It’s a month into the season and I’m still blown away by how quickly Pascal Siakam went from being a rookie with an 11 percent usage rate to a two-way superstar averaging 26 points on solid efficiency. It’s difficult to compare his rise from humble beginnings to any other player in the NBA. In fact, to find an apt comparison, I needed to delve outside of basketball entirely.
Since I mostly just watch basketball and play video games during my spare time, I did not have much in my knowledge base to compare him to. “Who or what improved year after year in a way that seemed impossible?