One NBA writer is proposing that the Philadelphia 76ers acquire Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors in a blockbuster deal. Tyler Conway of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Sixers and Raptors:
Raptors Receive: Marcus Morris, Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, two first-round picks
76ers Receive: Pascal Siakam, Otto Porter Jr.
The Sixers finally traded James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers. Conway believes Philadelphia should flip Morris, Batum and Covington for Siakam, who is friends with Joel Embiid.
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“Adding Siakam to the mix with an emerging Tyrese Maxey and Embiid gives the Sixers enough star power to compete in the East this season without injuring their depth given none of the three players mentioned in this deal have played for the team yet,” Conway wrote in his NBA trade column.
The Sixers would like to use the assets they acquired in the Harden trade to get a third star next to Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Siakam is a two-time All-Star and has made two All-NBA teams. He averaged 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Raptors last season while shooting 48.0% from the field, 32.4% from beyond the arc and 77.4% from the free-throw line.
The Sixers could start Maxey, De’Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris, Siakam and Embiid if Philadelphia’s front office figured out a way to acquire Siakam from Toronto.
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Siakam is making $37,893,408 this season. He becomes an unrestricted free agent next offseason. It will be interesting to see if the Sixers try to acquire Siakam, who helped the Raptors win the 2019 NBA championship over the Golden State Warriors.
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