3 reasons Kyle Lowry is the best Toronto Raptors player ever

1. Leadership

While any Raptors fan worth their salt can give someone chapter and verse about the statistical achievements Lowry amassed during his Raptors tenure, that only tell half of the story. What North Philly’s finest brought to the table as a leader on and off the court can’t be quantified, but it had an impact on every team he was a part of.

The Raptors only had two losing seasons with Lowry in the fold, both of which came in his first and last seasons with the team. Between then, the Raptors never won fewer than 48 games and prevailed in nine separate playoff series. Names like Bosh and Carter can’t claim to have been a part of many winning teams.

Kyle Lowry was a leader for the Toronto Raptors.

By doing the little things like consistently giving maximum effort and mastering fundamentals like drawing charges, Lowry helped build the foundation for a Raptors culture that exists and guides the franchise to this day. The term “culture changer” gets overused nowadays, but Lowry defined that.

Even after Lowry has been retired for a long time, the foundation he helped lay will serve as a backbone that will guide the Raptors in 2022 and beyond. Lowry will always hold a special place in the hearts of raptors fans around the globe, as they could not have asked for a better leader.