and the game of basketball.</p><p>After pitching in for the youth basketball clinic that ushered in the court, McCain said that he hoped the new court would help more aspiring hoopers <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1824136141274042454" rel="noopener">chase their dreams</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jared McCain and Adem Bona doing some warm-ups with young Sixers fans during the youth basketball clinic. When the lead coach mentioned the importance of defense, McCain turned to Bona and made a shot-blocking motion <a href="https://t.co/AsrXx44A1A">pic.twitter.com/AsrXx44A1A</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1824120287090110868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As far as his new team goes, Jared McCain is the new kid on the block.</p><p>The 76ers have a litany of guards with NBA experience on their roster heading into the season. Tyrese Maxey is followed on the depth chart by McCain and three other guards — Kyle Lowry, Eric Gordon and Reggie Jackson — who have a combined 47 years of NBA experience. Philly is as win-now of a team as any other, so McCain’s chances of playing consistent minutes this season are slim.</p><p>Although the surplus of veteran guards may block McCain’s initial playing time, which isn’t the most ideal scenario for his development, that doesn’t mean they’re solely hindrances for the Duke product. Being teammates with so many veterans offers lessons about life in the NBA, the challenges that the highest level of hoops has to offer and plenty more.</p><h2><b>Jared McCain ready to learn from Tyrese Maxey, 76ers veterans</b></h2><p>Once seen as the primary youngster on the Philly roster, Maxey is staring down his fifth NBA season already. The 23-year-old is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-gets-real-on-paul-george-payoff-of-waiting-for-new-contract">looking after his young teammates</a>, who are in turn looking up to him for ways to get better, even by just one percent.</p><p>“Immediately, his quickness obviously jumps out. Him being able to make quick reads on the go is something I’m learning,” McCain told ClutchPoints. “In college, I was off the ball a lot, so learning to play on the ball and learning everything from him just to be [going] from a rookie to a superstar, I would say.”</p><p>During the Summer League games in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, McCain showed an ability to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/key-76ers-summer-league-takeaways-jared-mccain-other-prospects">make stuff happen on the ball</a>. His frequency of off-ball usage at Duke was seemingly more so a strategy used to maximize the players on the roster rather than keep McCain’s role simple. He was probably capable of more than what the Blue Devils wanted out of him, though he still has room to improve in order to be a consistent creator going forward.</p><p>Maxey’s rapid ascension from bench player to All-Star franchise cornerstone by the end of his rookie contract leaves behind a blueprint for McCain. It’s not an easy one to follow but its architect being there to lead by example and assist McCain on a day-to-day basis will certainly be beneficial.</p><p>“It’s the best, man. It’s something that obviously I wanna do,” McCain said of improving year after year like Maxey. “I’m gonna learn as much as I can from him and watch him be the best player he can be.”</p><p>The rest of McCain’s fellow Sixers guards are all long-time NBA veterans like Lowry, who is about to play his 19th NBA season. The native of Philadelphia surely appreciates the rookie giving back to the community and will be instrumental in how he learns to compete at the NBA level.</p><p>“He’s almost been in the league as long as I’ve been alive, so just to learn as much as I can — little ins and outs, tricks, just to become a better player,” McCain said of lessons he can learn from Lowry.</p><p>Few players have mastered the art of subtle winning plays like Lowry has. It’s a primary reason why he’s still in the league at age 38 and was a top option on the championship-winning Toronto Raptors. McCain doesn’t possess the stocky, strong frame like Lowry, the foundation of his versatile and disruptive style of play. Nonetheless, getting first-hand experience from one of the league’s best competitors will do McCain very well.</p><p>Jackson is also an NBA champion, playing a role off the bench for the 2022-23 Denver Nuggets. McCain immediately pointed to his title and said that he’ll look to learn more about “whatever it takes to win” from him. Lowry can be helpful in this way, too. Even Caleb Martin, who has been a part of runs to the NBA Finals with the Miami Heat, offers similar experience.</p><p>Gordon, more of a shooting guard than the other long-tenured veterans, lives up to the name of his position. His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-eric-gordon-reveals-why-reunion-daryl-morey-no-brainer">prolific three-point shooting</a> makes him an ideal veteran for McCain, who shares his signature skill. McCain said that he’s not trying to make any tweaks to his form but that he is trying to find as many ways as he can to use it.</p><p>“I think I have a quick release and everything like that,” the 76ers rookie said, adding that he’s working on “[how] to get shots off quicker, learn different footworks [and] different ways to get open, all that kind of stuff.”</p><p>Playing time may be in short supply for McCain in his rookie season. However, insight and tips about how to succeed in the professional game will be abundant. Even if one or multiple of the three older guards are moved mid-season, McCain’s got plenty of veterans to help show him the way.</p><p>“A lot of these guys,” Jared McCain said, “it’s just learning as much as I can from their experience in the league.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Jared McCain identifies Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry lessons to learn

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — The familiar faces Reggie Jackson sees as he joins the Philadelphia 76ers will make it much easier to acclimate to the fifth squad and 14th season in the NBA.</p><p>While perhaps not an explicit goal of the front office, and perhaps something unavoidable when targeting NBA veterans, Jackson is yet another bench addition who has overlapped careers with some of his new teammates. Time to mesh is not a luxury the Sixers have had in recent years. Fast-tracking the chemistry around the team’s nucleus of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George with role players who have played together elsewhere might be pretty helpful.</p><p>Jackson played with Andre Drummond in six different seasons with the Detroit Pistons. Only two more players, Serge Ibaka and Marcus Morris Sr., have played more NBA games with Jackson than Drummond has. As the big man returns to a team he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-andre-drummond-honest-take-being-back-home-philly">loved playing for</a>, his former co-pilot of the rebuilding Pistons will surely help him feel secure in his new home.</p><p>“That guy,” Jackson said, pointing to Drummond in response to a question of why he joined the 76ers. Before speaking to the local media, the two former teammates <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1818308942402896313" rel="noopener">worked out together</a> on the team’s practice court.</p><p>“That’s my brother so it makes it easy,” Jackson said. “We’ve stayed in touch always, ever since our Detroit days. He knows my highs and lows, same here. Family is connected. So, yeah, I was excited to be able to play with Andre again and, hopefully, the connection looks well on the court.”</p><p>Jackson also played with George on the Los Angeles Clippers. At 167 games over four different seasons, the 76ers’ newest star comes in 16th on the leaderboard of games played alongside the confident guard who earned the nickname “Big Government” for his ability to bail out his team with timely buckets. Teaming up once again with George, who he credited with saving his career and is “one of the most confident players in the league” and “probably the smoothest player in the league,” is a dream scenario for Jackson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Reggie Jackson at Paul George's camp:</p><p>"It really started making me question myself [late in Detroit tenure]… Don't let anybody ever do this to you in life, take the fun out of the things that you love to do. I really was gonna retire. My lifeline, my brother here saved me." <a href="https://t.co/06l7yEonp1">pic.twitter.com/06l7yEonp1</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1554951084979863552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Jackson was dumped by the Denver Nuggets to the Charlotte Hornets in an offseason trade and later waived. The 34-year-old’s inefficiency on two-point shots and lackluster history of drawing fouls will only be <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jacksre01.html#adj_shooting" rel="noopener">exacerbated by his age</a>. Still, his confidence and durability — he played in all 82 games last season and no fewer than 67 games in the prior three seasons — show why Philly targeted him as a third-stringer.