BROOKLYN—If this was a contract year, surely Kyle Lowry would be more concerned. But six months removed from signing a three-year deal worth about $100 million, the Raptors point guard can look at his depressed numbers and shrug.
The 31-year-old’s scoring is down — down more than six points a game this season heading into Monday’s game against the Nets at the Barclays Center. You can make the case that some of that dip has to do with Lowry’s shooting percentage being at a three-year low, or that a big part of it involves Lowry taking fewer free throws per game than he has in five years — which suggests he isn’t as wont to throw himself into the painted area with his usual bulldog-ish relentlessness.