Kyle Lowry continues to have those moments when he defies what’s expected of him, when he stuns those who underestimate his will, craftiness and get-it-done mentality. In his 14th season, Lowry is a leader of a Toronto Raptors squad experiencing the most unique title defense from an already unlikely champion. His longevity is a credit to his stubbornness and talent, but he also looks back to two summers spent with former NBA star Jameer Nelson that forever changed how he would approach his career.
“Nobody knows this, but to this day, I thank Jameer for helping me get to where I am,” Lowry said in an interview with The Athletic. “Whenever he text me, I text him, I tell him, ‘You’re the reason I even understand how to work.’ ”
In a lot of ways, it makes too much sense that two undersized point guards known to be intelligent, feisty competitors, who ascended to all-star status after being taken late in the first round, and hailed from the same part of…