</p><p>“Reggie is a playoff-tested veteran who brings leadership and experience to our backcourt,” 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey said in the team’s official announcement of the Jackson signing. “He’s been a dynamic offensive player throughout his 13 seasons in the league.”</p><p>Playing time won’t come easy for Jackson. With Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. starting in the backcourt and three guards around Jackson’s size coming off the bench, he could be the deepest on the depth chart he has been since his earliest days in the league. At this stage in his career, he’s content to help the team in whatever form it takes.</p><p>“My mindset is just to come in and do whatever it takes: playing, cheering on, just trying to be a great teammate and enjoy the process,” he said. “That’s the fun thing [about] getting older in this game, you start to enjoy the process more and that’s the biggest thing I look forward to — just trying to help the locker room be great, trying to be a great team, just try to do all I can to find ways to win.”</p><h2><b>Reggie Jackson joining 76ers’ crowded guard room</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Reggie-Jackson-shoots-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Michael Ciaglo-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With Jackson, Maxey, Kyle Lowry, Eric Gordon and Jared McCain, the 76ers have five players listed at 6-foot-3 or smaller on Basketball Reference on their current roster, which will eventually feature 14 players once they make their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-bargain-bin-free-agents-round-out-roster">final offseason addition</a> and retain an open roster spot. Only two other teams currently have four: the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, Cam Payne, Tyler Kolek) and the Sacramento Kings (De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, Devin Carter, Jordan McLaughlin).</p><p>The listed heights of these players aren’t all-encompassing definitions of their abilities but they serve to illustrate their positional limitations, which will make Philly’s lineup combinations very rigid or comprise heavily of three-guard lineups. Size is going to be a glaring weakness for the Sixes coming into the season, both around Embiid in the frontcourt and in the backcourt options off the bench.</p><p>What the 76ers’ guards lack in size, however, they make up for in shooting. Despite the varying amounts of NBA experience and respective likelihoods of being consistent contributors for Philly, all of them can shoot the three-ball well. While it may be hard to play three of them together, whatever pairing Nick Nurse chooses should provide ample spacing from the guard spots for Embiid and George.</p><p>Jackson, who helps make up for his lack of height with a seven-foot wingspan, will have to get his three-point percentage back up. He has made just 33.7 percent of his threes over the past three regular seasons. In the three prior seasons, he made 39.3 percent of them. The players around him will get him open, so he’ll be expected to knock down more than a few.</p><p>Jackson pointed to Maxey, who is “definitely deserving” of an All-Star nod and max contract extension, and Lowry, who he said is a future Hall of Famer, as two players he’s looking forward to teaming up with. It’ll take time, he said, to mesh with them, Embiid and his other new teammates. The bulk of the chemistry he’ll generate will come in practice or the scarce opportunities he serves as an injury replacement. Accepting whatever role comes his way is a product of his tight inner circle and his upbringing.</p><p>“Being a military kid prepared me for this life,” Jackson said. “Always moving around, always trying to figure it out, find ways to acclimate yourself to a new situation, just trying to find a way to be effective.”</p><p>The chance to join a team with an appealing roster and reunite with some of his favorite teammates was too much for Jackson to pass up, even if he wouldn’t see the court as much as he would have in other places. After experiencing the intensity and passion in Detroit for over half a decade, he’s ready to take on Philadelphia.</p><p>“I play for my teammates, play for my family, and, honestly, just try to represent the name on my back and do all I can to help the name on the front,” Reggie Jackson said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reggie Jackson reveals mindset after joining Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry in 76ers backcourt

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-kyle-lowry-gives-hilarious-4-word-admission-on-potentially-joining-knicks-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Kyle Lowry gives hilarious 4-word admission on potentially joining Knicks in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kyle-Lowrys-hilarious-4-word-admission-on-potentially-joining-Knicks-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Kyle Lowry gives hilarious 4-word admission on potentially joining Knicks in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-14T12:34:12-07:00">July 14th, 12:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-14T12:34:12-07:00">July 14th, 12:34pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Naples, Florida</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Six-time NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native who has played his high school ball (Cardinal Dougherty), college ball (Villanova), and professional ball (76ers) in the City of Brotherly Love. His jersey is retired at Villanova, and after signing with the 76ers in February last season, the 38-year-old Lowry has re-upped on a one-year deal to remain with the Sixers through the 2024-25 season. By just about any calculation, Kyle Lowry <i>is </i>the city of Philadelphia. But given what is going on fewer than one-hundred miles northeast of Philadelphia, up in New York City, you could make a case that the 76ers are facing some unexpected competition for the Philly fanbase.</p><p>In the last two years, the New York Knicks have slowly morphed into the ‘Villanova Knicks,’ a cutesy term that has not only stuck, but grown even more relevant this summer. The Knicks signed Jalen Brunson two summers ago, and then inked Brunson to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jalen-brunsons-tom-brady-patrick-mahomes-inspiration-for-shocking-156-5-million-knicks-extension">a team-friendly extension</a> earlier this week. Josh Hart was acquired in a February 2023 trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. New York signed Donte DiVincenzo in the summer of 2023, and then traded multiple 1st round draft picks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/villanova-basketball-news-wildcats-have-perfect-4-word-reaction-to-mikal-bridges-trade">less than a month ago</a> in order to bring Mikal Bridges into the fold.</p><p>Given New York’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-shares-epic-photo-donte-divincenzo-completes-villanova-big-3">recent roster building tendencies</a>, nobody would’ve been surprised if Lowry ended up signing with the Knicks instead of the 76ers this summer in order to serve as the back-up point guard to Jalen Brunson. However, when Lowry was introduced on Sunday afternoon at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament, he made it clear that he didn’t get the call for this Villanova reunion.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“He opted against joining the Villanova Knicks this year.”</p><p>“They didn’t want me!”</p><p>Kyle Lowry says he didn’t get an invite to the Villanova basketball reunion in New York 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSAuthentic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSAuthentic</a>)<a href="https://t.co/jcaq2m7xV7">pic.twitter.com/jcaq2m7xV7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1812532865302946087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Despite 18 years in the Association, Lowry is still a perfectly capable back-up point guard. He’s coming off a season in which he averaged 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game on 43/39/84 shooting splits. Production in limited minutes is not the problem. So why did the Knicks not show interest in the Villanova product?