Heat Check | Why Is Nobody Mentioning THIS About The Pascal Siakam Trade…? @HeatCheck | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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While everyone is hyped up and talking about Pascal Siakam coming to the Pacers, there are some important things that nobody is mentioning, which I believe would lead to Spicy P ultimately re-signing and staying in Indiana this summer when he becomes a free agent.
Reason number 1 is the fit.
Just think about this: The Pacers are the best transition team in the NBA and they traded for the 10th best transition player in the league.
This is the identity both for Siakam and for Indiana. They love to run up and down the court.
Thing is, once he takes off in transition, Pascal will get the ball
from the league leader in assists in Tyrese Haliburton. So you know already that this is a match made in heaven.
You see how Indiana’s athletic wings like Obi Topin or Isiah Jackson have benefited from these beautiful passes from Tyrese, so I can only imagine what it would do for a way more talented player like Siakam.
Pascal is terrific at moving without the ball, and a really good cutter, which is another easy way that he gets a few points a night. And playing on a team that’s in constant motion, this is another perfect match.
Taking a look at his shot distribution, we see that the majority of his points come from the paint with great efficiency. And the Pacers generate a ton of points in the paint. In fact they lead the league in this category as well.
Siakam can hit the corner threes, but above the break he’s bad, which is ok because there are
more than enough guys who can shoot it from downtown on this Indiana roster that ranks 6th in three point makes and 5th in percentage. That’s a killer combo. So Pascal would have the freedom to pick and choose his shots to really be effective.
Not to mention the fact that Indy got a solid defender at the most dangerous position in the league. They have the fourth worst defense in the league and while Siakam won’t make them the 2004 Detroit Pistons, at least they now have a guy to throw at superstar wings like Jayson Tatum, Paul George, or KD.
Ok so we know the fit is great, but everyone on twitter is questioning whether he'd like to stay in Indiana and will they give him the max that he will look for this summer.
To that I say this:
Why not listen to the guy that’s got all the plugs in the league. Pascal and Tyrese have been talking, the commitment is there, and the Pacers are not going to waste assets if they are not ready to pay him long term. So I am already certain that they will give him what he wants, and since Indiana can offer way more money than any other team, he’d be silly not to take it.
This brings them just 1 move away from being a legit contender in the East.
Thing is, even before the Pacers destroyed Milwaukee 4-1 in the season series. So I am already on record saying that if these 2 teams meet in the playoffs, I’m taking Indy. Now with Siakam, I’m gonna use this opportunity to double down on my prediction.
I made an entire video analyzing their matchups and breaking down why I’m so certain. You gotta check out that video right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
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While everyone is hyped up and talking about Pascal Siakam coming to the Pacers, there are some important things that nobody is mentioning, which I believe would lead to Spicy P ultimately re-signing and staying in Indiana this summer when he becomes a free agent.
Reason number 1 is the fit.
Just think about this: The Pacers are the best transition team in the NBA and they traded for the 10th best transition player in the league.
This is the identity both for Siakam and for Indiana. They love to run up and down the court.
Thing is, once he takes off in transition, Pascal will get the ball
from the league leader in assists in Tyrese Haliburton. So you know already that this is a match made in heaven.
You see how Indiana’s athletic wings like Obi Topin or Isiah Jackson have benefited from these beautiful passes from Tyrese, so I can only imagine what it would do for a way more talented player like Siakam.
Pascal is terrific at moving without the ball, and a really good cutter, which is another easy way that he gets a few points a night. And playing on a team that’s in constant motion, this is another perfect match.
Taking a look at his shot distribution, we see that the majority of his points come from the paint with great efficiency. And the Pacers generate a ton of points in the paint. In fact they lead the league in this category as well.
Siakam can hit the corner threes, but above the break he’s bad, which is ok because there are
more than enough guys who can shoot it from downtown on this Indiana roster that ranks 6th in three point makes and 5th in percentage. That’s a killer combo. So Pascal would have the freedom to pick and choose his shots to really be effective.
Not to mention the fact that Indy got a solid defender at the most dangerous position in the league. They have the fourth worst defense in the league and while Siakam won’t make them the 2004 Detroit Pistons, at least they now have a guy to throw at superstar wings like Jayson Tatum, Paul George, or KD.
Ok so we know the fit is great, but everyone on twitter is questioning whether he'd like to stay in Indiana and will they give him the max that he will look for this summer.
To that I say this:
Why not listen to the guy that’s got all the plugs in the league. Pascal and Tyrese have been talking, the commitment is there, and the Pacers are not going to waste assets if they are not ready to pay him long term. So I am already certain that they will give him what he wants, and since Indiana can offer way more money than any other team, he’d be silly not to take it.
This brings them just 1 move away from being a legit contender in the East.
Thing is, even before the Pacers destroyed Milwaukee 4-1 in the season series. So I am already on record saying that if these 2 teams meet in the playoffs, I’m taking Indy. Now with Siakam, I’m gonna use this opportunity to double down on my prediction.
I made an entire video analyzing their matchups and breaking down why I’m so certain. You gotta check out that video right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
