The Toronto Raptors have decided not to trade Kyle Lowry after all, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Raptors were in talks with the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers right until the final minutes of the trade deadline, but Raptors president Masai Ujiri passed on all offers. The Sixers added veteran guard George Hill, while the Heat nabbed former All-Star guard Victor Oladipo.
The simplest explanation would be that the Raptors did not favor any of the trade packages on the table. The Heat were reluctant to include Tyler Herro and instead tried to dangle soon-to-be free agent Duncan Robinson.