Pascal Siakam knew his days in Toronto were numbered, and the Raptors ended his time in Canada. Cameroonian winger transferred to Pacers!
It’s Vodge Bomb! Ever since his former franchise has been unofficially trying to replace him, the day has finally come. Spicy P is no longer a Raptors player, having worn this jersey since the start of his NBA career in 2016. The 2019 champion will find a new team. We knew the Pacers were pushing hard in recent hours, and negotiations between the two teams had just been completed.
Let’s transfer GOOOO Pascal Siakam to India!!! 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/Gbjj94zf5q
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) January 17, 2024
Indiana gets a nice upgrade to its lineup with the arrival of Pascal Siakam, who will pair very well with Tyrese Halliburton. In any case, we can’t wait to see the second water inside his first caviar, this axis could well be destructive and this transfer is very bad news for direct competitors, such as Cavs, Knicks, Magic or even. Heat and Sixers if we push a little. However, the operation is not without risk for the Pacers as Siakam is nearing the end of his contract, and it will take a solid argument to extend him, who want a max contract.
3 draft rounds in exchange for the end of Siakam’s contract!! Toronto hate! https://t.co/Gbjj94zf5q
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) January 17, 2024
In exchange, the Pacers send Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and all three first-round draft picks to Canada, and Kyra Lewis also comes to Toronto from the Pelicans, who interfered in the deal. It’s official, in Toronto, we’ve cracked the “blow everything up and rebuild it easy” button. After sending OG Anunoby’s expiring contract to New York for RJ Barrett and Emmanuel Quickley, Toronto also sends one of the greatest players in its history to other horizons and recovers a pure soldier, a bench player and three first-round draft picks. The key to the truck definitely going to turn the page on 2019 definitely goes to Scotty Barnes, of which Chris Boucher is now the sole survivor.
It’s officially over: All key members of the champion team in Toronto in 2019 are no longer with the Raptors 🥺💔 (including Kawhi in the photo) pic.twitter.com/NNDI4uBsfG
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) January 17, 2024
In any case, this trade could well be a win-win in the future. The Pacers get a new interior weapon, an NBA champion and two-time All-Star, and can make a move right away, while the Raptors continue their rebuild with valuable young players and draft rounds to secure the future. It’s hard to say if Pascal Siakam will no longer wear the Dinos tunic, but a deal has been in the pipeline long enough for it not to come to fruition.
Pascal Siakam will go down as one of the greatest stories in Raptors history.
A man who was supposed to be a priest, worked like a madman, playing basketball, one of the three best players in the 2019 title, an All Star, a top 5 power forward in the world.
Total respect for Spicy P.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) January 17, 2024
Text source: Adrian Wojnarowski
