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• KYLE LOWRY DAY IN TORONTO + KAWHI ARRIVES IN TORONTO

  07-07-2026 21:11 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Samson Folk & Esfandiar Baraheni detail Kyle Lowry’s big day and all the latest Raptors news.From Es’ piece:
  “On July 11th, 2012, the Toronto Raptors were a directionless franchise. For most of their existence, they had been the laughing stock of the league. Save for a few years centered around Vinsanity, the team had no marquee names or moments. Coaches came and went. Players abandoned ship or didn’t show up, reluctant to deal with the metric system or the frigid win
  
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• Kyle Lowry joins Toronto Tempo ownership group

  07-07-2026 17:36 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Kyle Lowry’s playing career came to an end in Toronto on Tuesday, and he also started a new basketball endeavour in the city.Lowry and his partner Ayahna Cornish-Lowry have joined the Toronto Tempo’s ownership group, the team announced.
  It’s fitting that Lowry, whose storybook journey from underdog to Greatest Raptor of All Time helped Toronto believe in the Raptors, is now rallying behind the city’s new WNBA franchise to help inspire belief in another upstart team.
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• The Raptors should sign Lowry for the season, not just one day

  07-07-2026 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Kyle Lowry is finally coming back to Toronto. After 20 seasons in the NBA, the greatest player in Raptors history has signed a one-day contract to retire with the franchise, keeping the promise he made when he was traded away in 2021.This is a moment every Raptors fan has been waiting for. But here’s a thought: Why does it have to be just one day?Maybe this is just the nostalgia talking and maybe this is asking for a little too much, but if there’s ever been a player who deserves one
  
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• The seven greatest moments from No. 7, Kyle Lowry

  07-07-2026 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Kyle Lowry is coming home. After everything- the battles, the banners, the “almosts,” and the one perfect run that changed everything . Lowry is retiring as a Toronto Raptor, fulfilling a promise he made years ago after being traded away. It’s the kind of full-circle moment that doesn’t happen often in sports.So before the curtain fully closes, it’s worth looking back at the moments that defined him during his time in Toronto. Here are seven of the biggest moments f
  
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• Why Kyle Lowry is the Greatest Raptor of all time

  07-07-2026 14:30 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  It was supposed to be a story we’d heard many times before.Kyle Lowry was meant to be nothing more than a stopgap for the Toronto Raptors — a contingency after failing to bring home Steve Nash — a backup plan after another underwhelming summer.The kid from North Philly arrived with a checkered reputation, considered more malcontent than malleable and often too stubborn for his own good. There was little reason for the franchise or the fanbase to believe in him. A 6-12 start and
  
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• How Kyle Lowry made Toronto believe in the Raptors

  07-07-2026 14:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  On July 11th, 2012, the Toronto Raptors were a directionless franchise. For most of their existence, they had been the laughing stock of the league. Save for a few years centered around Vinsanity, the team had no marquee names or moments. Coaches came and went. Players abandoned ship or didn’t show up, reluctant to deal with the metric system or the frigid winter temperatures. The city hadn’t won anything in any of the three major pro leagues since the 1990s, and basketball, of all o
  
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• LOWRY RETIRES A RAPTOR – KAWHI EXTENSION? – DEROZAN RETURN? | HUGE NEWS IN TORONTO

  07-07-2026 13:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Samson Folk & Louis Zatzman discuss all the latest news in Raptors land.From Misha’s piece:
  “It’s official. DeMar DeRozan is a free agent. The Sacramento Kings waived him and the remainder of his contract, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Shams tweeted that “DeRozan had a partial guarantee on his contract for next season, but he and Sacramento worked on his release Monday to allow him to find a new home. Multiple contenders are expected to have inte
  
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• Canada continues its undefeated FIBA streak with a dominant win against Jamaica

  07-07-2026 03:46 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Team Canada had already advanced. They’ve already shown they’re dominant against their division. But Monday was the cherry on top.
  They didn’t start out with the same offensive explosion they had against Puerto Rico, but it didn’t take long for Canada to Get Busy in this game, and they did it defensively, forcing nine turnovers in the first quarter, pushing in transition relentlessly, and scoring nearly half of their points on the break.Oh, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put
  
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