How good of a Fit is Siakam for the Pacers offense?

[mdonnelly1989]

How good of a Fit is Siakam for the Pacers offense?

[xBulletproof]

If he prevents this type of defense on Haliburton in the image going forward, yes ... near perfect. That alone would be great.

More than that the Pacers lead the NBA in points in the paint, and Siakam is good there. Siakam is one of the most efficient in the NBA in transition, and the Pacers like to run. Also, the Pacers are loaded with shooters. He should benefit from all the room to operate now.

[tsherkin]

Pretty good. Struggles from 3 even with passing support, but I think he'll find in a more offensively open environment, he'll be fine. Definitely well-suited to their tempo of play; the Pacers are the 2nd-fastest team in the league and Siakam can get out and run with anyone. Good iso player. Not particularly good on the offensive glass, or on the long two, but he's a pretty good mid-range guy. He's gonna have tons of space to work with given Indy's team 3pt shooting and the draw Haliburton has.

What will be interesting to see is where his shots come from, and how much he ends up shooting. If they don't lean on him too hard, he could easily be like a 61-62% TS kind of guy on like 20 ppg, more than enough to give them some real extra punch on O. Not that they much need that, given that they are the best O in the league, of course. But versatility and options, for sure.

[YogurtProducer]

Perfect.

He was at 22ppg on 60TS%, would not be shocked in the slightest if that bumped up a few ppg now that there is no awkward fits, more pace, and spacing everywhere

[DusterBuster]

Basically got back a better version of Sabonis.

[raptor jesus]

My biggest problem with Pascal as a #1 option was that he was inconsistent. He'd convert every shot in the paint and make step back 3s one week, and then the next week his touch would completely disappear. And secondly, he can be very shaky with the ball, which made for a lot of bad outcomes late in games. With Haliburton, these two issues are greatly alleviated, so I like the fit a lot.

[whatisacenter]

He is going to be a great fit with Haliburton and Turner in the starting lineup. Great thing for Indy is they didn't give up any of their depth and should have a balanced roster on both sides of the ball.

[Lockdown504090]

How good of a Fit is Siakam for the Pacers offense?

hes gonna run to the foul and make a play with the numbers advantage. if they play perfect defense hes gonna go into his spin move bag and probably get almost 1.1 or better points per play when he shoots it.

[Nuntius]

It's a near perfect fit offensively. It will take some time for the two to build chemistry together (nothing happens overnight) but, yeah, Siakam was one of the best fits we could have acquired. Only Markkanen would edge him out as a fit and, well, he's a lot more expensive.

[nikster]

His main weakness is 3 point shooter but he's playing beside a floor spacing big and the Pacers gave up a mediocre 3 point shooter in Brown so it'd not like there dropping off. He has been hot lately tho, and easier shots he gets in this offense should help him.

He also gives them an awesome interior scorer, and secondary playmaker (and I'm excited to see him work in half court with good spacing around him) thrives in transition. This is the perfect team for him

[Bobbymcgee]

My concern would be if he is going to be satisfied with his touches but the Pacers score a ton of points so that may not be an issue. Hopefully he doesn't disrupt their chemistry.

[MrGoat]

Great fit. He doesn't have to be the #1 option anymore and they don't even have a glut of people to clog his mid range game. There might be an adjustment period but this looks good on paper to me

[srhcan]

If he prevents this type of defense on Haliburton in the image going forward, yes ... near perfect. That alone would be great.

More than that the Pacers lead the NBA in points in the paint, and Siakam is good there. Siakam is one of the most efficient in the NBA in transition, and the Pacers like to run. Also, the Pacers are loaded with shooters. He should benefit from all the room to operate now.

Agreed that it is a perfect match.

And thats why I am so surprised that Raptors agreed on such a low return for Siakam. I mean Pacers have lot of good young players (Mathurin, Walker, Smith, Nesmith, Nembhard etc.) and Raptors failed to get any of them. On top of that, they get late first round picks in a bad draft. It was total domination of Raptors by Pacers.

[RB34]

Great fit. They’re able to surround him with great three point shooting and his ability to penetrate is going to open up things for them massively.

[srhcan]

It's a near perfect fit offensively. It will take some time for the two to build chemistry together (nothing happens overnight) but, yeah, Siakam was one of the best fits we could have acquired. Only Markkanen would edge him out as a fit and, well, he's a lot more expensive.

I dont agree with the bolded part. You are totally forgetting the defense part. Pacers are poor defensively and Markkanen would have made them even more poor defensively. Siakam on the other hand is now Pacers best defensive player. Huge difference especially comes playoffs time.

[xBulletproof]

Agreed that it is a perfect match.

And thats why I am so surprised that Raptors agreed on such a low return for Siakam. I mean Pacers have lot of good young players (Mathurin, Walker, Smith, Nesmith, Nembhard etc.) and Raptors failed to get any of them. On top of that, they get late first round picks in a bad draft. It was total domination of Raptors by Pacers.

Listening to Woj ect talk after the trade, it sounds like it was a 1 team race. Siakam wanted to be here of all the options. Nobody else would give up more for a rental, and we wouldn't give full value because it would have been us negotiating against ourselves.

[MavsDirk41]

I think he is a great fit for Indiana playing with a great floor general in Haliburton. They also play at a fast pace which will get him some easy baskets in transition. Solid/versatile defender who can score, rebound, and pass the ball. Indiana is one two way wing with all star potential from being a contender in the east.

[elchengue20]

Great fit,near perfect considering he's not a Superstar.

He's not good enough to be a 1st option, but he's a solid secondary creator and will thrive attacking the missmatches and advantages created by Hali. Also he's great in transition and Pacers love to run.

Plus his biggest strenght it's the paint and midrange, he will have the paint open with Turner stretching the floor.

[Nuntius]

It's a near perfect fit offensively. It will take some time for the two to build chemistry together (nothing happens overnight) but, yeah, Siakam was one of the best fits we could have acquired. Only Markkanen would edge him out as a fit and, well, he's a lot more expensive.

I dont agree with the bolded part. You are totally forgetting the defense part. Pacers are poor defensively and Markkanen would have made them even more poor defensively. Siakam on the other hand is now Pacers best defensive player. Huge difference especially comes playoffs time.

This thread is about the offensive fit. This is what I was talking about in my post. I was talking strictly about the offense.

Defensively, I do agree with your point. Markkanen is a solid defender, imo, but Siakam is better. Markkanen would help our rebounding issues more than Siakam will (Siakam will still help there so that's fine) but defense is more important than rebounding so, yeah, I'd give the edge to Siakam when it comes to the defensive fit.

[mowcrowbar]

Basically got back a better version of Sabonis.

Couldn't disagree more. Completely different offensive game and athletic ability.