After months of speculation, the Pascal Siakam trade saga appears to be over.
Siakam is reportedly heading to the Indiana Pacers, signalling the end to his Raptors tenure.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire Siakam in a deal that will send Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors. New Orleans will be the third team in the deal, sending Kira Lewis to the Raptors:
BREAKING: The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire All-Star F Pascal Siakam in a deal that will send Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors. New Orleans will be a third team in deal, sending Kira Lewis to the Raptors.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 17, 2024
According to Wojnarowski Indiana is sending two 2024 first-rounders and a 2026 first-round pick to the Raptors. New Orleans will send a second-round pick to Indiana.
Siakam is happy about the deal to the Pacers and he is expected to be eager to work out a new contract with the franchise, per Wojnarowski.
Less than a month after trading O.G. Anunoby in a five-player deal to the New York Knicks, the Raptors now trade Siakam to Indiana.
Siakam is a two-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA player and won a championship with the franchise in 2019. The Raptors made it clear that they didn’t have intentions of bringing him back as both sides were not close to a contract extension.
The Raptors can now officially usher in a new era, one that will be lead by third-year player Scottie Barnes.
Raptors get a deal done for Siakam
The Raptors didn’t have much leverage in this situation with Siakam about to become an unrestricted free agent, but getting three first-round picks in this trade is a significant.
The Raptors will host Siakam and the Pacers on Feb. 14.
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