In 2019-20, Pascal Siakam averaged 22.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists on 45/36/79 shooting splits, made the All-Star team and made second-team All-NBA, leading the Toronto Raptors to the second-best record in the NBA. He was labeled one of the league’s up-and-coming stars.
In 2020-21 as the Raptors floundered in Tampa, Siakam averaged 21.4/7.2/4.5 on 46/30/83 splits, and — judging from reactions from certain circles of fandom and media — you’d think he was one of the worst players in the league.
By now, you know this: There really isn’t too much of a raw statistical difference between Siakam’s past two seasons, despite the dark clouds that surrounded him in Florida.