{"id":85602,"date":"2024-07-11T18:49:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T22:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=85602"},"modified":"2024-07-11T18:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T22:49:56","slug":"philadelphia-76ers-are-bringing-back-multi-time-nba-all-star-kyle-lowry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/11\/philadelphia-76ers-are-bringing-back-multi-time-nba-all-star-kyle-lowry\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia 76ers Are Bringing Back Multi-Time NBA All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran free agent point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowryky01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Lowry<\/a> took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C9TFhA6SmIG\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> to announce that he is re-signing with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/10\/3-veteran-minimum-contract-candidates-for-the-philadelphia-76ers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>. Reports are currently indicating it is a one-year contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Free agent G Kyle Lowry has agreed on 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. Lowry announced on instagram he\u2019s back with Sixers. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d747QNJRyb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/d747QNJRyb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1811520741361484257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old joined the 76ers in February 2024 after getting waived by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/11\/trail-blazers-agree-on-two-way-deal-with-former-hornets-player-bryce-mcgowens\/\" target=\"_self\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> following his trade from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/09\/miami-heat-point-guard-officially-cleared-from-neck-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Heat<\/a>. During the regular season, Lowry started 20 games for the 76ers and appeared in 23. In those games, he averaged 8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having an 18-year NBA career up to this point, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/09\/18-year-nba-veteran-makes-decision-on-playing-career-kyle-lowry\/\" target=\"_self\">Lowry<\/a> made it clear he had no plans of retiring this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in July, reports indicated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/01\/phoenix-suns-looking-for-backup-point-guard-targeting-3-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> were targeting Lowry. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/02\/suns-add-two-point-guards-in-free-agency-collin-gillespie-monte-morris\/\" target=\"_self\">Suns<\/a> instead signed guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrimo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monte Morris<\/a> at the beginning of free agency. It is likely this took them out of the Lowry sweepstakes.<\/p>\n<h2>Philadelphia 76ers Are Bringing Back Multi-Time NBA All-Star<\/h2>\n<h3>A Western Conference Contender Previously Had Interest in Kyle Lowry<\/h3>\n<p>According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/05\/los-angeles-clippers-re-signing-controversial-big-man-kai-jones\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> had interest in adding Lowry this offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, according to Bovada, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/17\/los-angeles-clippers-favorites-to-land-former-champion-kyle-lowry\/\" target=\"_self\">Clippers<\/a> (+180) were the betting favorites to land the 2019 NBA champion if he left the 76ers. This move would have reunited him with former Toronto Raptors teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a>. However, it was reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10125766-nba-rumors-kyle-lowry-expected-to-sign-new-76ers-contract-in-fa-amid-clippers-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June<\/a> that Lowry was likely remaining with the 76ers. Instead of acquiring Lowry, the Clippers re-signed guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Harden<\/a>, who was their primary point guard last season. Additionally, guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Westbrook<\/a> opted into his $4 million player option for next season. However, it seems likely the Clippers will trade Westbrook this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Clippers have now officially lost out on Lowry. This makes it interesting to see what happens next for the team as they aim to add guard depth this summer.<\/p>\n<h3>The 76ers Have Had a Busy Offseason Before Re-Signing Kyle Lowry<\/h3>\n<p>Even before re-signing Lowry, the 76ers were having a fantastic offseason. The team made a blockbuster move by signing All-NBA wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul George<\/a> away from the Clippers. They also extended All-Star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/maxeyty01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrese Maxey<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/04\/philadelphia-76ers-agree-to-contract-extension-with-all-star-tyrese-maxey\/\" target=\"_self\">five-year, $205 million contract extension<\/a>. Furthermore, they also re-signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oubreke01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly Oubre<\/a> and added solid veterans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gordoer01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Gordon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martica02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caleb Martin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/drumman01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Drummond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Philadelphia ended with a 47-35 record. Despite missing the 2023 MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Embiid<\/a> for most of the season, they still snuck into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed. However, the team would go on to lose to the New York Knicks in the first round. Although they had a decent season, all things considered, it is evident they want more. Based on their moves so far this offseason, the 76ers are looking to make a major push as a contender in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran free agent point guard Kyle Lowry took to Instagram to announce that he is re-signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. Reports are currently indicating it is a one-year contract. Free agent G Kyle Lowry has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. Lowry announced on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":57563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,2,62,3,13],"tags":[341,1890,446,444,267,168,2624,1315,319,2157,50,53,2478],"class_list":["post-85602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-featured","category-nba","category-news","category-76ers","tag-andre-drummond","tag-caleb-martin","tag-eric-gordon","tag-james-harden","tag-joel-embiid","tag-kawhi-leonard","tag-kelly-oubre","tag-kelly-oubre-jr","tag-kyle-lowry","tag-monte-morris","tag-paul-george","tag-russell-westbrook","tag-tyrese-maxey"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}