Kyle Lowry’s giving it another go with the Sixers.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday that the 39-year-old point guard has agreed to return to the team on a one-year contract.
Lowry said at his April 13 exit interview that he planned to play one more NBA season and hoped it would be with his hometown Sixers.
He struggled with a right hip injury for much of last season. The Villanova product appeared in just 35 games, averaged 18.8 minutes and posted 3.9 points, 2.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds per contest.
Lowry missed most of February and all of March but returned for two games at the tail end of the Sixers’ 24-58 season.
“It’s always fun to play basketball,” he said on April 1 after a loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “Listen, we’re privileged and we’re honored to play the game of basketball. I love this game at the highest level. It’s provided for me and my family, my friends with everything that I could ask for.
“So I wanted to try to go out there and play, and just have fun. You don’t know how long this game is going to last for each individual, so just go out there and enjoy the process. Just enjoy being out there and in the game.”
The Sixers have two very experienced guards on their roster in Lowry and 36-year-old Eric Gordon. Everyone else is much younger, including VJ Edgecombe (19), Jared McCain (21), two-way contract player Hunter Sallis (22) and Tyrese Maxey (24).