Pascal Siakam Signs $189.5M Max Contract with Pacers
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00:00Some other big news yesterday in the NBA after being traded for by Indiana midway through this
00:09season leaving Toronto Pascal Siakam is staying in Indy for year 189 and a half million dollar
00:17max contract to remain with the Pacers they have made him now alongside Tyrese Halliburton one of
00:24the staples of this franchise a Pacers team of course that was swept in the Eastern Conference
00:30Finals but got to the ECF when that wasn't the expectation how big is this for Indiana to have
00:37that investment into Siakam it's continuity man it's a team that you know they needed him to
00:44resign when you make a big trade like this and you bring a guy over you can't turn around and
00:49just let him walk after the season hello Knicks I'm talking to you with OG and Anobi so when you
00:55look at this situation people are gonna be like well his numbers weren't all that great folks he's
01:01used differently his assist numbers are gonna be down because he's not the primary ball handler
01:06obviously Tyrese Halliburton he doesn't have to score as much so to me it's a great signing for
01:11a guy that's really good a two-way player and it's just a team that you're right Ben they
01:15overachieved last year so what what do they do for an encore right does Halliburton take the next
01:22step do they play better defense come out harder be more consistent on both ends of the floor
01:28right there's Obi Toppin and G.J. McConnell come back Naismith they gotta play Nembrard and don't
01:33sleep on Benedict Matthews who missed the end of the year I still think they're a piece short but
01:39still this is a young Nucleus and Pascal Siakam fits the mold for let's be honest Ben one of the
01:44more underrated coaches in this generation and Rick Carlisle