</p><p>Could it be because unlike Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo and Bridges, Lowry never won a National Title during his two seasons at Villanova? A 52-13 record is nice, but maybe having cut down the nets is what it takes to join the Nova Knicks. In that case, I expect that Ryan Arcidiacono, Phil Booth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/most-iconic-march-madness-buzzer-beaters-of-the-21st-century">Kris Jenkins</a>, Omari Spellman and Eric Paschall will soon be signing minimum deals with New York.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kyle-Lowry-guarding-Jalen-Brunson-1024x574.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2>Kyle Lowry looks for another championship ring with Philadelphia 76ers</h2><p>While the Nova Knicks quartet can boast National Championships during their time at Villanova, Kyle Lowry has something that none of those four have… an NBA Championship ring. Lowry was not just a member of the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors squad that won the NBA Title… he was the heartbeat of that franchise. Yes, Kawhi Leonard was their best player. Pascal Siakam was the emerging star. But Kyle Lowry had been the linchpin of the Toronto Raptors for damn near a decade by the time he finally captured an NBA Title. And he played one of the best games of his career — 26 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals — in the Game 6 clincher of that series.</p><p>Following his long Raptors tenure, Lowry spent two and a half seasons playing for Miami Heat teams that were NBA title contenders, but it’s possible that the most talented team he’s ever played on is this very Philadelphia 76ers squad. After another disappointing postseason failure this past spring, the 76ers reloaded in the offseason, adding Paul George and a who’s who of veterans to a core that is headlined by Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.</p><p>Now, the Knicks and the 76ers are in a position where they’re viewed as the two primary contenders in the Eastern Conference to the defending NBA champions, the Boston Celtics. And if that leads to another New York-Philadelphia series in the NBA Playoffs, we should consider ourselves extremely fortunate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kyle Lowry gives hilarious 4-word admission on potentially joining Knicks in free agency

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The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers are having one of their most exciting NBA Free Agency period in franchise history. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/joel-embiid-honest-take-paul-georges-fit-76ers">The 76ers landed</a> former Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George in early July, but they are not done bolstering their team. Philadelphia made a move to bring back coveted veteran point guard and ex-Miami Heat member Kyle Lowry.</p><p>Lowry and the Sixers have agreed on a <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1811520741361484257" rel="noopener">one-year deal</a> that returns him to Philly, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kyle-lowry-gets-real-on-playing-heat-for-first-time-since-trade">The 76ers originally acquired</a> Lowry after the Miami Heat traded him to the Charlotte Hornets during the 2023-24 season. Charlotte bought him out, and Philadelphia added him to their roster. Through 23 games with the Sixers, the 38-year-old averaged 8.0 points, 4.6 assists, and 0.9 steals in 28.4 minutes. Before that, he played a pivotal role in helping the Heat to remain a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Kyle Lowry has championship experience and skill that should help push the Sixers closer to the top of the NBA in 2024-25. He won a title with Kawhi Leonard in 2019 when the Toronto Raptors edged the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.</p><p>It will be interesting to what Kyle Lowry’s role will be on the team amid Paul George’s arrival. Lowry could start at point guard with Tyrese Maxey at shooting guard and George at small forward. Or, Lowry could simply come off the bench as a sparkplug.</p><p>Regardless, the 76ers have plenty of talent and experience to overcome their previous postseason showings. The Sixers finished the 2023-24 season with a 47-35 record, which earned them the seventh seed in the playoffs. Unfortunately, the New York Knicks beat Philly in six games. Yet, they will return with a hunger for better showing.</p><h2><b>76ers look forward to new squad after NBA Free Agency</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Joel-Embiid-guarding-Paul-George-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Sixers’ attack primarily revolves around former MVP Joel Embiid. Embiid played just 39 games during the 2023-24 season. Yet, when he was on the court, he was dominant. The 30-year-old center averaged 34.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 1.2 steals per contest.</p><p>Embiid’s newfound pairing with Paul George should help the already-stout 76ers achieve more success. Embiid spoke on George’s fit shortly after the forward’s NBA Free Agency decision.</p><p>“The fit, it looks amazing… you need to have willing shooters and guys that are not afraid to pull the trigger. PG, great shooter,” Embiid shared, via ESPN.</p><p>Furthermore, Embiid believes George’s arrival will him stay healthy.</p><p>“It makes me excited, because I think that actually might keep me healthy,” Embiid continued. “I don’t have to exert myself and make sure I have to have 30, 40 every single night for us to win, and I can let them do their thing…There will be some nights where they got it going and that’s OK … but if I have 10 or 15 [points], yeah that’s fine. But there’s going to be some nights like that, and then there’s also going to be some nights where I got it going. So it all evens out at the end of the day. But I think the goal is just to allow those guys to just be themselves so I don’t have to … in the playoffs, that’s another story. Now we can get going. But in a regular season, just allow them to feel good about themselves and just play well.”</p><p>Can the 2024-25 Sixers overcome the rest of the stout competition in the league?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers reunite with Kyle Lowry on 1-year deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicls-how-adding-kyle-lowry-could-improve-fortunes');   ga('set', 'title', 'How adding Kyle Lowry could improve Knicks’ fortunes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/How-Adding-Kyle-Lowry-can-improve-Knicks-fortunes.jpg"></figure><h1>How adding Kyle Lowry could improve Knicks’ fortunes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-09T16:52:42-07:00">July 9th, 4:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-09T16:52:42-07:00">July 9th, 4:52pm</time><address><a>Drew Maresca</a>Drew Maresca is a NY-area writer and researcher who has covered the NBA for more than 5 years. Prior to joining ClutchPoints to cover the New York Knicks, Drew wrote for Basketball News and Basketball Insiders. Drew has conducted interviews inside NBA locker rooms including Madison Square Garden, the Barclays Center, and the Kia Center, and he covered the 2019 NBA Draft in-person from Brooklyn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks have some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-knicks-slapped-with-harsh-walker-kessler-trade-reality">work left to do</a> this offseason. New York only has 12 players officially signed to their NBA roster, which includes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-2024-nba-draft-grades">2024 rookies</a> and other additions. Every NBA team must carry a minimum of 14 players for most of the NBA season, dictated by the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement.</p><p>So, New York can still sign a few players, and they should focus on ones who are impactful in one way or another. And while some additions can be identified through Summer League, there are impactful free agents remaining, too. Enter Kyle Lowry.</p><h2>Kyle Lowry can still have impact on winning</h2><p>Lowry is a tenacious veteran who plays significantly bigger than his height would suggest. The Knicks just witnessed his impact firsthand in the 2024 playoffs. Lowry started all six first-round games between New York and the Philadelphia 76ers. And while his stat line (7.