The "free agency" starts with a bang for Miami. As various sources have reported, Kyle Lowry, free at the end of last season, has agreed with the Heat on a three-year, $ 90 million contract. He joined the Florida franchise as part of a "sign and trade". Understand that Toronto, his home club, will receive compensation, with Goran Dragic and Precious Achiuwa going the other way towards Canada according to
ESPN
. This transaction can only be formalized from July 6, like all the others that will be completed by then. But Lowry was quick to confirm the news, as he reunites with his friend Jimmy Butler in Miami.
Butler, precisely, agreed with the champions 2006, 2011 and 2012 about a rich contract extension. $ 172 million over four years according to
ESPN
indiscretions
. Duncan Robinson also went to the cash: $ 90 million over five years for this player who had not been drafted.
Unhappy finalists in the bubble, in 2020, Pat Riley's players will therefore have their say next season, even if Brooklyn, or even the outgoing champions of Milwaukee and Philadelphia will also have a say in the East ... Lowry, 35 years old, comes out of a more than solid season at 17.2 points and 7.3 "assists" per game, with 43.6% on shots, including 39.6% at long distance. He had worn the Toronto colors for nine seasons, the one who helped conquer the title with the Raptors in 2019. Last season, Toronto sailed into the bottom of the standings with 27 wins and 45 losses. A priori, Lowry is unlikely to experience this with the Miami Heat ...
