Report: Kyle Lowry Stays with Raptors

The Toronto Raptors have reportedly opted to keep Kyle Lowry at Thursday's NBA trade deadline

All Raptors Staff | Mar 25, 2021

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The greatest Raptor of all time will reportedly be staying put.

The Toronto Raptors did not trade Kyle Lowry ahead of the 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Raptors are keeping Kyle Lowry, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

The Raptors were reportedly involved in serious trade discussions with the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers for Lowry, but ultimately the teams could not come to an agreement.

The Heat were reportedly unwilling to move Tyler Herro for Lowry while the Lakers were reportedly unwilling to move Talen Horton-Tucker in a deal.

With just minutes to go before the deadline, the Raptors reportedly asked for teams to 'underwhelming' offers, as TSN's Josh Lewenberg reported, but neither team budget and Toronto decided to settle to keep Lowry.

What I'm hearing with 30 mins to go: Offers for Lowry have been underwhelming & Raptors are comfortable keeping him past the deadline if they don't think anything that's out there moves the needle for them. Lots of posturing between savvy front offices. Should go down to the wire
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) March 25, 2021

With Lowry off the table, the Heat reportedly decided to change course and acquire Victor Oladpio from the Houston Rockets, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported.

Sources: Houston traded Victor Oladipo to Miami for Avery Bradley, Kelly Olynyk and a draft swap.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021

The 76ers reportedly dropped out of the Lowry sweepstakes earlier in the day, acquiring George Hill from the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing trading George Hill to the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021

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