The Raptors are facing an off-season like no other. They have a handful of free agents to decide on, an uncertain NBA financial picture and a first-round pick in the Nov. 18 draft. This is the second in a six-part series looking at the decisions and options that lie ahead:
There is no player more central to the sustained success the Raptors have had for more than half a decade than Kyle Lowry.
He is the team’s leader and its heartbeat. Coach Nick Nurse says he’s never seen anyone play more consistently hard, and the veteran from Philadelphia has come to embody all that’s good about the franchise.