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.0 steals) might not have jumped off the page, he (surprisingly) played the fifth-most minutes of anyone on the 76ers in the series. That’s noteworthy for a 38-year-old.</p><p>Lowry’s output has inarguably dropped, but he remains a major contributor. The former Villanova Wildcat is still a nuisance and an unusually pesky defender. Further, his leadership and basketball IQ are invaluable. And while Lowry isn’t the player he once was, his accuracy continues to improve. Lowry shot a scorching 40.4% on three-pointers last season and a career-best 57.8% effective field goal percentage.</p><p>There’s also his limited turnovers to consider. Despite taking care of the basketball in each of his 18 professional seasons, Lowry inexplicably cut his turnovers last season, too. He committed just 1.4 turnovers per game last season, which translates to 1.8 turnovers per 36 minutes, which is also a career-best.</p><h2>Lowry <i>actually</i> fills a need for the Knicks</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Miles-McBride-handling-the-basketball-against-the-Indiana-Pacers-in-the-2024-NBA-Playoffs.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The premise of adding Lowry is predicated on the Knicks’ open roster spots. But it’s not as simple as signing just anyone. Lowry adds a championship pedigree to a team badly in need of it.</p><p>Sure, OG Anunoby and Donte DiVincenzo technically won championships, respectively. But neither played a major role on their championship teams. Not like Lowry did, anyway.</p><p>Kyle Lowry was the starting point guard for the 2019 NBA Champion Toronto Raptors. And he was tied with Kawhi Leonard in terms of leading the team in minutes per game. He is also a six-time All-Star and one-time All-NBA player.</p><p>But adding Lowry is about more than just championship know-how. Lowry is a battle-tested point guard capable of starting <i>today</i>. He is more than qualified to back up Jalen Brunson and even fill in as a starter when needed.</p><p>Adding Lowry allows Miles McBride to play to his strengths as an unlikely (considering his size) combo guard. And while rookie Tyler Kolek <i>could</i> grow into a contributor, he is unlikely to provide reliable minutes next season, especially in the playoffs.</p><p>Rokutis Jokubaitis is a wild card. He is <a href="https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/baloncesto-barca/jokubaitis-jugara-liga-verano-nba-105342198">set to join</a> the Knicks’ Summer League team in Las Vegas this week, per a report from Marc Del Rio of Diario SPORT. But will he make the regular season roster? And even if he does, Lowry’s experience makes him an entirely different player than the 23-year-old Lithuanian.</p><h2>Lowry should be an affordable addition</h2><p>It is important to mention that signing Lowry is predicated on his willingness to accept an affordable deal. The veteran point guard would be a great addition if he’s willing to accept the $5.2 million level exception (MLE), or less. But that remains to be seen.</p><p>Lowry signed with the 76ers in February 2024 for the non-taxpayer MLE after being waved by the Miami Heat prior to the trade deadline. He may prefer to chase one last payday; however, the Philadelphia native has made more than $274 million throughout his NBA career. So, maybe he’d be willing to forego a few bucks.</p><p>The Knicks should explore adding Lowry. As much as he’d bring to the team, he could just as easily hurt him if he’s picked up by another contender. But his grittiness and intelligence are more than enough to justify a roster spot, even if it costs New York most of its remaining financial flexibility.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How adding Kyle Lowry could improve Knicks’ fortunes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-kyle-lowry-widely-expected-76ers-free-agency-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Kyle Lowry’s ‘widely expected’ 76ers free agency decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/76ers-Kyle-Lowry.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Kyle Lowry’s ‘widely expected’ 76ers free agency decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-23T12:06:11-07:00">June 23rd, 12:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-23T12:06:11-07:00">June 23rd, 12:06pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Lowry’s time in the NBA will be up soon but he’s not done just yet. Although the scrappy, witty point guard’s days as an All-Star are over, his days as a tough role player are still ongoing. He spent the second portion of last season with the Philadelphia 76ers after being traded by the Miami Heat and now enters the open market.</p><p>Lowry has been linked to the Los Angeles Clippers as 2024 free agency approaches. Several teams in need of veteran depth will likely look Lowry’s way, though there are indications that he won’t be on the move again this summer. The expectation for Lowry is for him to <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/more-new-exclusive-nba-chatter-on?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=5mu3w&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">spend another season in Philly</a>, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. The Clippers are also interested in bringing back Chris Paul after his one-season stint with the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>Stein writes the following: “I’ve been hearing for weeks now that the Clippers — even though Russell Westbrook possesses a $4 million player option for next season — have interest in both Paul and Kyle Lowry to supply backcourt depth. Lowry, though, is a Philadelphia native who is widely expected to re-sign with the 76ers.”</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry expected to re-sign with 76ers in free agency</b></h2><p>In his 23 games with the Sixers after being bought out by the Charlotte Hornets, Lowry averaged 8.0 points, 4.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from deep. He started most of his games for Philly, giving them a competitive edge alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey while reuniting with Nick Nurse, the last coach he played for on the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Lowry, who was previously named one of the three Sixers free agents <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-76ers-3-most-likely-free-agent-re-signings">most likely to re-sign</a>, grew up in Philadelphia and played college basketball at nearby Villanova. He said that playing for his hometown team was a dream come true after starting his NBA career in various other cities. The chance to play alongside stars and compete for another championship in front of his friends and family is not an opportunity he is eager to relinquish.</p><p>“It wasn’t a dream. You never want to really play at home because there’s so much going on. It’s a hard place to play when you go back home. But at the end of the day, it’s a dream come true because I’m actually being able to play in front of my friends and family and people that I cheered growing up with as a Sixers fan. It’s one of those things where now, I’m prepared to do it,” Lowry <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kyle-lowry-gets-honest-chance-to-play-philly-a-dream-come-true">said in February</a> about joining the Sixers. “When you’re younger, you’re not really prepared to do it. But at this point in my time in my career, I’m prepared to do it.”</p><p>The 76ers have a lot of progress to make this offseason as they look to compete with the Boston Celtics. Keeping Lowry won’t serve as an insanely big upgrade but it would keep some continuity going forward and give Philly a super-competitive veteran whose desire to go on one more playoff run is sky-high.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Kyle Lowry’s ‘widely expected’ 76ers free agency decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-betting-favorite-to-sign-kyle-lowry-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers the betting favorite to sign Kyle Lowry in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Los-Angeles-the-betting-favorite-to-sign-Kyle-Lowry-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers the betting favorite to sign Kyle Lowry in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-13T16:22:40-07:00">June 13th, 4:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-13T16:27:40-07:00">June 13th, 4:27pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t quite lived up to their top billing as one of the best teams in the Western Conference, even with mega-watt superstars James Harden, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in town. The Clippers may look to continue down the road they’re currently going with the potential addition of ex-NBA champion Kyle Lowry soon, according to the latest betting odds.