Siakam and Nwora traded

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to a trade that  will land them Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam. Per The Athletic and ESPN,  Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first round picks will be heading to Toronto.

In exchange, Indiana will receive Siakam and a second-round draft pick from New Orleans.

The Cameroonian, Siakam, a two-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA forward, is heading to the Pacers to join forces with star guard Tyrese Haliburton.

“I’m excited that Pascal is getting a first class opportunity with the Pacers, being paired with Tyrese [Haliburton] and Myles [Turner] and being coached by a great coach in Rick Carlisle. His future [there] looks bright,” Todd Ramasar, one of Siakam’s agents, told Marc Spears of Andscape.

Siakam, a 2019 NBA Champion with the Raptors, is averaging 22.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game this season.  

From Toronto’s perspective, Nwora is on an expiring deal that cannot be extended which makes his contract valuable to the Raptors.

The Pacers on the other hand will hope to re-sign Siakam in the offseason. . Adrian Wojnarowski reported that “Siakam is excited about the deal to the Pacers and expected to be eager to work out a new contract with the franchise this summer.”