Kyle Lowry Bio, Injury Update and Career Stats, Height, Wife and Family

Kyle Lowry is an American basketball player who began his professional career in 2006 after being drafted 24th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2006 NBA draft.

The point guard has built an outstanding legacy over the years and currently plays for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since joining the team in 2012, he has helped them to 56 wins and set the record for the highest franchise win in history. In 2016, Kyle won a gold medal as a member of the US Men’s National Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Kyle Lowry was born on March 25, 1986 in LondonPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania where he attended Cardinal Dougherty High School and played point guard for the school’s basketball team. When he graduated from high school in 2004, Rivals.com rated Lowry a five-star recruit and was listed as the No. 6 point guard and No. 28 player in the United States that year.

Moving on to Villanova University, where he played for the Villanova University men’s basketball team, Kyle Lowry played impressively and was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team while also winning the Philadelphia Big Five Rookie of the Year. By the time his junior year was over, he had played in 24 games (3 starts), averaging 7.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

In his sophomore year, he played in 33 games, made 31 starts, averaged 11.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was named an All-Big East Second Team and First Team All-Big 5.

Career stats and injury update

Drafted in the 2006 NBA Draft and selected by the Memphis Grizzlies, Kyle signed a two-year rookie contract with the team on July 9, 2006. On opening night of the NBA Summer League, he made his pro debut against the New York Knicks, recording 6 rebounds, 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block. Unfortunately, his rookie season ended after 10 games due to a broken wrist he sustained on June 21, 2006 in the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he underwent successful surgery eight days later.

Although the point guard was looking forward to it, having enjoyed a long career with the Grizzlies, his expectations were shattered when the team used another point guard against him in the 2007 NBA draft. During his time with the Memphis Grizzlies, Kyle played in 140 games, averaging 22.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 3.5 steals per game.

In 2009, Kyle Lowry was traded to the Houston Rockets in a three-team deal with the Orlando Magic. He made the playoffs for the first time this season, averaging 5.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.51 assists in 13 games. During the 2009-2010 season, he averaged 9.1 points, 4.5 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. At the end of the season, he became a restricted free agent and signed a four-year, $23 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not wanting to lose the strong player, the Rockets quickly agreed to the offer.

He had successful seasons with the Rockets, achieving career highlights that cemented his reputation with the team. In his third season (2010–11 season), Lowry started 71 games, scored 28 points, and won against the Memphis Grizzlies on December 3, 2010 with 12 assists, three rebounds, and two steals.

As a result of his high performance between March 14 and March 20, 2011, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time in his career. In all his seasons with the Rockets, Lowry averaged 44.5 points, 15 rebounds, 21.3 assists and 4.7 steals. Despite his success on the Rockets, Kyle had a run-in with Kevin McHale, the team’s head coach, but apologized for his behavior during an interview with ESPN in 2014 when the team was pursuing him as a free agent.

The 2011/12 season ended with Lowry missing time due to a bacterial infection. This gave his guard, Goran Dragić, room to play as a starter. After playing well, the team decided to trade with Lowry to unlock salary caps and receive draft picks.

During the 2012–13 season, Lowry was traded to the Toronto Raptors on July 11, 2012 and averaged more than 23 points and seven assists in the first three games of the season, but suffered an injury in the team’s fourth game. When he got back into the team, he still had regained the starting position. However, his presence on the team failed to help the battling Raptors become relevant again.

The Raptors hired Masai Ujiri as their new general manager, on May 31, 2013. Ujiri, realizing Kyle’s hidden potential as a star, challenged him to be a better player and leader to avoid becoming a $2-$3 million player will. Kyle Lowry accepted the challenge and entered training camp healthy for the first time in many seasons.

The following season, the young star enjoyed playingNever before and the Raptors became one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, a feat many believed possible due to Kyle’s strong play and leadership. At the end of the season, the team had a high of 48-34, third in the Eastern Conference and first in the Atlantic Division for the second time in franchise history. They also made the playoffs for the first time since 2008 but lost. At the end of the season, Kyle Lowry averaged career-best 17.9 points, 7.4 assists, and 4.7 rebounds.

