The Hawks and Raptors discussed various permutations of a trade for Siakam this past summer, with things advancing enough that Atlanta had contacted Siakam’s representation to take measure of how open the eight-year veteran would be to signing an extension with the Hawks if the deal went through.
Source: Michael Grange @ SportsNet
Source: Michael Grange @ SportsNet
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Siakam finally got the chain, and the Raptors are 2 wins away from a free dinner. What a time. – 10:15 PM
Siakam finally got the chain, and the Raptors are 2 wins away from a free dinner. What a time. – 10:15 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
‘Topes win! 135-128.
Some gaudy stat lines against the gaudy stat line allowers: 33/7/7 for Siakam, 27/10/6 for Scottie, 15/13/6 for Poeltl.
Raps shoot 57.5% from floor, including 52.9% on 34 3PA. – 10:00 PM
‘Topes win! 135-128.
Some gaudy stat lines against the gaudy stat line allowers: 33/7/7 for Siakam, 27/10/6 for Scottie, 15/13/6 for Poeltl.
Raps shoot 57.5% from floor, including 52.9% on 34 3PA. – 10:00 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Raptors duo tonight:
Siakam — Barnes —
33 PTS 27 PTS
7 REB 10 REB
7 AST 6 AST
12-19 FG 11-14 FG pic.twitter.com/kFPCwdYuST – 9:59 PM
Raptors duo tonight:
Siakam — Barnes —
33 PTS 27 PTS
7 REB 10 REB
7 AST 6 AST
12-19 FG 11-14 FG pic.twitter.com/kFPCwdYuST – 9:59 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Big-time pass by Malachi Flynn — full speed, cross-court, cross body with his left hand — to his Gary Trent Jones in stride for pull-up three at horn. Raps lead 103-95 to start 4thQ. Flynn as six assists in 12 minutes. Trent has three triples in third. Siakam with 29. – 9:23 PM
Big-time pass by Malachi Flynn — full speed, cross-court, cross body with his left hand — to his Gary Trent Jones in stride for pull-up three at horn. Raps lead 103-95 to start 4thQ. Flynn as six assists in 12 minutes. Trent has three triples in third. Siakam with 29. – 9:23 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
But, Trae Young just picked up his 3rd foul of the game trying to draw a charge off Siakam and now unfortuantely, the Hawks are in the bonus. – 9:20 PM
But, Trae Young just picked up his 3rd foul of the game trying to draw a charge off Siakam and now unfortuantely, the Hawks are in the bonus. – 9:20 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Siakam is still the best Raptor, and certainly the most reliable one. – 9:05 PM
Siakam is still the best Raptor, and certainly the most reliable one. – 9:05 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
66-64 Hawks in a every entertaining half if seeing the Raptors string together stops isn’t important to you. Trae Young with 20 and 10 for Atlanta while Siakam was just as dominant with 24 points in 17 minutes. Barnes with 12 and Anunoby with 11. – 8:43 PM
66-64 Hawks in a every entertaining half if seeing the Raptors string together stops isn’t important to you. Trae Young with 20 and 10 for Atlanta while Siakam was just as dominant with 24 points in 17 minutes. Barnes with 12 and Anunoby with 11. – 8:43 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Siakam and Barnes in the 1st half: 36 points on 15-22 FG, 4-6 3P.
Hawks still shooting 53% but Raptors have the deficit (once 12 points) down to 2 at the break. – 8:41 PM
Siakam and Barnes in the 1st half: 36 points on 15-22 FG, 4-6 3P.
Hawks still shooting 53% but Raptors have the deficit (once 12 points) down to 2 at the break. – 8:41 PM
Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Pascal Siakam putting on one heck of an audition for a Hawks team that already likes him. – 8:40 PM
Pascal Siakam putting on one heck of an audition for a Hawks team that already likes him. – 8:40 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Siakam made like 7 3s in 17 games or somesuch; he’s got 4 tonight and 24 points at halftime Toronto’s down 66-64 to Atlanta – 8:40 PM
Siakam made like 7 3s in 17 games or somesuch; he’s got 4 tonight and 24 points at halftime Toronto’s down 66-64 to Atlanta – 8:40 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Hawks lead 66-64 at half. Siakam has 24, including 4-5 3PM-A. Trae has 20 and 10. – 8:40 PM
Hawks lead 66-64 at half. Siakam has 24, including 4-5 3PM-A. Trae has 20 and 10. – 8:40 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Siakam got the switch on Trae and he tried to bully his way passed him. Young held his own just long enough to give Clint Capela time to come up and make the block – 8:40 PM
Siakam got the switch on Trae and he tried to bully his way passed him. Young held his own just long enough to give Clint Capela time to come up and make the block – 8:40 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam from 3-point range over the last 3.5 games: 5-for-7.
He was 5-for-52 over the previous 15 games. – 8:28 PM
Pascal Siakam from 3-point range over the last 3.5 games: 5-for-7.
