Sign a one-day contract! Kyle Lowry will officially retire as a Toronto Raptor, and his No. 7 jersey will also be retired.

According to Toronto media reports on July 3rd, Beijing time, Kyle Lowry will wear the Toronto Raptors jersey to take the final step of his career and officially announce his retirement.

He is one of the most influential players in Raptors history and was the foundational core during the team’s golden era. Spending nine seasons with the Raptors from 2012-13 to 2020-21, he will now fulfill a long-standing pledge to retire as a member of the Raptors.

Before the start of the 2021-22 season, Lowry was traded to the Miami Heat. At that time, he made a commitment: when his career ended, he would sign a one-day contract and officially retire wearing a Raptors jersey. He holds multiple Raptors franchise records: all-time leader in assists, steals, three-pointers made, and most playoff wins, and he is also the player who has hustled, dived, and battled the most.

This tireless, high-IQ, tough point guard has completed a full 20 NBA seasons, and it's time to say goodbye to the court. For the past two and a half seasons, Lowry played for his hometown Philadelphia 76ers; now, he will return to where his basketball journey finds its true home, officially drawing the curtain on his professional playing career. His career is filled with highlights: leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship and winning an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in 2016.

According to sources, the team has scheduled a special event and press conference for Tuesday, July 7th, local time—Lowry wore No. 7 throughout his career, and the organizers referred to this event as a "milestone moment" in Raptors history in the notification sent to invited guests.

Sources say that this Tuesday's retirement ceremony is just the beginning, with the team planning to add more tributes for the acknowledged "greatest Raptor of all time" during the 2026-27 season. The team is expected to hold a jersey retirement ceremony at Scotiabank Arena during the new regular season. By then, Lowry's No. 7 jersey will hang alongside Vince Carter's No. 15 in the downtown arena, becoming only the second retired jersey in Raptors history.