It’s not what has been that drives Pascal Siakam. It’s always been about what is to come, and it’s unfathomable that winning a significant NBA award will change the mindset of the Raptors forward.
Capping a meteoric rise from prospect to star, Siakam won the NBA’s most improved player award for the 2018-19 season in results announced Monday night, a fitting reward for a third-year player who went from being a backup to playing a vital role on a championship team.
Siakam is the first Raptor to win an individual regular season award since Lou Williams was the sixth man of the year in 2015.