Kyle Lowry had an explosive start to the season. He was averaging a career-high, league-leading, 11 assists per game while turning the ball over, well, nearly never. His assist to turnover ratio was a disgusting 4:1. He was arguably the best player on the Toronto Raptors.
He had eight double-doubles in the first thirteen games, including nine straight games with at least 10 assists. Sure, he was shooting and scoring less, but he was getting his teammates involved. And that mattered with two new, key pieces getting integrated into a new offence. He was the floor general, leading the NBA best Toronto Raptors.