VANCOUVER—He’s a crafty devil, that Pascal Siakam is.
Sure, he wears his emotions openly a lot of the time, smiling and joking around, but when it comes time for a little trickery, he can pull that off as well.
It’s a trait in the third year Toronto Raptors big man that most impresses coach Nick Nurse, and something Nurse thinks will help Siakam take another giant step in his development this coming season.
“The neat thing about him that I think I’ve been seeing is, when he gets himself in trouble, he’s got this little spin move that gets himself out of trouble and he’s right at the front of the rim,” Nurse said of a veteran-like move that Siakam has come to rely on early in his career.