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During this past summer, All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry had seriously considered leaving the Toronto Raptors via free agency that had several other teams enter the picture as possible landing spots.
This included the San Antonio Spurs being among those expressing interest in the 31-year-old. However, Lowry told the Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News on Monday that the interest from the team wasn't realistic.
“It was real for me,” Lowry told the Express-News, “but it wasn't real for them. That's a part of the business that people don't know. I would have loved to come here, but it didn't work out. The conversation didn't happen. If the conversation happened, I would tell you. But it didn't happen.
“Not saying that I wanted out, but I did look at teams to see what was going on,” said Lowry. “I mean this place would've been a great place.”
Lowry also added that he was intrigued by the chance to play for Gregg Popovich, who he revered as being one of the best head coaches in league history. However, the fact that the interest from the Spurs wasn't significant and his connection to the Raptors led to him re-signing on a three-year, $100 million to remain in Toronto.
San Antonio had been linked to the likes of Chris Paul, George Hill, and Derrick Rose over the summer due to the timeframe around Tony Parker's recovery from a ruptured quad tendon. He had suffered the injury during the playoffs in the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets.
The Spurs' interest in Lowry came out of a need of finding a temporary replacement for Parker in his absence this season rather than a necessity to find the next starting point guard that would take over the reigns.
