OFFICIAL: Raptors‬ acquire Lowry from Rockets for Forbes & protected 1st (Post #392)

[Maleko]

i'm grinning from ear to ear. Love Lowry.

Definitely agree.

I think Lowry was shopped heavily for a reason. Wasn't it reported he didn't work well with the coaching staff?. Not saying we will have problems, it's still a great trade

Lowry didn't like McHale, Budinger said after being traded to Minny happy as he did not get along with McHale. Dalembert happy to be out...
Also heard recently that McHale went apesh&t on the Celtics in playing days that he should be the go to guy over Bird. I thought at hiring time Houston made a huge error going with McHale, and I seem to remember rumblings in Minny when he was there as well. The only guy I have heard was happy with McHale was Dragic, and he just signed elsewhere for a pile more money. (Maybe that's why?)

[ceez]

Ross fits nicely with Lowry too since one of his strengths is playing without the ball and getting open when Kyle drives and kicks out.

Suddenly the team got that much better at defense, too.

[CalgaryRapsFan]

Ross fits nicely with Lowry too since one of his strengths is playing without the ball and getting open when Kyle drives and kicks out.

Suddenly the team got that much better at defense, too.

I'm going to miss staring into those chocolatey brown eyes... can't wait to see the new avatar ceez! :-)

[Jclaw]

Our PG's (in alphabetical order): Bayless, Calderon, Lowry

Thus far, between the Knicks, Rockets and Mavericks: Kidd and Lin (and Dallas has neither of those)

We've got an extra piece. Who needs it? What can we get for it?

[Bouncepass]

Ross fits nicely with Lowry too since one of his strengths is playing without the ball and getting open when Kyle drives and kicks out.

Suddenly the team got that much better at defense, too.

No doubt. This team is going to be a lot harder to play against that teams of previous years. Casey's coaching and the hard-nosed nature of new players at 1 and 5 (Lowry and JV) will ensure that. They probably still need more scoring and D on the wing, but I like the way this roster is shaping up.

[CalgaryRapsFan]

Our PG's (in alphabetical order): Bayless, Calderon, Lowry

Thus far, between the Knicks, Rockets and Mavericks: Kidd and Lin (and Dallas has neither of those)

We've got an extra piece. Who needs it? What can we get for it?

I'd be happy flipping Bayless for a 2nd round pick, or using him as part of a bigger deal to land a veteran starting SF (ie: Iggy).

[grindhouse]

i dont like giving up first round draft picks but i am happy with this trade because our pick is protected and lowry fits great. casey now has some talent around him go raps!

[Bouncepass]

Our PG's (in alphabetical order): Bayless, Calderon, Lowry

Thus far, between the Knicks, Rockets and Mavericks: Kidd and Lin (and Dallas has neither of those)

We've got an extra piece. Who needs it? What can we get for it?

Good point. I can see Dallas having a real interest in Calderon. He is a good veteran who would work well in Dallas' system, and he is an expiring contract after the upcoming season, leaving Dallas with lots of cap room which they are likely to want to make a splash in next year's free agency. I can't see how the Knicks could make this deal. Houston will probably wait to see if they can land Lin.

[DoNDaDDa]

Good point. I can see Dallas having a real interest in Calderon. He is a good veteran who would work well in Dallas' system, and he is an expiring contract after the upcoming season, leaving Dallas with lots of cap room which they are likely to want to make a splash in next year's free agency. I can't see how the Knicks could make this deal. Houston will probably wait to see if they can land Lin.

Dallas will def need some one at PG

in another free agency twist.... J.Kidd spurned the Mavs to join the Knicks.... the plot thickens LOL

[geo]

Dallas will def need some one at PG

in another free agency twist.... J.Kidd spurned the Mavs to join the Knicks.... the plot thickens LOL

what can we get from the mavs tho...we need a 3...i don't really want marion

[geo]

i think we can package calderon + JJ + ed for iggy

lowry/bayless
derozan/ross + klezia
iggy/fields +kleiza
Bargs/amir
Jonas/Gray

it works on the trade machine so im assuming it can work....question is does phili do this?

[e2thed]

Not too shabby, he's not a pushover like Jose so there is hope for next year.

[CalgaryRapsFan]

i think we can package calderon + JJ + ed for iggy

lowry/bayless
derozan/ross + klezia
iggy/fields +kleiza
Bargs/amir
Jonas/Gray

it works on the trade machine so im assuming it can work....question is does phili do this?

They might like Ed/Amir to backup Brand, as well as either Calderon or Bayless (S&T) to backup Holiday. They don't really have any need for JJ though, with Young & Harkless at SF.

I think it would take Ed/Amir & Calderon/Bayless & future 1st round pick to get Iggy. Either Amir or Calderon would have to be involved though, in order to work salary-wise (since the Trade Machine isn't accounting for the acquisitions of Lowry or Fields yet). I still think that would be worth exploring, to get a veteran starting SF.

[LBF]

just got home and read about the deal on thescore.com. Nice fall back plan.

also, found a familiar former poster wreaking havoc in the comments and plugging his blog away.

http://blogs.thescore.com/raptorblog...or-kyle-lowry/

[torontoraptorsdaily]

I personally feel a young dynamic duo of Lowry/Bayless would be.. okay. Lowry is definitely a good point guard in the league! He played great ball before his injury and the reigning of Goran, but he has proven to be able to score and be a facilitator at PG.

The real and only reason why I'd take Bayless is cause his potential level is still untapped at this young age. With the lack of playing time and injuries, he hasn't had a full season to play consistently well basketball that he is capable of!

Calderon is probably going somewhere else this offseason, and I have my eyes on the Sixers for obvious reasons - Andre Igoudala. The fact that he is good defender and athletic veteran is good enough for Coach Case.

BC did a sweet job for landing Lowry in T-Dot! Can't wait for the rest of the free agency period to unfold! Man it's exciting.

[Checkines]

Guess I'm drinkin the Kool-Aid right now, but if we could pull this off, I'd be ecastic if this happened:

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=csh3w3v

[Apollo]

just got home and read about the deal on thescore.com. Nice fall back plan.

also, found a familiar former poster wreaking havoc in the comments and plugging his blog away.

http://blogs.thescore.com/raptorblog...or-kyle-lowry/

Finally something that makes sense. This was a really good trade. Forbes was a bargain bin pick'up, the pick is protected. It was very unlikely for the Raptors to draft a guy of Lowry's ability with that pick. I like this. He needs to do more still though. Good start.

[Apollo]

By the way, Calderon is probably done here now for real. Expect a trade.

[slaw]

People will like this trade until the Raps finish 9th and don't have a lottery pick. Then everyone will complain how shortsighted the trade was at the time. Hopefully, they're getting a motivated player who wants to be here.

[Nilanka]

I'm not liking the idea of chasing Iggy. Although he's an upgrade over Fields/Johnson/Kleiza, I don't think he's an ideal fit on both sides of the ball. Spending that much on a SF who still can't create his own shot is a bad idea, IMO.

Gay, Granger, Chandler and Batum make much more sense in that regard.