</p><p>The info came amid a Patrick Beverly roast of his teammate Paul George <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-patrick-beverley-admits-clippers-paul-george-worst-key-area">over one key area</a>. The team with the best <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-betting-favorite-russell-westbrook-clippers">odds to land Russell Westbrook</a> should he leave the Clippers was also revealed.</p><p>Lowry didn’t have his best statistical season in 2023-2024, but he could have enough juice left in the battery to help Coach Lue’s team make significant strides in 2024-2025.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry odds revealed </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lowry-Sixers-.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The odds were shared by <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba-specials/nba-specials/futures-odd">Bovada Sportsbook</a> on Thursday. The odds for Lowry to join the Clippers this offseason were set at +180 by Bovada, a Costa Rica based online sportsbook and casino established in 2011.</p><p>They were based on the future proposition of where Lowry will play game one of the 2024-2025 season.</p><p>Other possibilities listed include the Los Angeles Lakers at +300 odds, the Phoenix Suns at +300, his former team the Toronto Raptors at +300, New Orleans Pelicans at +550, and Golden State Warriors at +600.</p><h2><b>Lowry’s 2023-2024, revisited</b></h2><p>Lowry played his first and only season with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2023 and 2024. He averaged eight points per game while dishing out 4.6 assists and recording a little less than one steal per game. It was the 38-year-old combo guard’s second consecutive season of less than 10 points per game, having previously scored 11.2 points per game in 2022-2023.</p><p>Lowry clearly isn’t quite the same player he was back when the Raptors <a href="https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/anniversary-of-title-raptors-nowhere-close-winning#:~:text=On%20June%2013%2C%202019%2C%20Kawhi,defending%2Dchampion%20Golden%20State%20Warriors.">won it all in 2019</a>, but he does have enough left in the tank to contribute for just about any team in the league. With so much uncertainty surrounding the future of players like Paul George, James Harden, and others on Coach Tyronn Lue’s team, the question is whether they will find a way to bring him in.</p><p>Lowry still possesses a great feel for the game and is capable of playing under control at all times, giving his game a timeless element that should enable him to stay in the league for another 2-5 years or more should his body hold up in the process.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers the betting favorite to sign Kyle Lowry in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-chris-paul-kyle-lowry-drawing-interest-from-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'Report: Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry drawing interest from LA Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Chris-Paul-Kyle-Lowry-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpeg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Report: Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry drawing interest from LA Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-27T06:13:04-07:00">May 27th, 6:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-27T06:13:38-07:00">May 27th, 6:13am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers have a number of crucial decisions to make this offseason, a lot of which center around their guard play. With the futures of James Harden, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook currently in limbo, enter… Chris Paul? Kyle Lowry?</p><p>According to longtime NBA insider Marc Stein, <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/nba-free-agency-and-trade-talk-plus" rel="noopener">the Clippers are eyeing</a> the potential futures of both their former Hall-of-Fame point guard in Chris Paul as well as former Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry.</p><blockquote>“The Clippers, I’m told, should be added to the list of teams that could emerge as a suitor for potential free agent Chris Paul. Caveats are immediately required in this situation, since Paul might not even make it to free agency if the Warriors decide next month to keep him or trade hin to a team that wants to keep him.I nonetheless heard this week that Paul and Kyle Lowry, whose free agency is looming after finishing last season in Philadelphia, are veteran guards said to interest the Clippers … with a further variable to factor in stemming from Russell Westbrook’s still-to-be determined status. Westbrook has a $4 million player option for next season that he must decide on by June 29.”</blockquote><p>The Clippers’ interest in both Paul and Lowry isn’t surprising, given how veteran-laden the team has been the last few years as they pursue the organization’s first ever NBA Championship. Their key needs this offseason, however, are the same as they were last offseason: they need to get younger and more athletic around Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden, should they choose to run that trio back again.</p><h2>What Of Paul George, James Harden, And Russell Westbrook</h2><p>Paul George has a player option he needs to decide on by the end of June. He and the Clippers have until then to negotiate an extension, something that was considered likely since January 2024 when Kawhi Leonard signed his three-year extension.</p><p>The deal, however, has not come to fruition as of yet, with both sides remaining far apart on both the years and the total dollar amount of the deal.</p><p>Leonard’s extension with the Clippers was a three-year deal worth $152 million. That deal was shorter and less than the four-year, $220 million deal that he could’ve gotten from the Clippers. Translation: The team’s best player took one fewer year and about $10 million less than the max he could’ve gotten, in part to help the team build a contender over the next few years.</p><p>George and the Clippers have until June 30 to get an extension done, and it’s very possible they do, but the negotiations dragging out this long <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-breaks-silence-on-clouded-clippers-future">is not a good sign</a>. The Clippers want to align Leonard and George up on similar deals and timelines.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Paul-George.jpg"><figcaption>© Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>There have been numerous reports that the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, and even the Indiana Pacers are interested in signing George. Additionally, those reports of stated that the magic and Sixers could be willing to offer him the max deal he’s desired, but not received from the Clippers as of yet.</p><p>James Harden requested a trade to Los Angeles last year and is entering unrestricted free agency this summer. He is expected to resign with the Clippers, especially now that he’s back home in Los Angeles, but anything is possible in free agency.</p><p>Russell Westbrook has a player option for the 2024-25 season. He resigned with the Clippers on a two-year deal with the hope of being their starting point guard last summer, but the Clippers traded for James Harden and his role changed entirely overnight. Westbrook was solid throughout the year as the Clippers’ backup point guard position, but struggled mightily in the postseason.</p><p>In the first round series against the Dallas Mavericks, Westbrook shot 8-of-42 from the field in Games 2-6 after helping the Clippers to a Game 1 victory with 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists on 5-of-8 shooting. It was a disastrous performance from him in what was ultimately a disastrous first round exit for the Clippers.</p><p>Russell Westbrook will turn 36 years of age in November 2024.</p><h2>Still Going: Chris Paul and Kyle Lowry</h2><p>Acquiring a guard like Chris Paul or Kyle Lowry would certainly help the Clippers, but does not address any of their needs stated above: youth and athleticism. Chris Paul just turned 39 years of age in early May while Kyle Lowry just turned 38 in March.</p><p>It would remain to be seen how those aging point guards — as great as their careers have been — help you at this stage.</p><p>Chris Paul averaged career lows nearly across the board at 9.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game on 44.1 percent shooting from the field and 37.1 percent from three. Paul has played 19 years in the NBA now, and the 2024-25 season will be his 20th in the NBA, making him the 11th player in NBA history to reach the 20-season mark.</p><p>Kyle Lowry just wrapped up his 18th season in the NBA, with his Philadelphia 76ers falling short to the New York Knicks in their first round series. Lowry averaged 8.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.0 steal per game in 28 minutes of play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry drawing interest from LA Clippers

