Kyle Lowry has made the worst-kept secret around the Toronto Raptors public.
The three-time all-star said today he’ll opt out of the final year of his contract this week and become an unrestricted free agent in July.
The move has been long expected — the financial windfall awaiting the 31-year-old is too lucrative to ignore — and will allow him to field offers from all 30 NBA teams. Lowry’s salary this year was $12 million and he is certain to double that on the free agent market.
But becoming a free agent is the only part of his future that he’s considered.