Kyle Lowry, 76ers Agree to New Contract in 2025 NBA Free Agency
Veteran guard Kyle Lowry is officially returning for a 20th NBA season after re-signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year contract, agent Mark Bartelstein told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Lowry, 39, is coming off a challenging 2024-25 season, as injuries limited him to only 35 games.
He also struggled to make a sizable impact when he played, averaging just 3.9 points, 2.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per contest, while shooting 35 percent from the field and 33 percent from beyond the arc.
Lowry set career lows in points, assists, rebounds and steals per game, and he shot a career-worst percentage from the floor.
Last season was Lowry's second with his hometown team, as he signed with the Sixers during the 2023-24 campaign after being waived.
The hope in Philly was that Lowry would provide a veteran presence on a championship-contending team, but with Joel Embiid, Paul George and others dealing with significant injuries, the 76ers were the biggest disappointment of the 2024-25 season, going 24-58 and missing the playoffs.
Lowry starred collegiately at Villanova before going 24th overall in the 2006 NBA draft. He proceeded to enjoy stints with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat and Sixers.
His greatest success came during his nine-year run in Toronto, as he earned six consecutive All-Star selections and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2016.
Lowry also played a major role in the Raptors winning their first and only NBA championship in 2019.
For his career, Lowry has now played in 1,173 regular-season games and owns averages of 13.9 points, 6.1 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 three-pointers made and 1.3 steals.
Lowry is clearly at the tail end of his career, but by re-signing him, the Sixers are clearly hopeful that he has something left in the tank and that the team will be able to rebound as a whole next season.
