<P> Despite his initial success on the Rockets, Lowry clashed with head coach Kevin McHale, who replaced Adelman on June 1, 2011 . "You go from being successful as hell with one coach", Lowry explained in a 2014 Grantland interview, "and being comfortable with the coach to, yes, I was really successful with Kevin McHale, but I just didn't do it the right way . If I did it the right way, I would still be in Houston ." In 2014, when Lowry was a Toronto Raptor, he apologized to McHale for his behavior, as he was pursued by the Rockets as a free agent . </P> <P> At the end of the 2011--12 season, Lowry missed time due to a bacterial infection, and backup point guard Goran Dragić played well as a starter . With Dragić's emergence, the Rockets decided that Lowry could be traded to clear salary cap space and to gain draft picks . </P> <P> On July 11, 2012, Lowry was traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Gary Forbes and a future first round pick . Lowry averaged over 23 points and seven assists through the first three games of the season, but was injured during the team's fourth game, a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 6, 2012 . Upon his return he came off the bench behind José Calderón, but regained the starting position when Calderón was traded in a three - team deal on January 30, 2013 that brought Memphis Grizzlies small forward Rudy Gay to the Raptors . Despite the trade, which was meant to help the struggling Raptors return to relevance, the team finished the season with a 34 - 48 record, missing the playoffs . </P> <P> On May 31, 2013, Masai Ujiri was hired as the Raptors' new general manager, replacing Bryan Colangelo . Ujiri believed that Lowry had the potential to be a star, but found that his reputation around the NBA had more to do with his history of clashing with coaches and his body language than his talent . Ujiri challenged Lowry during meetings that off - season to be a better player and leader . "Do you want to be a $3 million player, $2 million player for the rest of your career", Ujiri remembers asking Lowry, "...or do you want to be a $10 million player or more?" Lowry also received mentorship from Chauncey Billups, who Lowry remembers "pushed me mentally to challenge myself ." Receptive to the advice he had received from Ujiri and others, Lowry looked forward to the upcoming season, entering training camp healthy for the first time in several seasons . </P>

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