He entered the offseason as one of the NBA’s most-wanted free agents and subsequently signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Raptors. Kyle Lowry and the Raptors continued to play hard during the 2014-2015 season and the team once again finished among the best in the Eastern Conference. In the game against the Washington Wizards on November 7, 2014, Kyle tripled his sixth career and fourth as a raptor with 13 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds in triples.

On January 5, 2015, he became the second Raptor to be named Eastern Conference Player of the Month, after Chris Bosh. In the first week of 2015, he was named Player of the Week after averaging 22.3 points, 8.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds for the month. Also in January, the basketball player was first announced as an Eastern Conference starter in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. This made him the third Raptor chosen as a starter, after Vince Carter and Bosh.

At the end of the season, the Firebrand player had played in 70 games in the regular season, averaging 17.8 points, 6.8 assists and 4.7 rebounds. In the playoffs, he had 12.3 points, 4.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds.

He continued his strong game into the 2015-16 season and was named a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star Team for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game on January 21. He later entered the three-point competition as the third Raptor. That same season, he was voted co-winner of January’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month, along with teammate DeMar DeRozan.

For the first time, Kyle completed his second All-Star game on February 14 with 14 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and two steals and also his eighth career triple-double (sixth as a Raptor) with 22 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in a 122-95 recorded on February 22nd. His outstanding performances on February 22-28 and March 14-20 earned him twice-season Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors and became the first Raptors player to win the award more than once in received in the same season. 10

With Kyle’s help, the Raptors reached 50 wins for the first time in franchise history and finished first in the Atlantic Division and second in the Eastern Conference for the third straight year.

During the season’s playoffs, the Raptors made it 4-2 for the first time in Eastern Conference history on Kyle’s 35 points from eleven-of-20 shooting and nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals.

The superstar rounded out his strong season as the All-NBA’s third team became the third player after Vince Carter and Chris Bosh.

Kyle was just unstoppable throughout the following season. He set a franchise record by hitting all six of his three-pointers for a game-high 24 and also set several season records, but eventually suffered a sprained left ankle and consequently had to slow down.

After his contract with the Toronto Raptors expired in 2017, the franchise re-signed him to a three-year term on July 7, 2017, in a $100 million deal. He rose to fourth place in Toronto’s record list that year and led the team to multiple victories.

He’s played (and counting) about 432 games with The Raptors, averaging 107.1 points, 29.2 points, 40.9 assists and 9.2 steals. On March 23, 2018, Kyle recorded his 10th triple-double as a Raptor with 25 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 116-112 win over the Nets.

Kyle Lowry has obviously carved a niche for himself in the basketball industry. He plays with so much passion and enthusiasm that people have often compared his style of play to a pit bull or bulldog. Over the years he has become a paragon of what a player and a leader should be. No wonder he was dubbed the “unsung hero” and “best team player of them all” at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

According to the A-list player, he feels comfortable in the Toronto Raptors and wants to finish his career there.

wife and family

Kyle Lowry is the son of Marie Holloway and Lonnie Lowry Sr. He has a brother named Lonnie Lowry. He is married to Ayahna Cornish Lowry. The duo had known each other since they were teenagers. They both did their high school at Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Ayahna had a successful basketball career and also played well in college.

The couple now have two sons, Karter and Kameron, in 2013, the longtime couple established the Lowry Love Foundation to positively impact the lives of underprivileged people in Philadelphia and Toronto.

Body Stats – height and body measurements

The basketball player has a strong build with a tower height of 6 ft 1 in (1.83 m) and a body weight of 93 kg (205 lb). Kyle also has black eyes and hair with a 45 inch chest measurement. His biceps and waist measure 15.5 and 35 inches, respectively.

At the start of the 2015/16 season, Lowry surprised his fans and peers by revealing his new, slimmer physique. He reportedly lost 15 pounds and went from 210 to 195 with just 4.3 percent body fat. His weight loss became a hot topic in the media after colleague Kyle O’Quinn posted a picture of the Raptors’ point guard on Instagram on August 5, 2015.

Kyle Lowry explained that not only did he want to get ready for the season games, but he wanted to be a more effective player into his mid to late 30s. The effect of his new constitution and body condition was nothing more than a career change!

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