Lowry left the Raptors back in 2021 and spent some time with the Miami Heat before finding a new home with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers starting in the 2023-24 season. He had every right to return home as he nears the end of his career (even though one final run in Toronto would be a poetic end), but with the Sixers featuring a star like Joel Embiid, it offered the Raptors' GOAT a real chance to keep building on his already impressive NBA resume.
Well, fast forward to September, and here we are with intriguing news courtesy of ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. He reported that the NBA would once again be tweaking its All-Star Game format, as the new weekend showcase is " likely to feature a round-robin tournament consisting three eight-player squads of two USA teams and one World team," as Charania noted in an X post.