Pascal Siakam was one of two players selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft. Siakam was taken with the 27th pick while Jakob Poeltl was picked ninth overall by the Raps.
Even though he was a bit of an after thought on draft day, Siakam out performed Poeltl during their rookie campaigns in Toronto and Siakam appears poised to take that next step in his career and become a more consistent contributor in the Raptors line up.
After a pre-season injury to Jared Sullinger who was the Raptors prized free agent pick up ofSummer Sixteen, Siakam was thrust into the starting line up becoming only the fifth rookie in franchise history to start in their first career NBA game.