Guard’s return seems a matter of when, not if, although questions over how much and how long remain.
A delicate balancing act awaits Raptors president Masai Ujiri.
As NBA market forces are all but dictating a return to Toronto for all-star point guard Kyle Lowry, Ujiri must now decide what he wants to pay the 31-year-old and for how long, and neither of the decisions will be easy. They will have a direct impact on the franchise for years.