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With the Detroit Pistons set to take on the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has probably had Raptors star Pascal Siakam on his mind. Siakam won 2019 NBA Most Improved Player after a season that saw him average 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. This season however, Siakam […]

Toronto Raptors head coach acknowledges that Pascal Siakam has been a superstar for his team this year. Nevertheless, Nurse — ever the realist — was also not afraid to state that Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James have separated themselves from the rest of the pack as the MVP frontrunners: Nurse was asked about MVP consideration […]

With Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green leaving in free agency, with a bunch of young players taking on larger roles in their rotation, the defending NBA-champion Toronto Raptors were generally viewed as a team that would sneak into the Eastern Conference playoffs but do little more this season. Well, something funny happened: their youngsters grew […]

During an Ask Me Anything Series on Reddit, Toronto Raptors rising star Pascal Siakam was asked who is the toughest player to guard in the NBA. Siakam went with Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles tear. […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam has grown from Most Improved Player last season to his team’s top gun following the departure of 2019 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. The 25-year-old Cameroonian signed a big extension with Toronto in the offseason and has only stepped up his game in 2019-20, earning the praises of All-Stars Kevin […]

The NBA’s yearly end-of-season awards often come with murky explanations behind winners of Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, and, most prominently, the Most Valuable Player. After all, how do define most “valuable”? In the case of the current second-place Eastern Conference franchise Toronto Raptors—the 2018-19 NBA champions—Cameroonian forward Pascal Siakam epitomizes the “value” […]

When the Toronto Raptors selected Pascal Siakam in the latter half of the 2016 NBA Draft, I don’t think anyone expected this. Sure, Siakam looked like he could develop into a solid two-way role player, perhaps becoming a really good three-and-D guy, but Siakam has already far exceeded those expectations. Now in his fourth season, […]

The Toronto Raptors seemingly had their moment in the sun. After years of playoff disappointments, Toronto broke through to win the 2019 NBA championship behind a sensational playoff run from Kawhi Leonard and breakout performances from the likes of Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet. Yet things seemed headed back to normalcy for the Raptors this […]

Pascal Siakam is the present and future of the Toronto Raptors. That could mean the Toronto faithful has another Kawhi Leonard on its hands. Yes, Siakam has two inches on Leonard, and he wears a headband. But the two have a lot in common besides playing for the Raptors last season when it concerns their […]

Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors were two of the team’s best players in the 2019 NBA Playoffs, helping to lead the Raps to its first championship. While Kawhi Leonard was the team’s superstar and Finals MVP, Siakam has taken yet another leap in 2019-20 and was rewarded early in the season […]

Toronto Raptors phenom Pascal Siakam has quickly gained respect from his peers as a knockdown shooter, something that was completely lacking from his mostly-athletic game three years ago. The Cameroonian has transformed his game almost miraculously. Only two seasons ago, the New Mexico State product was averaging a mere 7.3 points in his second season […]

Toronto Raptors swingman Pascal Siakam and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named the Players of the Week for Week 3 of the NBA season. For the Raptors, Siakam averaged 30.3 points and 11.3 rebounds, while Harden put up 40.7 points, 9.3 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Rockets: The NBA has […]

Despite the departure of reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard in the offseason, many still considered the Toronto Raptors to be a very competitive team entering the new season. After all, they are the defending champs, and surely, they weren’t going to give up their title without a fight. However, perhaps only few were able to […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam has flourished through the start of the 2019-20 season, even more so now that Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green aren’t taking shots away in the same starting lineup. The Most Improved Player award winner has been the beneficiary of Leonard departing for the Los Angeles Clippers and Green going to […]

Ahead of their matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors shared what he learned from the 2019 NBA Finals MVP during their title run. Siakam shared with the media the lessons he learned from Leonard — right after their 113-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Raptors’ […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is slowly emerging as one of the best two-way players in the league, and he displayed that on Sunday by denying Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Last season’s Most Improved Player sent a statement to the rest of the NBA, as he emphatically rejected the four-time MVP’s shot to […]

It seems like the Toronto Raptors didn’t have to wait long for their Kawhi Leonard replacement as Pascal Siakam is balling out of his skin. He’s stepped up from the team’s first championship season and is now the new King in the North. Moreover, he just cemented his legitimacy to the throne after taking down […]

The Toronto Raptors won against the Sacramento Kings in a close contest that had fans on the edge of their seats. They enjoyed watching Pascal Siakam dominate the opposition as he finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. However, plenty of fans will remember a specific moment from the game that they will […]

Nick Nurse is a great coach. Pascal Siakam and the rest of the Toronto Raptors can agree to that. However, the 2018-19 season’s Most Improved Player cannot help but poke fun at his head coach when he was asked about his coach’s challenges. Chris O’Leary asked the forward about his head coach’s terrible record when […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse isn’t going to give Pascal Siakam special treatment just because he’s the best player on the team. Nurse says Siakam hasn’t been smart this season in terms of committing fouls and needs to be better moving forward: Nick Nurse with some strong words on Pascal Siakam's early-season foul trouble: […]

