Breaking: Pascal Siakam Traded In Blockbuster Deal

He was the last remaining contributor—and a very significant one, at that—to the Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Championship. Now Pascal Siakam is a member of the Indiana Pacers.

BREAKING: The Pacers are Raptors are finalizing a deal to send Pascal Siakam to Indiana for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first round picks. Pelicans will also be involved and send Kira Lewis to Toronto. Per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/UJHpNW1atw

— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) January 17, 2024

In the blockbuster deal agreed to on Wednesday, Toronto receives Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks from Indiana, while Kira Lewis also heads to the Raptors, via the New Orleans Pelicans.

Siakam is averaging 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He'll make a dynamic threat next to Tyrese Haliburton for the Pacers. Per Adrian Wojnarowski, Siakam is excited about the trade, and is "eager" to work out a new deal with them in the summer.

Pascal Siakam is excited about the deal to the Pacers and expected to be eager to work out a new contract with the franchise this summer, sources tell ESPN. Siakam can be a free agent in July. https://t.co/gFJGXwHJCU

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 17, 2024

Brown is a prime candidate now to be re-routed to another team in a subsequent deal. He has a club option for $22M next season.

This all comes moments after a report dropped that Siakam was "heartbroken" by the dissolution of the relationship with the Raptors.

Pascal Siakam was “bewildered” and “heartbroken” by the Raptors’ continued efforts to trade him as he remained loyal to the organization, per @michaelgrange (https://t.co/V0pz92vwTr).

Toronto never planned on offering Siakam a supermax contract, even if he qualified for it. pic.twitter.com/9wXJ2rwTCQ

— Evan Sidery (@esidery) January 17, 2024

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