LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 04: Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors’ success in the next few seasons will be tied inexorably to the play of power forward Pascal Siakam, who took a bit of a step back in 2020-21 after such a dominant All-Star campaign the season prior.
Siakam might’ve scored 21.7 points per game and set a new career-high in assists per game, but his scoring and 3-point percentages declined, as he couldn’t escape both the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and all of the struggles of playing in Tampa.