Pascal Siakam leaving Raptors next summer?
My understanding currently is that the Raptors are likely to build around the combination of Anunoby and Barnes, and that Siakam will likely head somewhere willing to pay him this summer. That’s the next complication.
Source: Matt Moore @ Action Network
Source: Matt Moore @ Action Network
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
The Raptors are 9-14, which is the 11th-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby have surfaced in trade rumors. Should Toronto blow it up? C.J. Miles and I are discussing that now: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:12 PM
The Raptors are 9-14, which is the 11th-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby have surfaced in trade rumors. Should Toronto blow it up? C.J. Miles and I are discussing that now: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:12 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
In case you wondering how things are going with the Raptors, losers of four straight and six of seven and likely the subject of trade rumours for the next however many weeks, Pascal Siakam’s boxing-themed analogy provides a flavour: pic.twitter.com/R66b2WUpdF – 3:56 PM
In case you wondering how things are going with the Raptors, losers of four straight and six of seven and likely the subject of trade rumours for the next however many weeks, Pascal Siakam’s boxing-themed analogy provides a flavour: pic.twitter.com/R66b2WUpdF – 3:56 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam: “It feels like a boxing match, where you get knocked down and you can’t see nothing – looking for your mouthpiece, trying to find anything, you’re on the floor, the ref is counting, blood coming out your mouth.” pic.twitter.com/iE4esVR5BP – 1:58 PM
Pascal Siakam: “It feels like a boxing match, where you get knocked down and you can’t see nothing – looking for your mouthpiece, trying to find anything, you’re on the floor, the ref is counting, blood coming out your mouth.” pic.twitter.com/iE4esVR5BP – 1:58 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
‘Topes lose. 136-130. 29 for OG, 20-point, stat-stuffing nights for Siakam and Barnes, but Knicks shoot 61% from field and nearly as good from deep. – 10:04 PM
‘Topes lose. 136-130. 29 for OG, 20-point, stat-stuffing nights for Siakam and Barnes, but Knicks shoot 61% from field and nearly as good from deep. – 10:04 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Raptors starters a combined-29 at half, everyone in -ve territory except Siakam who is at even. Raps trail 66-60. Toronto shooting 5/22 from three. Knicks 9/16. – 8:45 PM
Raptors starters a combined-29 at half, everyone in -ve territory except Siakam who is at even. Raps trail 66-60. Toronto shooting 5/22 from three. Knicks 9/16. – 8:45 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
And the usual suspects start for the Raptors
Schroder, Barnes, Anunoby, Siakam, Poeltl – 7:07 PM
And the usual suspects start for the Raptors
Schroder, Barnes, Anunoby, Siakam, Poeltl – 7:07 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Hawks, Kings, Pacers reportedly expected to pursue Siakam or Anunoby
sportando.basketball/en/hawks-kings… – 2:47 PM
Hawks, Kings, Pacers reportedly expected to pursue Siakam or Anunoby
sportando.basketball/en/hawks-kings… – 2:47 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
A simple thing that might be worth trying: flipping Siakam and Barnes minutes. Right now Siakam’s net differential is away better than Barnes, which is obviously tied to who they play with. Still, would be interesting to see if a flip yields better results. – 2:21 PM
A simple thing that might be worth trying: flipping Siakam and Barnes minutes. Right now Siakam’s net differential is away better than Barnes, which is obviously tied to who they play with. Still, would be interesting to see if a flip yields better results. – 2:21 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Hawks, Kings and Pacers are expected to pursue Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, per @ShamsCharania (theathletic.com/5126208/2023/1…).
It’s believed the Raptors are more likely to trade Siakam than Anunoby. pic.twitter.com/AWm6QJ5IYf – 11:47 AM
The Hawks, Kings and Pacers are expected to pursue Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, per @ShamsCharania (theathletic.com/5126208/2023/1…).
It’s believed the Raptors are more likely to trade Siakam than Anunoby. pic.twitter.com/AWm6QJ5IYf – 11:47 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Hawks, Kings and Pacers are expected to pursue Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, per @ShamsCharania.
It’s believed the Raptors are more likely to trade Siakam than Anunoby. pic.twitter.com/aMmOcpub6g – 11:47 AM
The Hawks, Kings and Pacers are expected to pursue Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, per @ShamsCharania.
It’s believed the Raptors are more likely to trade Siakam than Anunoby. pic.twitter.com/aMmOcpub6g – 11:47 AM
More on this storyline
Let’s dig in on Siakam being likelier. Siakam is expiring, which puts the pressure more firmly on the Raptors to move him to avoid the risk of losing him for nothing. There were talks described as “serious” by multiple sources over the summer between the Hawks and the Raptors, first involving a three-team trade with Dallas that fizzled once the Mavericks saw what they had in Derek Lively, and then a direct two-team deal. -via Action Network / December 13, 2023
Raptors president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster have stuck with their talented core of Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby over the past three seasons. But Toronto has lost three games in a row, stands 9-13 on the season and has left teams believing that now, more than ever, either Siakam or Anunoby could be traded by the Feb. 8 deadline. Barnes has been deemed untouchable in any trade conversations, league sources say. -via The Athletic / December 11, 2023
Teams such as the Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers are expected suitors for Siakam or Anunoby but believe Siakam appears to be the likelier player to be dealt, league sources tell The Athletic. -via The Athletic / December 11, 2023