Pascal Siakam is off to a great start in his first postseason away from the Toronto Raptors.
Siakam is coming off two back-to-back brilliant performances as the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are tied 1-1 if their best-of-seven series.
Siakam had 36 points and 13 rebounds in Game 1. Then in Game 2 he poured in a playoff career-high 37 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 6 assists. He helped the Pacers notch the first road win of these playoffs.
In his first two playoff games with the Pacers, Siakam has joined elite company. He’s the fifth player in NBA history to have 35+ points, 10+ rebounds and 60+ field goal percentage in consecutive playoff games joining Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain:
Siakam is averaging 36.5 points and 12 rebounds through two playoff games. He’s leading the playoffs in both categories.
The Toronto Raptors traded Siakam to the Pacers on Jan. 17 for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks.
Siakam spent eight years with the Raptors as he became a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA. He won the NBA’s most improved player award in 2019, the same year he won a championship with Toronto.
The Raptors 2023-24 season did not go to plan so Toronto had to make the tough decision of trading Siakam to officially enter a rebuild around Scottie Barnes.
Siakam is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Since the Raptors didn’t have intentions of resigning him, they had to get some value back in return rather than losing him for nothing.
Siakam’s playoff run continues
Siakam is looking to have another strong performance against the Bucks as the series shifts to Indiana.
Game 3 is set for April 26.
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