The Toronto Raptors Just Traded Pascal Siakam Away & Fans Say It's The 'End Of An Era'
Another 2019 champ says goodbye.
Pascal Siakam with the Toronto Raptors.
The Toronto Raptors have traded two-time all-star forward Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers, according to multiple reports.
Sportsnet and ESPN reported the news on Wednesday, leaving many fans shocked to see yet another piece of the Raps' 2019 NBA Championship team leave the city.
According to sources who confirmed the trade to ESPN, Siakam was traded for Bruce Brown and Jordan Nwora. The Raptors will also get three first-round picks.
Siakam was the Raptors' first-round draft pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and has spent his entire seven-year career in Toronto until the trade.
Sportsnet reports the 29-year-old Raptors star had one year and $37.9 million left on his contract.
Siakam and the Raptors didn't immediately address the trade on social media Wednesday afternoon.
Many Raptors fan have been sharing their thoughts online since the news went public, with many getting nostalgic over "Spicy P" and his role in winning the 2019 NBA title.
"I will never forget our championship run in 2019," tweeted Canadian actor Simu Liu. "To me, this squad represents the heart of the @raptors, who brought a championship to the city of Toronto against all odds," he wrote and included a picture of the NBA Championship team in 2019.
"Today marks the end of an era, but the northern uprising is forever."
Chris Boucher is now the only one left on the Raptors from that 2019 team.
Another person called Siakam "the greatest story in Toronto Raptors history."
This is the second trade for the Raptors in the last couple of months.
In December 2023, the NBA announced the New York Knicks had acquired OG Anuoby and Precious Achiuwa from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley.
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