It is laudable that Pascal Siakam wants to be one of the top five players in the NBA this season — it’s not like he’d say he wants to be in the top 30 or 35.
If the Raptors become one of the league’s elite teams this year and he’s their best player, he may very well work himself into MVP chatter.
But that’s months away and depends on the success of his team and perhaps the failing of others. It was nice to hear and a good hook for some early training camp stories and everyone’s thankful for that.