ATLANTA—The Raptors have great plans for Pascal Siakam in the future, and the second-year forward brightens up when he starts talking about them.
Coach Dwane Casey envisions a day when Siakam will be a de facto offensive facilitator, a fast-break-leading ball handler who can get the team easy transition baskets by grabbing a rebound and taking off.
“We want him and OG (Anunoby) both to handle the ball in transition, to bring the ball down, to be that point-four, point-three, bringing it down to trigger the offence,” Casey said before Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.