Raptors’ Siakam sends message to Magic and young Africans

ORLANDO, FLA.—Pascal Siakam continues to strike a blow for every late draft pick, every unheralded rookie, every star who became a star because of his own hard work and belief in himself.

But what he wants to do, what he needs to, as he emerges as a true NBA force is serve as a beacon for a generation of young African players — a generation that now sees what it wants to be.