{"id":149244,"date":"2025-07-08T06:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=149244"},"modified":"2025-07-08T06:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:39:18","slug":"kyle-lowry-20-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/08\/kyle-lowry-20-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Lowry Set To Become 12th Member Of This Exclusive Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Playing a full ten years in a professional sport is an impressive feat. Playing two decades? Well, that\u2019s something you just don\u2019t see very often. There have been just 11 players in NBA history that have spent 20 years as a player in the league. That will now become an exclusive list of 12. That is because it has been announced that <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowryky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Lowry<\/a> has re-signed for one year with the Philadelphia 76ers which will give him 20 years as an NBA player.<\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Lowry Set To Become 12th Member Of This Exclusive Club<\/h2>\n<h3>Kyle Lowry Will Be Playing In His 20th Season<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that guard Kyle Lowry is re-signing with the 76ers. That ensures that the 19-year NBA veteran will become a 20-year one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free agent guard Kyle Lowry has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, Mark Bartelstein of <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrioritySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PrioritySports<\/a> tells ESPN. The 2019 champion is back for his 20th NBA season \u2013 and a third consecutive year with his hometown 76ers. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Wnw3S9TT3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6Wnw3S9TT3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1942328750789779828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last season was Lowry\u2019s first full one with Philadelphia. The 39-year-old appeared in just 35 outings in 2024-25 as he was dealing with a right hip injury. That was the least since his rookie year of 2006-07. His 18.8 minutes per contest were also his lowest since that year. Lowry\u2019s averages with Philadelphia consisted of 3.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. He shot 35.0% from the field, 33.0% from beyond the arc, and 81.8% from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149262\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-149262\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25349224_168414264_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feb 5, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (7) shoots the ball against Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr (11) in the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was way back in 2006 when Lowry was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 24th overall pick. Where he made his most impact though was his tenure with the Toronto Raptors. The 6-foot guard made six straight <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/04\/official-2026-all-star-game-will-be-team-usa-vs-team-world\/\" target=\"_self\">All-Star<\/a> teams spanning from the 2014-15 until 2019-20 seasons. Of course, Lowry was a key part of the 2019 championship, the only one in Raptors franchise history.<\/p>\n<h3>Now 12 Players Who Have Done So<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned, Lowry will become the 12th player to accomplish the feat of playing 20 seasons. The other 11 are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> &#8211; 23 (picked up player option, 23rd season is the upcoming year)<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartevi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vince Carter<\/a> &#8211; 22<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/parisro01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Parish<\/a> &#8211; 21<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willike02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Willis<\/a> &#8211; 21<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garneke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Garnett<\/a> &#8211; 21<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nowitdi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dirk Nowitzki<\/a> &#8211; 21<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/abdulka01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/a> &#8211; 20<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bryanko01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobe Bryant<\/a> &#8211; 20<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crawfja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamal Crawford<\/a> &#8211; 20<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hasleud01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Udonis Haslem<\/a> &#8211; 20<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a> &#8211; 20 (unsigned, 2025-26 will be his 21st if he plays)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Playing the 2025-26 season can help Lowry move up other career leaderboards. Right now, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/g_career.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he is 57th<\/a> all-time with 1,173 games played. If he appears in half the games Philadelphia plays in next season, he would move up to 45th with 1,214 outings.<\/p>\n<p>His 2,205 made three-pointers place him with the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/fg3_career.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">13th-most<\/a> in league history. In order to move into the top 10, Lowry would need to make 86 triples (although <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> of the Houston Rockets is 14th with 14 less made threes than Lowry).<\/p>\n<p>Lowry is also 19th in career assists, and 113 more would have him surpass <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/portete01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Porter<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilkele01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Wilkens<\/a>. If Lowry were to see a lot of playing time this season, it would probably mean the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/01\/trendon-watford-76ers\/\" target=\"_self\">76ers are once again having an injury-ravaged<\/a> season. Still, even if Lowry isn\u2019t seeing much time on the floor, he will still be providing invaluable experience to others on the team such as young guards <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccaija01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared McCain<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edgecvj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VJ Edgecombe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Kyle Ross-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing a full ten years in a professional sport is an impressive feat. Playing two decades? Well, that\u2019s something you just don\u2019t see very often. There have been just 11 players in NBA history that have spent 20 years as a player in the league. That will now become an exclusive list of 12. 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