Raptors, Pascal Siakam Eye December 30 As Deadline For Contract Extension: Grange

[JD143726]

"The Toronto Raptors and Pascal Siakam see December 30 as a potential deadline to make a decision about a contract extension, sources told Michael Grange of Sportsnet."

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/raptors-facing-crunch-time-on-futures-of-siakam-anunoby/

"Potential" deadline. What weak phrasing, can't hold Grange accountable for anything.

Also says the Raptors don't want to tear down and rebuild and that Pacers have been calling

[BHF]

I dont want this lazy ass on this team. Sign and trade please.

[Raptors_128]

A smart front office would either sign him to an extension before this date and have him tradable during the draft or trade him now so he can sign a 4-year extension with his next team but I think we already know what this front office will do.

Nothing.

[tdotrep2]

This date is important, we can't sign Siakam that will beat other teams in free agency if it goes passed this point. The only way to do this is to let him expire and run the risk. Also, if he's traded to another team before this date other teams can also extend him to the number that would beat out any teams in free agency, providing them with that security blanket. Obviously we ain't gonna do a damn thing because that's what the front office does but w/e. Siakam likely hit's the summer as a free agent and we play russian roulette again.

[2019nbachamps]

Grange isn’t saying anything new

[right between the eyes]

It's crazy we all used to trust Masai. What on earth happened?
Now most feel like he will somehow screw this up.
Talk about destroying your rep in five years.

[alienchild]

I dont want this lazy ass on this team. Sign and trade please.

What's your beef with Grange?

[hyper316]

Masai messed up, Siakam didn't help the cause by not shutting his mouth about not signing extension with a new team.

Least risk move is sign Siakam to extension by tomorrow, then look to trade him next year at risk of losing another player with no return.

Am I hopeful Masai have some common sense? No at this point

[Zeno]

If Grange is accurate in his reporting, this is great news. It means Pascal is working with the team. If he is also looking at December 30th as a deadline for extension, it means he is partially negotiating his possible summer destinations via trade now. A lot of teams can't do sign and trades in the summer or would hard cap themselves so extending now opens up getting 8% yearly increases on his salary and all possible teams.

[right between the eyes]

Pascal, I appreciate what you've done for the team over the years but it's time to go. New chapter! Bye championship guys! Long overdue!

[Randle McMurphy]

It's crazy we all used to trust Masai. What on earth happened?
Now most feel like he will somehow screw this up.
Talk about destroying your rep in five years.

What happened is he didn’t do anything for 5 years from a team management perspective.

[right between the eyes]

It's crazy we all used to trust Masai. What on earth happened?
Now most feel like he will somehow screw this up.
Talk about destroying your rep in five years.

What happened is he didn’t do anything for 5 years from a team management perspective.

Never thought Masai could become this complacent since the chip but here we are. I feel like he's completely lost his passion.

[Rapsfan07]

It's crazy we all used to trust Masai. What on earth happened?
Now most feel like he will somehow screw this up.
Talk about destroying your rep in five years.

What happened is he didn’t do anything for 5 years from a team management perspective.

For the better part of 5 years, all he's been doing is kicking the can down the road.

Eventually, the road runs out and you have to stop kicking the can and actually do something.

As I've said in other threads though - it seems there's been little to no motivation to do anything because he's already won the chip and the team is still making money.

[Duffman100]

I dont want this lazy ass on this team. Sign and trade please.

Pascal? LAZY? huh?

This is as weird as calling Pascal selfish.

[ItsDanger]

Siakam is 30 in 2 months. NBA peak performance for players is 28. Unless the team is contending, extending him at these rates is taking on unnecessary risk on a flawed roster. It's best for both parties to move on.

[TorontoBarneys]

I'm a bit iffy on S&Ts so can that work for Siakam if he signs another deal with us next summer?

[Zeno]

Siakam is 30 in 2 months. NBA peak performance for players is 28. Unless the team is contending, extending him at these rates is taking on unnecessary risk on a flawed roster. It's best for both parties to move on.

If both parties view December 30th as a deadline, it means that this is basically a delayed sign and trade to get around cba restrictions on teams in the tax doing sign and trades, and/or teams being hardcapped after sign and trades. If Pascal was willing to just sign an extension and stay, why would he view December 30th as a deadline?

[vulture]

I dont want this lazy ass on this team. Sign and trade please.

Pascal? LAZY? huh?

This is as weird as calling Pascal selfish.

Imagine calling a man who is better at basketball than any of us will ever be at anything lazy.

[LoveMyRaps]

I dont want this lazy ass on this team. Sign and trade please.

Pascal … lazy?

Late entry for most ignorant take of the year.

[Madhouse]

I dont want this lazy ass on this team. Sign and trade please.

he isn't lazy, he is just maxed out. The guy achieved more in his career than anyone thought would be possible.