Already announced on the shelves of the Warriors at the end of June, Pascal Siakam would now arouse the interest of another Californian franchise: the Kings. It was Sam Amick from The Athletic who reported on this rumor.
On paper, a transfer from the Cameroonian to Sacramento would make sense, since it would allow De’Aaron Fox’s teammates to take a step forward in the game, them who aim to return to the playoffs, from next year. After 15 consecutive seasons without qualifying (a sad NBA “record” equaled).
It remains to be seen if the Kings have enough to satisfy Toronto, recently orphaned by Kyle Lowry and who seems to want to make way for young people, to better rebuild. Evidenced by the selection of Scottie Barnes, fourth choice of the last Draft, or the recent contract extension of Gary Trent Jr.
And in order to recover the versatile Pascal Siakam, All-Star in 2020 and who has averaged 22.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 interceptions for two seasons (at 45% on shots, 33% at 3-points and 81% in free throws), the Sacramento executives will probably have to start by putting in the balance Buddy Hield and Marvin Bagley III, their two tradable players. Without forgetting one or more rounds of Draft.
Enough to snatch from the clutches of the Raptors the 2019 MIP, currently injured in the shoulder and which is yet to receive $ 100 million over the next three years? Not impossible, especially since the 27-year-old winger would no longer be considered untouchable, within the Canadian franchise, due to his irregular performance.
| Pascal Siakam | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | TOR | 55 | 16 | 50.2 | 14.3 | 68.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 81 | 21 | 50.8 | 22.0 | 62.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 2018-19 | TOR | 80 | 32 | 54.9 | 36.9 | 78.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 16.9 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 60 | 35 | 45.3 | 35.9 | 79.2 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 22.9 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 56 | 36 | 45.5 | 29.7 | 82.7 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 21.4 |
| Total | 332 | 28 | 48.8 | 32.5 | 78.2 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 14.3 | |
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