Kyle Lowry's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (concussion) won't play in Friday's tilt versus the New Orleans Pelicans, but guard Kyle Lowry (rest) will be available. After taking a hit to the head in Sunday's win over the Dallas Mavericks, Maxey remains in concussion protocol and will miss a third consecutive game. The All-Star guard's next chance to suit up arrives in Sunday's contest against the New York Knicks. Lowry is off the injury report after resting Wednesday, however, and his fantasy value is closely associated to Maxey's availability. Cameron Payne gave Philly some decent run in Wednesday's spot start in the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, scoring 16 points with four assists, two threes, and one steal in 28 minutes, but he'll presumably head back to the second unit with Lowry back against the Pels. Lowry is averaging 12.7 points, 7.3 dimes, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.7 treys over his past three starts for the Sixers.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (rest) will be unavailable for Wednesday's tilt against the Memphis Grizzlies. After falling to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Sixers are resting Lowry on the second part of their back-to-back. The veteran floor general should be good to go for Friday's action against the New Orleans Pelicans. In the meantime, Philly is down to Cameron Payne at point guard with All-Star Tyrese Maxey (concussion) also sidelined on Wednesday, with Tobias Harris likely being tasked to handle additional ball-handling duties against an injury-ravaged Memphis club.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (conditioning) will not play in the second half of the team's back-to-back as part of his back-to-competition reconditioning. The veteran point guard made his presence felt during his Philly debut on Thursday as the team looked a lot more organized while he was on the floor. With a familiar coach in Nick Nurse, Lowry will likely flourish in a leadership role for this team, but that's not always going to translate to fantasy value. He's supposed to be Tyrese Maxey's backup and now that De'Anthony Melton is returning, there will be fewer minutes to go around in the backcourt. While he's out, Melton and Payne will likely see some more opportunities.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry is available to make his team debut on Thursday against the New York Knicks. Off the court since mid-January, Lowry will suit up on Thursday and provide the Sixers with some much-needed depth. Considering the 37-year-old floor general's role is unclear in his Philly debut, Lowry is not a recommended fantasy option in both DFS and season-long settings against a Knicks group giving up the third-fewest points per game (109.9).

According to Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse, point guard Kyle Lowry had several options available to him after being bought out by Charlotte, but he chose to link up with his hometown team because the veteran sees the Sixers as the best fit for him. Having Nurse as the coach could have been one of the biggest factors in Lowry's decision to move to Philadelphia, as the two won the NBA championship together in Toronto five years ago. Lowry will be backing up first-year All-Star Tyrese Maxey at his new club. "He gives us another ball handler, backup point guard, whatever," Nurse said of Lowry. "Second point guard, whatever you want to say with that. You got some three-point shooting, and you got some very good defensive knowledge, especially team defense, schematically and stuff like that."