To many NBA fans in Toronto, Kyle Lowry is the greatest Raptor of all time. His gritty style of play is endearing, and supporters of the team love him for it. There is no denying his skill on the court, but is he a Hall of Famer? Has the former Villanova Wildcat done enough to earn such recognition after winning a championship in 2019 and following it up with more incredible play this season?

Our quick answer: He will be.

Kyle Lowry joined the Raptors in 2012 as part of a trade with the Houston Rockets. It quickly became evident that Toronto had a star on its hands. His numbers weren't all that impressive in his first season with the team, but they increased with each passing campaign. His highest scoring output came in the 2016-17 season, when he turned in 22.4 points per game.

As a testament to what he has accomplished with the Raptors, Lowry leads the team in several all-time statistical categories, including assists (3,939), steals (828), 3-point field goals (1,387), triple-doubles (14) and Win Shares (70.4). He's also third in free throws (2,130) and fourth in field goals made (3,116).

It is worth noting, however, that Lowry has never led the NBA in any category for a single season. It's also worth noting that he is still well outside the top 25 in all-time assists. Right now, Lowry is 44th on the league's all-time assist list. But at 34 years of age, he still has a fair amount of time to climb that ladder. If he can average 500 assists over the next five seasons, he'll be ranked in the top 15. That would put him in the same ballpark as Hall of Famers Maurice Cheeks and Lenny Wilkens.

While earlier in his career Lowry became known for playoff failures, he has flipped on the script on that in recent years. In what became the highlight of his professional career thus far, Lowry helped the Raptors win their first NBA championship in 2019, defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games. Kawhi Leonard was with Toronto at that time, and he was a force to be reckoned with in their postseason run. However, Leonard joined the Los Angeles Clippers prior to the start of this season, leaving Lowry as one of the front men in Toronto.

Toronto finished the 2019-20 regular season with a 53-19 overall record, which earned the team a No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. After sweeping the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round matchup, the Raptors are now fighting for their postseason lives in a heated second-round battle with the third-seeded Boston Celtics. The Raptors lost the first two games of the series, but they managed to even the series at three games apiece with an epic double-overtime victory in Game 6.

Can Kyle Lowry lead the Raptors back to the promised land, even without Kawhi Leonard on the roster? Lowry gave everything he had in Game 6, scoring a team-high 33 points to go with eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in a whopping 53 minutes. His acrobatic jumper over Kemba Walker in the closing seconds of the second overtime frame ended up sealing Toronto's victory:

With his performance in Game 6, Lowry etched another entry on his Hall of Fame resume. And though he's already a six-time All-Star and an NBA champion, the Philly native has been underappreciated for much of his career:

Even if the Raptors fall short against the Celtics in Game 7, Lowry's efforts to get the defending champs to this point have been incredible. He makes so many winning plays on both ends of the court, and he truly has the heart of a champion.

We'll have to wait a bit until after Kyle Lowry decides to hang up his playing shoes to see if he is indeed inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame. By our count, he'll make it there.