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers stepped onto the Wells Fargo Center hardwood floor to take on Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in Game 4 of their eastern conference first round postseason matchup. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-claps-back-joel-embiid-dirty-label-after-game-3-flagrant-foul">Knicks won the first</a> two games in Madison Square Garden, both in close fashion, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-playing-knicks-latest-game-4-update">Philadelphia bounced back</a> to get their first win of the series on Thursday courtesy of a red-hot shooting third quarter, making Sunday’s Game 4 a chance to tie things up heading back up the highway two hours to New York City.</p><p>Early on in the game on Sunday, 76ers guard Kyle Lowry <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1784635005701915115" rel="noopener">drew a controversial foul</a> call to earn himself three free throws. He was being defended by Jalen Brunson at the time and saw Brunson go down, then intentionally tripped himself over Brunson and launched the ball at the backboard, drawing a whistle.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Lowry drew a foul on Jalen Brunson while attempting this 3-point shot.</p><p>Thoughts? 🤔<a href="https://t.co/qBa70M0bWy">pic.twitter.com/qBa70M0bWy</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1784635005701915115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Needless to say, many fans were confused that the flop was enough to draw a foul call, particularly in an NBA playoff game.</p><p>“Lowry showing Brunson and Embiid who the OG Foul grifter really is,” wrote one user on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter, referencing the storied history of both Joel Embiid and Jalen Brunson as floppers in their own right.</p><p>“Absolutely NOT a foul under NBA rules and guidance,” wrote another.</p><p>Some noted that on the play, it was actually Embiid who appeared to first trip Brunson, before Brunson launched himself over Lowry.</p><p>“Embiid trips Brunson, Lowry looks down at Brunson then flops into him. 3 fts!!” wrote another user.</p><h2>A controversial series</h2><p>The Knicks vs 76ers first round series has become the new poster child for the league wide officiating problem that has delegitimized the NBA product over the years. During Monday evening’s Game 2 of the series, the 76ers were irate about the play that happened at the very end of that game.</p><p>With Philadelphia leading by five, Jalen Brunson hit a three point field goal with around twenty seconds to play to cut the lead to two. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Lowry tried to pass the ball to his teammate Tyrese Maxey, who appeared to be fouled on at least three different occasions, but no foul was called. Instead, the play resulted in a turnover, which ended up in a three pointer for Donte DiVincenzo of the Knicks which ultimately ended up winning the game for New York.</p><p>Then, during Thursday’s Game 3, Embiid quite obviously intentionally grabbed the ankles of Mitchell Robinson, sending him to the floor in what could only be fairly categorized as a dirty play. Despite this, the play only resulted in a Flagrant Foul penalty one, with many fans speculating that if it had any player on planet earth not named Joel Embiid, it would have been a flagrant two.</p><p>Needless to say, the NBA could certainly use a game in this series that goes by without an officiating controversy, but unfortunately, they didn’t get that on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kyle Lowry just pulled off the most diabolical foul grift ever vs. Jalen Brunson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kyle-lowry-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kyle-Lowrys-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-23T13:04:05-07:00">April 23rd, 1:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-23T13:04:05-07:00">April 23rd, 1:04pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024 is $100 million. Lowry is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. He is a six time All-Star, an All-NBA team player, and a NBA champion. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024 (estimate): $100 million</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kyle-Lowrys-net-worth-in-2024-1.jpg"></figure><p><a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nba/kyle-lowry-net-worth/" rel="noopener">Kyle Lowry’s net worth</a> in 2024 is $100 million. This is according to reputable outlets such as Celebrity Net Worth.</p><p>Kyle Lowry was born on March 25, 1986, in Philadelphia. He studied at Cardinal Dougherty High School where he kickstarted his amateur basketball career.</p><p>After graduating from high school, Lowry was considered to be a five-star prospect, according to <a href="https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/kyle-lowry-30965?view=pv" rel="noopener">Rivals</a>. He received offers from various college basketball programs such as Florida State, Arkansas, Connecticut and Villanova. Lowry eventually decided to attend Villanova.</p><p>Lowry played for the Villanova Wildcats for two seasons. In a Wildcats uniform, Lowry averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. Some of his college achievements include making the Big East All-Freshman Team and the Second team All-Big East.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry is drafted by the Grizzlies</b></h2><p>After playing for two seasons with the Villanova Wildcats, Lowry decided to forego his remaining years of college eligibility by officially declaring for the 2006 NBA Draft. On draft night, Lowry was selected in the first round with the 24th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies. Shortly after, Lowry signed a two-year rookie contract worth $2.09 million, according to <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/kyle-lowry-2536/transactions/" rel="noopener">Spotrac</a>.</p><p>In his rookie season, Lowry only saw limited action by playing in just 10 games off the bench. During that stretch, he averaged 5.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 37 percent from the field overall.</p><p>One season later, Lowry improved his production during his sophomore year. By playing in all 82 games, Lowry averaged 9.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 43 percent from the field.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry is traded to the Rockets</b></h2><p>Midway through the 2008-09 season, Lowry found himself on the trading block. In a three-team trade involving the Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, and the Orlando Magic, Lowry eventually landed in Houston.</p><p>Coming off the bench, Lowry put up a solid 2009-10 season. In 68 games, Lowry averaged 9.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Rockets match Kyle Lowry’s offer sheet</b></h2><p>After the 2010 season, Lowry signed an offer sheet with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, the Rockets matched it. Lowry proceeded to sign a four-year contract worth $24 million with Houston.</p><p>Fresh from signing a new deal, Lowry became the team’s starting point guard. With an increased role, he averaged 13.5 points, which was the first time Lowry finished with a double-figure scoring average, to go along with 4.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry is traded to the Raptors</b></h2><p>In the 2012 offseason, the Rockets decided to send Lowry to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Gary Forbes and a first-round draft pick. In his first season as a Raptor, Lowry gave a good account of himself. He averaged 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game.