He was 5-for-52 over the previous 15 games. – 8:28 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Everything was going great ’til Trae Young started doing Trae Young things. He put together 9 points & 7 assists in the blink of an eye, it seemed and Hawks end up taking 39-31 lead in 1Q despite Siakam having 14 and Raps shooting 58% for the quarter. Hawks are 6/10 from three. – 8:08 PM
Everything was going great ’til Trae Young started doing Trae Young things. He put together 9 points & 7 assists in the blink of an eye, it seemed and Hawks end up taking 39-31 lead in 1Q despite Siakam having 14 and Raps shooting 58% for the quarter. Hawks are 6/10 from three. – 8:08 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Maybe it’s because they’ve long been rumoured as 1 of the teams trying to trade for him, or perhaps it’s that they’re ill-equipped to handle him, but Siakam is doing a number on the Hawks. 14 pts in 9 mins & he’s hit multiple 3s for the 1st time since Nov 1. Still, ATL leads by 8 – 8:06 PM
Maybe it’s because they’ve long been rumoured as 1 of the teams trying to trade for him, or perhaps it’s that they’re ill-equipped to handle him, but Siakam is doing a number on the Hawks. 14 pts in 9 mins & he’s hit multiple 3s for the 1st time since Nov 1. Still, ATL leads by 8 – 8:06 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
The Hawks are light in the front court. The Raptors have a pair of big wings that can put it on the floor. Hmm. Wonder if they could find common ground on a trade. In meantime, advantage Raps as Barnes and Siakam have accounted for 14 of Raptors 17 pts. Toronto leads 17-11. – 7:50 PM
The Hawks are light in the front court. The Raptors have a pair of big wings that can put it on the floor. Hmm. Wonder if they could find common ground on a trade. In meantime, advantage Raps as Barnes and Siakam have accounted for 14 of Raptors 17 pts. Toronto leads 17-11. – 7:50 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Wesley Matthews just knocked down his first 3 since 11/30 but then unfortunately gets Siakam on his shot. Raptors call timeout with the Hawks trailing 17-11 with 6:52 in 1Q. – 7:50 PM
Wesley Matthews just knocked down his first 3 since 11/30 but then unfortunately gets Siakam on his shot. Raptors call timeout with the Hawks trailing 17-11 with 6:52 in 1Q. – 7:50 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Pascal Siakam has been front-and-centre in trade speculation for a full calendar year, but is there a window where it gets resolved sooner than later? Why an extension might make sense for both sides: sportsnet.ca/nba/article/si… – 8:40 AM
Pascal Siakam has been front-and-centre in trade speculation for a full calendar year, but is there a window where it gets resolved sooner than later? Why an extension might make sense for both sides: sportsnet.ca/nba/article/si… – 8:40 AM
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
The Raptors are 9-14, which is the 11th-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby have surfaced in trade rumors. Should Toronto blow it up? C.J. Miles and I are discussing that now: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:12 PM
The Raptors are 9-14, which is the 11th-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby have surfaced in trade rumors. Should Toronto blow it up? C.J. Miles and I are discussing that now: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:12 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
In case you wondering how things are going with the Raptors, losers of four straight and six of seven and likely the subject of trade rumours for the next however many weeks, Pascal Siakam’s boxing-themed analogy provides a flavour: pic.twitter.com/R66b2WUpdF – 3:56 PM
In case you wondering how things are going with the Raptors, losers of four straight and six of seven and likely the subject of trade rumours for the next however many weeks, Pascal Siakam’s boxing-themed analogy provides a flavour: pic.twitter.com/R66b2WUpdF – 3:56 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam: “It feels like a boxing match, where you get knocked down and you can’t see nothing – looking for your mouthpiece, trying to find anything, you’re on the floor, the ref is counting, blood coming out your mouth.” pic.twitter.com/iE4esVR5BP – 1:58 PM
Pascal Siakam: “It feels like a boxing match, where you get knocked down and you can’t see nothing – looking for your mouthpiece, trying to find anything, you’re on the floor, the ref is counting, blood coming out your mouth.” pic.twitter.com/iE4esVR5BP – 1:58 PM
More on this storyline
According to league sources I’ve spoken with there is expected to be a fairly robust market for the Raptors veteran, though maybe not the slam dunk of return that makes the deal a no-brainer. The Raptors, under president and general manager Masai Ujiri, aren’t known for selling low. -via SportsNet / December 15, 2023
And just as when he attacks a mismatch in the post, through practice Siakam has arrived at a method that works when it comes to trade rumours: “I don’t worry about that. I just live my life and try to be the best I can be every day,” Siakam told me after wrapping up practice in advance of the Raptors’ crucial four-game homestand that tips off with the first of two games with the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday. “I don’t think about it. It’s not part of what I do. I control what I can control. I’ve always understood that, and I’m getting better at it and I’m actually really good at it now.” -via SportsNet / December 15, 2023
Let’s dig in on Siakam being likelier. Siakam is expiring, which puts the pressure more firmly on the Raptors to move him to avoid the risk of losing him for nothing. There were talks described as “serious” by multiple sources over the summer between the Hawks and the Raptors, first involving a three-team trade with Dallas that fizzled once the Mavericks saw what they had in Derek Lively, and then a direct two-team deal. -via Action Network / December 13, 2023