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The Hornets acquired Lowry and a 2027 first-round draft pick from the Heat on Tuesday in exchange for Terry Rozier, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Lowry had recently moved to a bench role in Miami, and his outlook isn't likely to improve in Charlotte, where he'll presumably slot in as a low-minute backup to starting point guard LaMelo Ball. Acquiring the future first-round draft pick -- which includes protections, according to Wojnarowski -- was likely the greater priority in the deal for Charlotte than Lowry, a 37-year-old on an expiring deal who was presumably included in the trade for salary-matching purposes. Lowry is in the midst of his worst season in more than a decade, having averaged 8.2 points -- his fewest since 2008-09 -- on 42.6 percent shooting from the field to go with 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 three-pointers and 1.1 steals in 28.0 minutes per contest over 37 appearances for Miami. Given that the 10-31 Hornets aren't playoff contenders and wouldn't seem to have much use for a veteran on an expiring contract like Lowry, Wojnarowski relays that Charlotte has no immediate plans to waive him but will work towards moving him in another deal ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline.
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