Report: Indiana Has Reached Out to Raptors in Trade Talks for Pascal Siakam

The Indiana Pacers have reportedly reached out to the Toronto Raptors about a trade involving Pascal Siakam this summer

All Raptors Staff | Jul 10, 2023

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The Pascal Siakam rumors continue to swirl.

Even as chatter quiets about the possibility of a Siakam-to-the-Atlanta Hawks deal, the Indiana Pacers have reportedly popped up, having reached out to the Toronto Raptors to inquire about the 29-year-old forward's availability, per Sportsnet's Michael Grange.

Toronto has yet to engage Siakam on an extension this summer, according to Grange. Siakam is eligible for a four-year max contract worth about $192.2 million this summer. Should he hold out on an extension and wait until next summer, that deal could turn into a supermax deal worth five years, roughly $290.3 million.

Those around Siakam have reportedly conveyed a reluctance to be traded by Toronto, as Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report first reported. Siakam's preference would be to remain with the Raptors and he's suggested he may not sign an extension with the team he's traded to should he be moved.

A deal involving the Pacers this summer would likely have to include Myler Turner or, more likely, Buddy Heild in order to match Siakam's $37.9 million contract for next year. Heild is set to earn $18.6 million as an expiring contract this year.

The Pacers own their full allotment of first-round picks to trade.

Atlanta still remains a possibility in Siakam trade talks, per Grange.

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