NBA Insider Reveals Latest Trade Chatter Involving Raptors Pascal Siakam & OG Anunoby
The vultures are beginning to circle the Toronto Raptors.
While a deal is unlikely to transpire this early in the season, league executives are reportedly looking at Toronto as one of the league’s potential sellers come the NBA’s trade deadline, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Pascal Siakam is believed to be most likely to be traded of the team’s top forward options, per Charania. Both he and OG Anunoby are heading into the final year of their contracts and are expected to draw trade interest ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline
“Teams such as the Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers are expected suitors for Siakam or Anunoby but believe Siakam appears to be the likelier player to be dealt, league sources tell The Athletic,” Charania wrote.
Atlanta has been connected to Siakam since this past summer and reportedly offered a deal centered around De’Andre Hunter, AJ Griffin, and draft pick compensation, per multiple reports.
The Pacers were reportedly interested in Siakam over the summer, per Sportsnet’s Michael Grange, though it’s unclear how intense trade conversations ever became.
The Kings have been connected to both Siakam and Anunoby, though their strong start to the year has reportedly complicated their trade interest. They’re now less inclined to pay up for Siakam or Anunoby, per Charania.
Toronto was reportedly offered as many as three first-round picks for Anunoby last year but opted to instead to be buyers at the trade deadline, adding Jakob Poeltl to a team that eventually fell short in the play-in tournament.
