Despite great opportunity, Pascal Siakam did not have a great season.
As a late first-round pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Siakam came to the Toronto Raptors last summer as an expected bench warmer, filling spot minutes alongside the likes of Delon Wright and fellow rookie Jakob Poeltl. But, despite the team’s standing as a power in the Eastern Conference, a talent gap at power forward opened the door wide open for the lanky rookie out of New Mexico State University.
Over the summer, the Raptors brought in Jared Sullinger, but a mixture of an injury and the fact that he could hardly fit into his jersey forced the team to look elsewhere for a starter.