The addition of Kawhi Leonard, a top scorer in his prime, has transformed Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry — turning him into the NBA's best facilitator and the league's assist leader with 10 per game.
Lowry's new focus into his playmaking has caused him to take on a more passive role scoring the ball, a trait that has turned heads around the league and is now becoming worrisome for the Raptors, who have lost three out of their last five games.
“I feel like he should be a little bit more aggressive… but he's going to have some big games coming up,” said Leonard, according to TSN's Josh Lewenberg. “He's working hard at practice, working on his shot. So it's going to fall for him. He's going to probably hit seven in a row or something from three.”
Lowry has now gone four straight games failing to reach double figures, a concern that now has reached new heights after turning in a scoreless outing against the Milwaukee Bucks after going 0-for-5 from deep.
While the 6-foot veteran floor general had proved deadly from beyond the arc the last three seasons — shooting the best percentages of his 12-year career — Dime Lowry is now shooting only a measly 32.4 percent from deep and has made only three of his last 25 attempts from beyond, taking only three shots from inside the arc in his past four games.
“He's a guy that wants to get everybody involved,” said Leonard. “And we're still in the games late with his struggling from shooting. So he's just gotta keep being himself and they're going to fall and he's going to knock down shots, for sure.”
The support and confidence from Leonard is nice, but the Raptors will ultimately need Lowry at his best to remain atop the Eastern Conference and put their stamp onors the season.
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