The time has come for Pascal Siakam to show once again that he’s up to a significant challenge.
With the NBA playoffs approaching, and the resumption of the interrupted season just a few days away, Siakam will once again have to prove he’s able to handle the responsibility the Raptors will give him.
He did it through the first 64 games of the pandemic-suspended season, but these are new and strange times and the coming playoffs are an entirely different beast he’s going to have to slay.
“I think the biggest positive is … he’s been really good down the stretch, either making the shot or making the zip-out to somebody else who’s wide open to make the shot,” coach Nick Nurse said of Siakam this week.