Pascal Siakam Trade Speculation Thread 2

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[Bruin]

Ohhhh snappp

[2019nbachamps]

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There we go. Too many dudes here panicking.

[Andrew_M08]

[DG88]

Ooooh let's go!!!

[WuTang_CMB]

wow here we go indiana

[CazOnReal]

3 firsts?

3 team trade incoming because there's no scenario where I can see us balling up in the draft. And I wouldn't be surprised if one of those picks came from rerouting Hield or Brown.

I guess that means we're getting Jalen Smith, filler and picks?

[SFour]

ya I'm not a fan of all these Raptors fans praising Siakam for tanking his trade value. I've always been team > player. Siakam is hurting the team right now on and off the court.

How is it Pascal’s fault?

1. He has the prerogative to want to exercise free agency. He’s not a slave

2. Our FO didn’t offer him an extension all summer

3. Our FO could’ve traded him sooner rather than see his value deteriorate. That risk always exists as a contract winds down

Anyways enough panicking. NBA history shows valuable players usually command decent trade capital (except for the Babcock VC trade). We should be fine.

These takes are so lame blaming pascal. He has every right to make a decision that maximizes his payoff and his situation. Hes still suiting up everyday giving his all. This is his last big payday hed be an idiot not to maximize it

That's fine, of course Siakam wants to maximize his money and put himself in the best situation possible....but at the same time as fans we can be disappointed that he's actively/publicly tanking his value.

[Bruin]

The Raptors and Pacers are actively engaged in trade talks centered around two-time All-Star forward Pascal Siakam that would send him to Indiana for a package that includes Bruce Brown Jr., other salaries and three first-round draft picks, league sources tell The Athletic.

The Raptors have been engaged in discussions with several teams on a potential Siakam deal, but conversations with the Pacers have gained steam in recent days, those sources say. Sources briefed on the talks between the two teams say that there have been several back-and-forth proposals made. While the two sides have been described as being far along in the process, according to those sources, they have yet to finalize or agree to a deal.

[WuTang_CMB]

get nesmith too

[Preliudas]

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3 first, ok. I am ondering what other players would be traded

[StopitLeo]

If Green is actually a good defender, then a deal with Dallas for Green, Omax, Williams would actually solve a lot of our needs. Obviously we don't have that star player, but I don't think we're going to get one for Siakam. This would basically plug all our missing rotation needs.

You can send McDaniels and Siakam for Omax, Green, Hardaway Jr., Williams. Hardaway Jr can probably be flipped for a late first rounder or a couple of seconds. Everyone else is still very young and can hit the 3.

It’s not the sexiest trade but it gives us high-floor players to fill current roster gaps.

Green is an active defender and athletic enough to be a good POA defender. The fact that he and Williams can flirt with 40% from 3 would be a massive upgrade to our overall shooting.

We are in the fortunate position of not needing to get a star player in return for Pascal because of what Barnes has shown this year.

We’d be looking at something like this moving forward:

Quickley/Schroder
Barrett/Green
Williams/THJr/Dick
Barnes/Boucher/OMax
Poeltl/Porter

That’s a good roster with a solid potential rotation. If we are being realistic, I doubt we’d be able to add a trio of role players like Green, Williams, and THJr with the MLE and BAE.

[Tha Cynic]

3 firsts?

3 team trade incoming because there's no scenario where I can see us balling up in the draft. And I wouldn't be surprised if one of those picks came from rerouting Hield or Brown.

I guess that means we're getting Jalen Smith, filler and picks?

Yeah, if it's picks, we're flipping those for someone.

[Bruin]

Masai must’ve liked what he saw in that French kid

[Bruin]

Watch this end up like the Kings and we all get blue balls again

[sbsat]

How is it Pascal’s fault?

1. He has the prerogative to want to exercise free agency. He’s not a slave

2. Our FO didn’t offer him an extension all summer

3. Our FO could’ve traded him sooner rather than see his value deteriorate. That risk always exists as a contract winds down

Anyways enough panicking. NBA history shows valuable players usually command decent trade capital (except for the Babcock VC trade). We should be fine.

These takes are so lame blaming pascal. He has every right to make a decision that maximizes his payoff and his situation. Hes still suiting up everyday giving his all. This is his last big payday hed be an idiot not to maximize it

That's fine, of course Siakam wants to maximize his money and put himself in the best situation possible....but at the same time as fans we can be disappointed that he's actively/publicly tanking his value.

Or you can be disappointed on the front office for waiting until hes an impending free agent to try to trade him. You cant fault him for being honest that he will test the market fully.

[Tha Cynic]

We need at least a defender back. Can't have Barnes being our primary defender for the rest of the season and wasting his offensive upside.

The worry obviously is that Shams only knows about this because it's not happening loool

[SFour]

3 first round picks means the players included won't be anything special, likely just filler....Buddy Hield, Obi Toppin, Mcconnell?

for filler that's pretty good though.

[alpngso]

watch it be 3 heavily protected 1sts lol.

interesting turn of events tho

[yamadory]

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But Masai is washed