Last season was an undeniable success for the Toronto Raptors and Pascal Siakam. Winning an NBA Championship is about all anyone can ask for but Siakam also made great strides individually last season. He averaged 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks per game and won the most improved player of the year award. Playing alongside a great talent like Kawhi Leonard taught him how to handle being the first option on offense.
This season, with Leonard gone, the Raptors looked for Pascal Siakam to be the answer. They needed to fill the huge void that Leonard left and was looking at Siakam to be that first option and lead the Raptors to another great season.