With their second pick in the NBA Draft’s first round, the Toronto Raptors once again shocked the world. Pascal Siakam is well-known to his immediate family in Cameroon (his 3 older brothers all played U.S. college hoops!), Basketball Without Borders aficionados, and New Mexico State fans – and no one else.
That obscurity just ended. Pascal was drafted last night at #27, and while the spotlight won’t be as bright as that on Jakob Poeltl, it will find him.
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Siakam is 22 years old, and stands 6’10”. He weighs in at a scrawny 227 lbs.