Where Siakam is today is the brink of getting drafted. Most mock drafts predict he'll be taken in the second round, and one or two have him rising into the late first round. Menzies thinks if Siakam does become a second-round pick, he'll one day be considered a great bargain, a steal.
"He's going to make somebody really happy," Menzies said. "People don't understand. You can only get so much out of a brief interview, or scouting. You can't really evaluate an individual. But after having him with me for three years, I can tell you, whoever ends up drafting him will be more than pleased."
Siakam's first post tutor agrees. Brown followed up a telephone interview for this story with two subsequent text messages as he kept thinking of different facets of Siakam's game that will translate to the NBA: The high motor. Offensive rebounding. The ability to put the ball on the floor and go by defenders. A jump shot that now extends past the 3-point line. But of all Siakam's skills, Brown thinks one stands out.
"Defensively, he's really special," Brown said. "He is a multiple-effort defender. He can switch all screens and guard perimeter players. He hedges and recovers and stunts and gets back and plays multiple times throughout a single possession. He's not one and done. He also blocks shots. I think he can step in as an NBA four man right now."
This guy is our Draymond Green, book it. Great story about how his dad's wish was for one of his sons to be in the NBA but he died in 2014. His family all went to the funeral but told Pascal to stay in uni because thats what his dad would want. He really matured after that.
http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/chris_dortch/06/17/pascal-siakam-hoping-to-land-in-nba-and-fulfill-his-fathers-dream/index.html?cid=nbacomsocial_tw_sf28994298
