The Toronto Raptors are hesitant to offer Pascal Siakam a max contract extension this NBA offseason, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.
Siakam is eligible for a contract extension since he has only one year left on his deal. The Raptors are open to trading the NBA champion for the right price, with the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks pursuing Siakam.
Siakam signed a four-year, $136 million rookie contract extension with the Raptors in October 2019. He will make $37.9 million next season. The talented swingman averaged 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists last season while shooting 48.0% from the field, 32.4% from beyond the arc and 77.4% from the free-throw line.
The Hawks have been trying to trade for Siakam all offseason, sources told NBA Analysis Network, as the franchise wants to pair the two-time All-Star with star guards Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. Meanwhile, the Pacers are trying to acquire more win-now talent around rising All-Star Tyrese Haliburton.
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Toronto lost the 9-10 play-in game to the Chicago Bulls and didn’t make the 2023 playoffs. Nick Nurse was fired as head coach and replaced by Darko Rajakovic and All-Star point guard Fred VanVleet left the Raptors for the Houston Rockets in free agency.
Siakam has career averages of 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He won the 2019 championship and the 2018-19 Most Improved Player of the Year Award. The Douala native hasn’t shown up to Las Vegas to watch any Summer League games.
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Any team trying to trade for Siakam must be cautious, as according to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT, Siakam prefers to stay with the Raptors and he may not re-sign with a team who trades for him. However, Haynes’ report came before Grange’s, so it’s possible Siakam has changed his mind after finding out Toronto doesn’t want to pay him.
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