There have been no talks on a contract extension between Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors, according to NBA insider Michael Grange of Sportsnet.
Several teams have shown interest in pursuing Siakam via trade over the past three months, but the external market has been tempered a bit due to the fact that it’s been made clear Siakam would not extend with a team that trades for him. Siakam can sign for 30 percent of the salary cap either now via extension or next offseason as a free agent with the Raptors or any other franchise.
The Raptors are eligible to sign Siakam to a maximum contract extension of four years and at least $192 million. Thus far, there have been no substantive conversations surrounding an extension. And for Siakam’s part, the NBA star has never requested to be traded.
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Siakam averaged 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists last 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. He’s one of the top forwards in the NBA.
The Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers have been the two teams most prominently connected to Siakam in trade talks. Siakam has career NBA averages of 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He won the 2019 NBA championship and the 2018-19 Most Improved Player of the Year Award.
The Raptors are seemingly taking a wait-and-see approach to get a sense of how the existing pieces – Siakam primary among them – fit within whatever offensive system new head coach Darko Rajakovic chooses to employ.
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Toronto was very interested in acquiring Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, but the Blazers traded the superstar to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors didn’t offer the Blazers Siakam, OG Anunoby or Scottie Barnes for Lillard.
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