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Keep or Trade - Siakam

  • Trade

    Votes: 63 90.0%

  • Re-Sign

    Votes: 7 10.0%
  • Total voters
    70
  • Poll closed .
1 Murray ______
2 Dick Trent
3 Barnes Anunoby
4 Siakam _______
5 Poetl Achiuwa

In a couple years if we can land Jamal!
 
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Pascal Siakam has made it clear he wants to be part of the Raptors’ solution

The Raptors star put word out that he would not entertain contract extension talks with any team that might have traded for him in the lead-up to Thursday’s draft.
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It wasn’t exactly an “I am Toronto” proclamation or a “Don’t worry, I got us” promise that once ushered in a new Raptors era.

But what Pascal Siakam did this week made it clear Toronto is where he wants to be.

It wasn’t public, like DeMar DeRozan’s statements in a bygone time, but Siakam put word out that he would not entertain contract extension talks with any team that might have traded for him in the lead-up to Thursday’s draft. That should resonate here and throughout the league.

Here is a 29-year-old with impeccable credentials — two all-star game appearances, an all-NBA team berth, a most-improved player award — who, according to sources close to him, would like nothing better than to finish his career here as the longest-serving Raptors player. Warning off suitors this week was a sign of his intentions.

Siakam had a get-to-know-you dinner with Darko Rajakovic last week in Florida, one of several face-to-face sessions the new head coach had with Raptors over the 10 days. There seems to be a new era of enthusiasm around a group of Raptors who appeared to get stale in the final months of Nick Nurse’s tenure. Siakam wants to stay for as long as he plays, and Gary Trent Jr., sensing opportunity, eschewed free agency this summer and opted in to the final year of his contract.

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Siakam is entering the final year of his contract and will be paid a team-high $37.9 million (U.S.) in 2023-24. He could sign an extension with the Raptors for up to four years and about $192 million.

At first blush, those may seem like astronomical numbers, and they are in comparison to any normal salary. But NBA contracts are only going to get more bloated as new money enters the system and if the last couple of weeks have reaffirmed anything, it’s that no NBA contract should ever be considered untradeable.

Getting Siakam on a long-term deal would give the Raptors cost certainty on an asset that is coveted by other teams. And if things go south in the next year or two, the contract is not crippling to move.

But it is the message that Siakam is sending that’s significant. He feels, as do many people in the organization, that last season’s 41-41 record was an aberration. Staleness, the sameness, injuries, a self-fulfilling prophecy that something was always going to hold the Raptors back all fed into a season devoid of fun, enthusiasm or any sustained success.

The Raptors still need some veteran depth — counting on a teenage rookie like Gradey Dick to have a consistent impact is asking too much — but half the battle is having players who are truly invested in the process, players who aren’t looking just to get theirs, here or somewhere else. Siakam has made it clear which side of the ledger he’s on.
 
saska sault said:
For 125 I let him walk and move someone or something for a veteran PG . I also see the value in matching that and tracing him later if needed, hate losing assets for free.
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I don't really want him back at any cost. I have nothing really against Fred the person he's been a good guy while here but this team needs changes and his dribble the ball all over the god damn place and kill the clock is not fun.
 
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NBA Draft Primer + Inside the Raptors’ 2022-23 Season w/ Gary Trent Sr. NBA Draft Primer + Inside the Raptors’ 2022-23 Season w/ Gary Trent Sr. - The FAN Morning Show

Hour 3 of The FAN Morning Show kicks off with Marc Kestecher, NBA play-by-play announcer and host for ESPN Radio, stopping by to discuss the Celtics’ blockbuster acquisition of Kristaps Porzingis, the biggest storylines heading into tonight’s NBA Draft, and potential targets for the Raptors at No. 13. Afterwards, former NBA guard Gary Trent Sr. stops by to chat about why his son, Gary Trent Jr., chose to exercise his player option with the Raptors, what went wrong in Toronto last year, and his draft day experience in 1995 (22:53). Then, Ailish and Justin are joined by Kurt Badenhausen, sports business reporter for Sportico, to discuss Larry Tanenbaum’s decision to sell part of his ownership stake in MLSE, how it might affect other stakeholders in the company, and the message it sends to the NHL and NBA (37:52).
 
The Nemesis said:
The NBA actively forbids players from wearing 69. Dennis Rodman tried to do it way back when he went to the Mavericks at the very tail end of his career. The story goes that they got a few jerseys printed up and took some promo photos with him in one before the league stepped in and said they were vetoing the use of the number. So he ended up wearing #70 for the dozen or so games he played in Dallas. Apparently Mark Cuban kept one of those disallowed 69 jerseys and has it in his office though :laugh:
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I read that as "porno photos." I need to take a break from all this Dick talk.
 


Injury still there today I believe, after it got worse, much harder to correct in a procedure. Collins shooting stats match up with the injury. I'd pass if you were interested in trading for him.
 
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Toronto, meet Gradey Dick: Raptors set to introduce first-round pick this morning

The Kansas native will speak with the local media at 11 a.m. Monday morning in Toronto, following a fun-filled couple of days after arriving in town.
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Less than a week after being called on stage by the Raptors on draft night, Gradey Dick, is set to be officially introduced to the team and the city.

The Kansas native will speak with the local media at 11 a.m. Monday morning in Toronto, following a fun-filled couple of days after arriving in town.

The Raptors selected Dick with the 13th pick in the NBA draft last Thursday and the six-foot-six guard, known for his shooting, is expected to have instant impact on a team that ranked near the bottom of the league in three-point percentage.

Follow along and refresh below for live updates from the press conference, which begins at 11 a.m. ET.
 


Introductory Press Conference with Gradey Dick - June 26, 2023

Toronto Raptors

Scheduled for June 26, 2023

Raptors first round pick Gradey Dick is introduced to media in Toronto
 
Best thing now is to change the culture by moving Siakam and trying to S&T Fred. Would Atlanta do Siakam for Dejonte? If you could run this as your starting 5. I'm sure Poetl would stay if he got reunited with his old teammate.

Poetl
Barnes
O.G
Trent
Murray
 
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Love hearing and seeing how recent draft picks like Barnes and Dick are embracing and immersing themselves in the city. Stark contrast to when being drafted and coming to Toronto was looked upon as a prison sentence.
 
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