With Kyle Lowry now plying his trade for the Miami Heat, the Toronto Raptors will lean on the services of Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet to guide them in what could be a very unusual transition period. Playing in Toronto has helped make this pair one of the more underrated star duos in the game.
The Raptors have both of these players signed up for the next few seasons, as Siakam’s interior scoring and VanVleet’s two-way stardom were intriguing enough for Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster to designate them as not only two elite players in this league, but two foundational pieces for this franchise.