Lowry earned his spot on the team, but if pressed I suspect he would admit he did not foresee this particularly opportunity coming.Īlso, it bears mentioning: Lowry was part of the key lineup for Team USA. It’s a nice nod, however indirect, to the progress Lowry (and DeRozan) have made as part of the team here in Toronto. you get my point.) Third, and this may be my Toronto bias showing, but it did feel lightly impossible that the head honchos with Team USA would look to the Raptors for not one, but two (!) players. (I mean, Chris Paul probably isn’t coming back, but Steph Curry would work the Olympics like a speed bag, and that’s to say nothing of Damian Lillard or John Wall or.

Second, he plays at easily the most loaded position for Team USA. First, he’s the second oldest guy on the team (behind Carmelo Anthony). Lowry, meanwhile, has got to be feeling pretty damn good right now. DeRozan may not have played heavy minutes in Rio, but he’s the kind of serviceable, good team guy you’d want to have around. (Where, presumably, the USA will win another gold.) It seems likely he’ll play in some FIBA tournaments as well. A photo posted by Kyle Lowry on at 2:43pm PDTįor DeRozan, just moving into his prime, coming from some experience within the USA’s basketball program, and playing in a position with slightly less depth, the Olympics are something he could probably looking forward to again in four years.

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