The Toronto Raptors have concurred to trade two-time All-Star Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and 3 first-round chooses, according to a report from ESPN on Wednesday. The New Orleans Pelicans are included as a 3rd group in the trade and will sendout Kira Lewis Jr. to Toronto.
The Pacers have now effectively paired its franchise point guard Tyrese Haliburton with an All-Star-caliber huge guy. Siakam balanced 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 helps per videogame in 39 begins for Toronto this season.
Siakam leaves Toronto havingactually been part of the Raptors’ first-ever NBA champion group in2019 The verysame year, he was called Most Improved Player. In 2020, he made his veryfirst NBA All-Star look and was called to the All-NBA Second Team. He made the All-NBA Third Team in 2022.
In trading one previous champion, the Raptors are getting another in Brown, who won the title with the Denver Nuggets in2023 Brown left the Nuggets in complimentary company and signed a two-year, $45 million agreement with the Pacers with a club choice for the 2024-25 season.
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