Naturally, everyone in Toronto is high on the potential of Pascal Siakam. This is always the overtly expressed emotion with regards to NBA draft picks for the home town team, both from management and the fans. We want these young guys to succeed.
Success for Siakam, a late first round pick (27th overall), is also, quite naturally, graded differently from players selected in the top 10, or top 3 (or second round, for that matter). For most Raptors fans, if Siakam showed flashes of hustle and heart, we’d be content.
But get a load of this: as per NBA.