Kyle Lowry’s peerless legacy as a Raptor was cemented in full on a June night in Oakland. You remember the giddy blur of that unforgettable Game 6, when Toronto’s NBA team raised its first Larry O’Brien Trophy for a hearty road-tripping fan base at the Oracle. Lowry set the tone that night, scoring Toronto’s first 11 points en route to 26 points and 10 assists in the clincher.
The one-time malcontent who team president Masai Ujiri once agreed to trade to the New York Knicks not only jump-started the biggest win in franchise history; after it was over he famously pulled Ujiri out of that bizarre post-game tête-à-tête with a litigious Oakland police officer.