Last season’s Most Improved Player continues to impress in his young professional career. Through five games for the Toronto Raptors, power forward Pascal Siakam is the only top-20 scorer in the NBA with 50/40/90 shooting splits (h/t Reddit). The 25-year-old Cameroonian impressed at a national scale during the 2019 NBA Finals, where the Raptors defeated […]

Toronto Raptors rising star Pascal Siakam has definitely lived up to the hype surrounding him early in the new season. Averaging 27.5 points (on 48.1 percent shooting), 10.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while also connecting on 2.3 3-pointers per game on a 42.9 percent clip, it would be safe to say that the reigning Most […]

Fresh off a four-year, $130 million extension of his rookie contract, fourth-year forward Pascal Siakam isn’t slowing down after mustering the big pay day from the Toronto Raptors. The 25-year-old showed just that during a season-opening overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans, pouring in 34 points and 18 rebounds during his season debut. “I’m […]

Pascal Siakam wasted no time showing the Toronto Raptors he will be worth every penny of the four-year, $130 million extension he signed last week, pouring in a smashing 34 points and 18 rebounds in a 130-122 season-opening win over the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime. The Raptors looked shaky for three quarters, but were […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam becomes the first player since 1992 to record a 38-18-5 stat line in a season opener. Per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Siakam joins NBA icon Charles Barkley as the only two players who have posted similar stat lines in their first game of a season. 34p-18r-5a in regular-season […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is using Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam as motivation for an anticipated “breakout” season. Bridges said that Siakam is “big motivation” for him, especially after seeing the 25-year-old Cameroon native increase his numbers en route to an NBA championship and the 2019 Most Improved Player of the Year award. “Yeah, […]

Pascal Siakam still remembers his breakout season and how it came to a bittersweet ending in free agency. While the Toronto Raptors forward was still reveling in the joy of winning a championship, a text from Kawhi Leonard soon hit the team’s group chat, an ominous sign that the Finals MVP had made up his […]

The Toronto Raptors signed Pascal Siakam to a four-year, max contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 25-year-old forward shared some of his initial thoughts with reporters after inking his big deal. Siakam says he is hoping this deal will serve as an inspiration to young athletes in Africa. However, he also noted that […]

Opening night is finally upon us and we start things off between a matchup featuring the defending champs, the Toronto Raptors, and a new-look New Orleans Pelicans side. In truth, one of the primary reasons why the league chose this particular matchup to kick things off this season is because of one man — Zion […]

Pascal Siakam’s contract extension has a new twist, as his four-year, $130 million pact with the Toronto Raptors could balloon to $156 million in total by reaching some of the bonuses in the language of his extension. According to Michael Grange of SportsNet, the two sides agreed that if Siakam makes the All-NBA First or […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol wants to make it very clear that he believes in Pascal Siakam. As the 25-year-old big man prepares for his first season as the Raptors’ main offensive option, Siakam will have all of the support in the world from his teammates — as Gasol made very clear to the […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green is extremely happy about the news of former teammate Pascal Siakam getting a four-year max extension with the Toronto Raptors. He congratulated the third-year forward on Twitter. Big s/o to my guy @pskills43 for the well deserved extension!!! Congrats king!!! 💰💰💰#nextdinneronyou lol — Danny Green (@DGreen_14) October 19, 2019 […]

The Toronto Raptors are locking up Pascal Siakam for the next several years. As originally reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Raptors are signing Siakam to a four-year max extension. Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has agreed to a four-year, max contract extension, agents @TRamasar and @choufani_lsme tells Zach Lowe and me. — Adrian […]

The Toronto Raptors are expected to agree to a max contract extension with forward Pascal Siakam by the Monday deadline, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Haynes notes that a deal between the Raptors and Siakam is a “virtual lock” to be completed. The deal is expected to be somewhere in the neighborhood of […]

Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster says he and Pascal Siakam’s camp are still in talks on a possible extension ahead of the Oct. 21 deadline. Siakam is eligible for a contract extension. If he doesn’t sign one before the upcoming season starts, he’ll enter restricted free agency next summer. Webster said he and Siakam's […]

The Toronto Raptors are resting a slew of key players ahead of their preseason tilt with the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night as a result of international travel following the team’s participation in the Japan Games. Blake Murphy of The Athletic reports that Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka, Marc Gasol, Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell […]

With Kawhi Leonard gone, it appears the Toronto Raptors are ready to hand the keys to the offense to small forward Pascal Siakam. Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says Siakam could maybe become Toronto’s “primary option” this season. “I think a situation has been created for him to expand his role a little bit,” Nurse […]

An Eastern Conference executive says Pascal Siakam, Jaylen Brown and Buddy Hield have an incentive to wait to sign a contract extension “because the 2020 free-agent class is pretty weak.” Siakam, Brown and Hield are eligible to sign rookie-scale extensions. If the three players don’t sign one with their respective teams before Oct. 21, they will become restricted […]

Pascal Siakam is coming off a rousing third-year campaign that netted him the Most Improved Player award. Now, the MIP must make another jump, going from second option to the go-to player for the Toronto Raptors — a jump veteran point guard Kyle Lowry already expects. Lowry, who just agreed to a one-year, $31 million […]