</p><p>In the following season, Lowry was more acclimated to the Raptors’ system. As the full-time starting guard, Lowry improved his production to 17.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game.</p><p>With the contract expiration, Lowry emerged as a free agent coming off a solid season. However, the Villanova alum decided to stay put by signing a four-year contract extension with the Raptors worth $48 million, according to <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/raptors-re-sign-kyle-lowry-to-four-year-48-million-contract" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p><p>After signing the deal, Lowry reached All-Star status for the first time in his NBA career. In the 2014-2015 season, Lowry averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game. Afterwards, Lowry became a fixture in the All-Star Game by making six-consecutive appearances in the showcase.</p><p>In the following season, Lowry averaged 21.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. For his efforts, Lowry not only made the All-Star selection, but he also earned All-NBA Third Team honors for the first time in his career.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry helps Raptors win NBA title</b></h2><p>Coming off a solid 2016-17 season that saw the All-Star guard average a career-high 22.4 points per game, Lowry opted to sign another contract extension with the Raptors. He signed a three-year deal worth $100 million, based on <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2017/07/02/kyle-lowry-contract-toronto-raptors-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p><p>With a new deal in place, Lowry continued to shine for the Raptors by maintaining his play as a certified All-Star. In 2019, Lowry played an instrumental role in helping the Raptors clinch the franchise’s first NBA championship. During the postseason run, he averaged 15.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game.</p><p>Fresh from winning his first NBA title, the Raptors retained Lowry’s services for the team’s title defense bid by inking him to a one-year contract extension worth $31 million, as per <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/report-kyle-lowry-contract-extension" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p><p>In the 2020-21 season, Lowry played his final year in a Raptors uniform. He averaged 17.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry goes to Heat in sign-and-trade deal</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It's an end of an era for the Raptors as Kyle Lowry signs with the Miami Heat. <a href="https://t.co/LqlY1qlTNT">pic.twitter.com/LqlY1qlTNT</a></p><p>— Complex Canada (@complexcanada) <a href="https://twitter.com/complexcanada/status/1422324285679431685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lowry officially ended his days as a Raptors after agreeing to a sign-and-trade deal that sent him to the Miami Heat. The sign-and-trade deal ran for three years and paid the All-Star guard $85 million, according to <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/report-kyle-lowry-to-join-miami-heat-for-three-season-in-sign-and-trade" rel="noopener">sources</a>.</p><p>In a Heat uniform, Lowry tallied 11.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game. He helped the Heat make a return to the NBA Finals in 2023.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry is traded to the Hornets, ends up with Sixers</b></h2><p>With age catching up, Lowry eventually lost his starting position in the Heat’s rotation, sparking trade rumors. Those rumors eventually materialized after the All-Star guard was shipped to the Charlotte Hornets in a deal that involved Terry Rozier. However, Lowry never suited up for the Hornets after being released by the team, thanks to a buyout agreement.</p><p>After securing a buyout with the Hornets, Lowry opted to sign with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent. The All-Star guard <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/76ers-officially-sign-g-kyle-lowry-2024-02-14/#:~:text=February%2014%20%2D%20Kyle%20Lowry%20has,as%20was%20initially%20reported%20Saturday." rel="noopener">reportedly</a> signed a rest-of-season contract with the playoff contender.</p><p>The move reunited him with former Raptors champion coach Nick Nurse. In a Sixers uniform, Lowry averaged 8.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 4.6 dimes per game. He is a starting guard for the Sixers as they battle the New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-file-grievance-knicks-nba-playoffs-officiating">Knicks and the refs</a> in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry’s endorsement deals</b></h2><p>Given Lowry’s rise as an All-Star, it isn’t surprising that several brands have decided to partner with him. Some of these <a href="https://www.osdbsports.com/nba/players/kyle-lowry/endorsements/8c090758-6baa-468d-82fd-d47e17d5091b" rel="noopener">brands</a> include adidas, Taylor Made, BitBuy, Liberty Tax, Invisalign, Dell XPS, Axe, Citizen Watch, Sport Chek and Nirvana Water Sciences.</p><p>Nevertheless, were you at all stunned by Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-kyle-lowry-react-to-knicks-rebounding-game-1');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry react to Knicks’ strong rebounding in Game 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/76ers-Knicks-Mitchell-Robinson-Kyle-Lowry-Tyrese-Maxey-Josh-Hart.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry react to Knicks’ strong rebounding in Game 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-21T06:09:46-07:00">April 21st, 6:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-21T06:09:46-07:00">April 21st, 6:09am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers knew the New York Knicks were going to relentlessly hunt offensive rebounds. It was a frequent topic of conversation ahead of their regular-season and playoff matchups. But they still could not stop them from picking up board after board en route to a victory in the opening game of their first-round series.</p><p>The Knicks recorded 23 offensive rebounds in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-knicks-game-1-breakdown">Game 1 win</a> against the Sixers, who had 33 <i>total</i> rebounds. In non-overtime games during the 2023-24 regular season, <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/PbrcT" rel="noopener">only five games</a> exceeded that total (with one performance belonging to New York). The Sixers did have to deal with a Joel Embiid injury scare midway through the game. But they still had another clear idea of why they couldn’t steal the win.</p><p>“It was a real-life battle in there,” Kyle Lowry said. “They kicked our butts on the glass.”</p><p>According to Cleaning the Glass, the Knicks’ offensive rebounding percentage in this game was <a href="https://cleaningtheglass.com/stats/game_detail?game=222173189" rel="noopener">50.9 percent</a>, meaning that they got the rebound on over half of their missed field-goal attempts. The only other time they did that this season was when they demolished the Toronto Raptors by 44 points. The feat has only been accomplished in the playoffs <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/goGYF" rel="noopener">eight other times</a> in the last decade.</p><p>Dominating the possession battle like that makes it so that star guard/lead creator Jalen Brunson can shoot 8-26 and not have it derail the team. If you look at each trip down the court as its own possession, New York gave itself way more time to score than Philly did. Like a hard-nosed, old-school football team, the Knicks excel at limiting their opponents’ time of possession by making theirs longer, grittier and more physical.</p><p>“We’re gonna have to try to figure it out. We’re gonna have to watch the tape and see if we can come up with a plan,” Nick Nurse said. “I mean, it’s easy to say, ‘Just block out your guy,’ and stuff but I think it’s a little more than that and we gotta figure it out.”</p><h2><b>Knicks destroy Sixers in rebounding in Game 1</b></h2><p>While simply tapping into more effort isn’t the entirety of the equation for the 76ers, it is a pretty big part of it.</p><p>“Yeah, get a little bit tougher, get a little bit more physical with them,” Lowry said when asked about solutions to the Knicks’ relentlessness on the boards. “We know what they’re gonna do. We know they got great rebounding. Isaiah Hartenstein, he’s really good at tapping the ball out, getting to his spots. Mitchell Robinson’s good at it. Josh [Hart], OG [Anunoby], they get to their spots. They execute that game plan extremely well.”