Raptors Trade Pascal Siakam to Pacers in Three-Team Deal, per Report
The Indiana Pacers are acquiring forward Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors for Bruce Brown Jr. and three first-round picks, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Indiana will also send Jordan Nworu to the Raptors, and the New Orleans Pelicans are involved as a third team, trading Kira Lewis to Toronto and sending a 2024 second-round pick to the Pacers, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Siakam has spent his entire eight-year career in Toronto but is set to become a free agent at the end of the season. The 29-year-old is currently averaging 22.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, the fifth straight season that Siakam has produced over 20 points a game.
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is being traded to the Indiana Pacers.
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The three first-round picks in the deal include two in 2024 and one in 2026, according to Wojnarowski. Of the two picks this year, one will be the Pacers own pick and the other will be the worst pick between the Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets.
Indiana has been one of the best stories of the season, as the Pacers are currently 23-17 and hold the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. While Siakam has previously said that he wanted to test free agency, Wojnarowski reports the forward is “excited” to potentially work out a long-term deal with Indiana after the season.
