In the early morning of January 24, 2024, there was a shocking trade in the NBA, the 37-year-old legendary superstar Lowry was traded by the Heat to the rebuilding team Hornets.
1. The only two remaining players in the 06th session
Among the 2006 players, only two players are still playing in the NBA, one is the 37-year-old Tucker, who has no ball to play with the Clippers, and the other is today's protagonist: Lowry, who was drafted by the Grizzlies with the 24th pick in the first round in 2006 and was traded to the Rockets in the last year of his rookie career, partnering Maddy and Yao Ming, and the only player among the active players who has been teammates with Yao Ming.
At the age of 37, he is still playing in the NBA, and he can still play as a starter and average nearly 10 points per game, which is good enough.
2. Earned $290 million in his career
Lowry has signed a total of six contracts in his career, the first: 5.29 million for 4 years, 24 million for 4 years for the second, 48 million for 4 years for the third, 100 million for 3 years for the fourth, 31 million for 1 year for the fifth, and 90 million for 3 years for the sixth term, totaling 298.29 million US dollars.
3. Have a championship
In the 18-19 season, Lowry, as the starting point guard of the Raptors, won the first championship in team history for the Raptors together with Leonard, Ibaka, Siakam, and Gasol Jr., and in the playoffs that season, Lowry averaged 15 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks per game.
4. The first person in the history of the Raptors
Played 9 seasons in the Raptors, played 601 games, and got a total of 8346 points, 2954 rebounds and 4277 assists.
Lowry is also the first player in NBA history to erect a statue for him before he retires, a treatment that superstars such as Jordan, Kobe, and O'Neal have not enjoyed.
Playing for 19 years, earning $290 million, winning championships, enjoying statues and retiring jerseys, Lowry's career is perfect, and better and luckier than 99% of players, the vast majority of active players do not enjoy the treatment of erecting statues, and superstars such as Anthony and Maddy do not even enjoy the treatment of retiring jerseys, so Lowry has no regrets in his career, and he can enjoy the game for the rest of his life.