Pascal Siakam prefers to stay with the Toronto Raptors and the small forward may not re-sign with a team who trades for him, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT.
Siakam signed a four-year, $136 million rookie contract extension with the Raptors in October 2019. He has one year left on his contract. The 29-year-old, who helped Toronto win the 2019 championship over the Golden State Warriors in six games, will make $37.9 million in 2023-24.
Siakam averaged 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists this past season for the Raptors while shooting 48.0% from the field, 32.4% from beyond the arc and 77.4% from the free-throw line. Toronto lost the 9-10 play-in game to the Chicago Bulls and didn’t make the playoffs this year.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Pascal Siakam & Toronto Raptors Updates
The Atlanta Hawks have maintained a trade pursuit of Siakam, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. However, opposing front offices still believe the Raptors’ high valuation of their players, such as Siakam and OG Anunoby, marks the biggest roadblock to any potential trade.
“Atlanta has also maintained a pursuit of Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, according to league sources,” Fischer wrote. “The Hawks’ have attempted several creative packages to land the All-NBA talent from Toronto, including at least one three-team scenario. Opposing front offices still believe the Raptors’ high valuation of their players, such as Siakam and OG Anunoby, marks the biggest roadblock to any potential trade of either Raptor. Toronto also stands as one of several teams in the middle of the first round that could trade up or down in Thursday night’s draft order.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Pascal Siakam & Toronto Raptors Updates
“Every year, teams consider maneuvering in both directions of the draft board, but this June seems to have an inordinate number of front offices preparing to move in either direction, depending on how the picks unfold,” Fischer explained. “Toronto, for example, has held discussions with Orlando to jump from No. 13 to No. 11, sources said, while the Raptors have also called teams like Golden State at No. 19 and Brooklyn with picks Nos. 21 and 22 about sliding down the board.”
The Raptors fired Nick Nurse as head coach and hired Darko Rajakovic.
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