</p><p>The Knicks’ very first offensive rebound, which came after their first shot attempt, was one of those tap-out rebounds Lowry mentioned. It was set up by the Knicks switching Brunson’s matchup, giving him Tobias Harris to attack instead of Kelly Oubre Jr. using an off-ball screen at the very start of the possession.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/04/20/0042300111/8/f37b0aa4-7d11-24e1-9dc3-769b86fe8d60_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Perhaps Embiid would cheat over to Brunson on the empty side regardless of who the defender is. Still, the fact that he does allows Hartenstein to slip by him, getting into position to tap the missed shot back out.</p><p>Embiid has the virtue of being bigger than almost all of his opponents and can get away with pretty much clearing them out of the way to secure a rebound. But that’s not the case when he’s facing centers that are big and possess motors that never stop. Hartenstein and Robinson want to make him work and he has to meet the challenge head-on.</p><p>Of course, the 76ers won’t cure all their rebounding woes with only Embiid improving and backup center Paul Reed staying strong. Especially with Embiid’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-will-philly-shut-down-joel-embiid-amid-injury-scares-nick-nurse-sounds-off" rel="noopener">troublesome knee</a>, the whole team has to step up.</p><p>“Gotta be physical,” Tyrese Maxey said. “Everybody has to rebound — not just Joel and not just P-Reed. Myself, Kelly, Nico [Batum], Tobias — all of us have to get in there and get the tap-outs and the long rebounds.”</p><p>One thing the 76ers can do better is simply find a man to run to to box out. On several Knicks misses, they stood around and allowed a long rebound to bounce back out to an opponent. When it comes to focusing on one particular player to get a body on, no one is as important as Hart.</p><p>While Mitchell Robinson ended up leading the game with seven OREBs and Hart’s four trailed behind two other teammates (Hartenstein and Brunson each had five), Hart is the Knick who most often swoops in out of nowhere to swipe a rebound. He can save possessions with great hustle and is going to play a lot of minutes, meaning he will almost always be on the court to make plays like this.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/04/20/0042300111/219/7b5abbf9-45af-60ee-cd43-4b9f28878b99_1280x720.mp4?_=2" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Maxey called the Knicks’ rebounding prowess a skill and that they “impose a threat that is difficult” with it. He pointed to something that Nurse pointed to before the game: that being in tune with the offense helps the bigs and wings <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1781785613248635127" rel="noopener">time up their crashes to the glass</a>.</p><p>“They know when guys like Brusnson are gonna shoot the ball,” he said, “and they know – Hartenstein, Mitch – those guys know where to crash and know how he misses.”</p><p>Hartenstein demonstrated an ability to read Brunson’s miss on the first rebound, when he darted for the baseline to get to a ball Brunson shot from further along the baseline. He even did it twice in the span of roughly five seconds when he tapped out when Brunson missed a floater and then followed a missed three-pointer from Donte DiVincenzo.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/04/20/0042300111/376/835a2b1d-4e81-1807-5e31-845f3f60bb54_1280x720.mp4?_=3" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>The Knicks had 26 second-chance points while the Sixers had just eight. While New York did benefit immensely from some hot three-point shooting, the team created good chances for its shooters by beating the Sixers to free balls and making quick decisions.</p><p>The 76ers have their own style of play and, given the success they had with Embiid in the lineup this season, it works for them. But now they have no choice but to play the Knicks’ game and put forth a ton of effort into rebounding.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry react to Knicks’ strong rebounding in Game 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-nick-nurse-honest-take-kyle-lowry-standout-game-loss-to-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nick Nurse’s honest take on Kyle Lowry’s standout game in 76ers’ loss to Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/76ers-Nick-Nurse-Kyle-Lowry.jpeg"></figure><h1>Nick Nurse’s honest take on Kyle Lowry’s standout game in 76ers’ loss to Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-29T21:51:03-07:00">March 29th, 9:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-29T21:51:03-07:00">March 29th, 9:51pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers have used the Cleveland Cavaliers as an avenue to two surprising wins during their ongoing Joel Embiid-less stint. As the big fella prepares for his return, the Sixers had another chance to upset the Cavs. They hung in there and got the best performance as a Sixer from Kyle Lowry so far but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-cavs-instant-breakdown-tyrese-maxey-donovan-mitchell-kyle-lowry">couldn’t hold on for long enough</a>, losing 117-114.</p><p>The Sixers have relied on Tyrese Maxey to lead them with Embiid sidelined but they got a poor shooting performance out of him, as he shot just 7-26 from the field. Despite having 11 assists, Maxey’s poor shooting had a profoundly negative impact on Philly’s chances to win. Tobias Harris helped pick up the slack with 21 points on 8-17 shooting but Lowry’s big scoring outburst was truly out of left field.</p><p>In just under 32 minutes, Lowry notched 23 points, six assists and three rebounds in the loss to the Cavs, shooting 7-12 from the field, 4-8 on threes and 5-5 from the foul line. He led the Sixers in points in the game and notched a new high for his tenure in Philly. Although he also had five fouls, his performance was crucial.</p><p>Nick Nurse is no stranger to seeing big games out of Lowry. Although he knows that the star he spent a long time working with on the Toronto Raptors is in the twilight of his career, he knows he can step up when the opportunities present themselves.</p><p>“I think he just got put in the situation where the ball got in his hands a lot and he had to make a play,” Nurse told reporters. “He certainly got a couple threes but he also…was super determined. He [was] just willing that thing in the basket for a stretch and we just needed it. We had a lot of guys struggling from the field tonight, so we needed him to will those in there. He almost brought us [back] from down, I don’t know, six or seven to back ahead and all that stuff. So, he was really good tonight.”</p><p>On top of making half of his threes, Lowry found success using his size to <a href="https://x.com/NBCSPhilly/status/1773888766437974278?s=20" rel="noopener">get into the mid-range</a> and throwing off his defender with shot fakes. He only shot once at the rim but tied with Paul Reed for the most free-throw attempts on the team.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/03/29/0022301067/448/0d17134f-8772-a819-6fc9-a3583db42296_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Lowry said to reporters that he wanted to be more aggressive for Maxey, who has taken on the massive responsibility of being the Sixers’ top option with pride. “There’s a fine line between being too aggressive and not aggressive enough,” he said. Tonight presented him a chance to do that. Although it wasn’t enough to get the 76ers a win, it</p><p>Nurse has spoken often about all the intangibles that Lowry <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kyle-lowry-gets-real-on-playing-heat-for-first-time-since-trade">brings to the team</a> but also pointed out after one of his good games that his shooting will hopefully start coming around.</p><p>“It was good to see ’cause we know he’s given us a lot of things organizationally, toughness-wise, leadership-wise and wasn’t giving us a ton of offense,” Nurse continued. “Not expecting 23 out of him every night but if he’s got some opportunities taking ’em and making ’em pay off.”</p><p>It’ll be much easier for Lowry to have efficient scoring nights when Embiid returns. Even if he doesn’t give the 76ers a third 20-point-per-game scorer, he should fit very nicely with the big man.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.6	1.9	2.8	0.3	1.0

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.6	1.9	2.8	0.3	1.0

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