Pascal Siakam’s agent, Todd Ramasar, spoke to NBA reporter Mark Medina of Sportskeeda about the blockbuster trade between the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers.
The Raptors traded Siakam to the Pacers for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks. Siakam, a two-time All-Star, becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, but Ramasar believes his client and the Pacers will agree to a new contract.
“I could see Pascal in Indiana long term,” Ramasar said. “They want to see Pascal with the organization long term. He’s excited. There are a lot of memories up in Toronto, and a lot of good memories. Although things have changed to where he’s been moved, he’s ecstatic about the opportunity ahead of him in Indiana. First of all, it’s a first-class organization. When you look at [President] Kevin Pritchard and [general manager] Chad Buchanan, these are basketball guys with an organization that always has had basketball executives from Larry Bird to Donnie Walsh that have been there. Their front office is first class.”
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Siakam is averaging 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks this season while shooting 52.2% from the floor, 31.7% from 3 and 75.8% from the free-throw line. He’s making $37.9 million.
“I would say this. The future is bright because it’s a perfect fit,” Ramasar said. “It’s a perfect marriage for Pascal based on some of the things that I touched on. Everything I described about the organization, from ownership to the front office to the coaching staff and to player personnel, is representative of Pascal. There is that through line where everything is about ‘team’ and ‘winning.’ In winning, it’s also about having humility and competitiveness. Those are all the right attributes that you want in an organization down to the individuals that leads to something special in the future.”
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Siakam has career averages of 17.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks. The Pacers now have two of the players in the NBA leading their team, Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton.
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