The talk of a Pascal Siakam deal will intensify with each game the Toronto Raptors lose, like they did in a heartbreaking loss to the Charlotte Hornets despite LaMelo Ball’s injury and Scottie Barnes’ outstanding performance. Even when the victories became fewer in number, they won’t stop.
Such a move wouldn’t surprise this fans anymore, given that Toronto previously appeared to be testing the waters for a Siakam trade. The Atlanta Hawks appear to be among the numerous teams that may accept Masai Ujiri’s offer to play for Toronto, a franchise that has been extremely transparent about wanting to develop around Barnes.
A limited offer was on the table, but it seems that there were a lot of rumblings linking Siakam to Atlanta, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Toronto turned declined the offer, but if they continue to fall in the standings, they might have to give it another look.
“Atlanta felt like they were close and that they had a good, a pretty good package for Pascal Siakam last summer in July,” Charania stated. “There [were] some pretty intense conversations back and forth with a deal centred around De’Andre Hunter, AJ Gryphon, and draft compensation and the deal did not get done so we will see as we get closer over the next several months.”
Yuta Watanabe, a former forward for the Raptors, expressed his desire to remain in Toronto during his free agency, telling his agent to organise a 905 reunion in the event that the Raptors expressed no interest. In the end, Watanabe became attached to the Nets and made an impression that convinced the Phoenix Suns to sign him.
After suffering a season-ending injury, Ron Harper Jr. was terminated by the Raptors from their two-way contract. To replace him, Toronto signed 6-9 big man Jontay Porter, the brother of Nuggets standout Michael Porter Jr. Harper said he was “forever grateful” for his experience and praised the Raptors for everything, showing that he wasn’t deterred by the loss.
