Originally the 27th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Siakam has become a two-time All-NBA selection, a two-time NBA All-Star, the 2018-19 NBA Most Improved Player and an NBA champion with the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors…Siakam has averaged 17.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game over 551 games (457 starts) over eight NBA seasons…Five-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week…Posted 112 career double-doubles, including six career triple-doubles…He finished his Toronto tenure ranked fifth in Raptors franchise history in points scored (8,875), third in rebounds (3,324), fifth in assists (1,846), 10th in steals (468), ninth in blocks (317), eighth in 3-pointers made (527), fifth in free throws made (1,622), fifth in minutes and fifth in games played…2022-23: In 71 contests (all starts) with Toronto, averaged career highs of 24.2 points (19th in the NBA) and 5.8 assists, along with 7.8 rebounds, in 37.4 minutes…Led the NBA in minutes per game for the second straight season…Named to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Utah…One of only five players in the NBA who averaged 24.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists…Scored 20+ points in a single season career-high 51 contests and 30 or more 12 times…Posted 24 double-doubles, with two triple doubles…Recorded 25+ points in a career-high eight straight games (Dec. 18 - Jan. 2), tying Vince Carter for longest streak in Raptors history Poured in a career-high 52 points (17-25 FG, 2-6 3PT, 16-18 FT) at New York, 12/21… Tallied 38 points, a season-best 15 rebounds and six assists at Philadelphia, 12/19; became just the second player in Raptors history to have 35/15/5 in the same game…Matched a career high with 13 assists Oct. 26 vs. Philadelphia…2021-22: Averaged 22.8 points (15th in the NBA) and 5.3 assists, and career highs of 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 37.9 minutes in 68 games with Toronto…All-NBA Third Team…One of just five players in the NBA to average 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists…Became the first player in franchise history to averaged 22/8/5 for an entire season…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Week 16: Jan. 31 - Feb. 6) for the fourth time…Scored 20+ points 46 times and 30 or more in 14 games…Registered a career-high 30 double-doubles and two triple-doubles…Finished with 37. Recorded second career-triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 13 assists vs. Minnesota, 3/30…Scored a season-best 40 points vs. Boston, 3/28…Had 35 points and matched a career best with six three-point field goals vs. Cleveland, 3/24…Became just the third player in franchise history to record at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in back-to-back games (Dec. 31 - Jan. 2), joining Chris Bosh (twice) and Kyle Lowry…Grabbed a career high-tying 19 Dec. 31 vs. LA Clippers 12/31…2020-21: Averaged team highs of 21.4 points and 7.2 rebounds, along with 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals, in 35.8 minutes during 56 games…Scored 20 or more points 33 times and 30+ in nine contests…Posted 13 double-doubles with one triple-double…Matched a then career-high with 44 points vs. Washington, 5/6…Recorded first career triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists at Portland, 1/11…Tallied a season-best 12 assists Jan. 8 at Sacramento…Finished with 16 points and a season-high 15 rebounds at San Antonio, 12/26…2019-20: Averaged 22.9 points (led the team), 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.2 minutes in 60 games…Selected to the All-NBA Second Team…Named a starter for first NBA All-Star Game in Chicago…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice (Dec. 20 – Jan. 8 & Nov. 4-10)…Ranked 17th in the NBA in points and 11th in minutes per game…Scored 20+ points 36 times and 30 or more in 15 games…Registered 12 double-doubles…Totaled 35 points at San Antonio, 1/26, and set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 25 in the first…Scored a season-high 44 points at New Orleans, 11/8…Finished with 34 points and a season-high 18 rebounds opening night vs. New Orleans on Oct. 22…2018-19: In 80 games, averaged 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 31.9 minutes…Won the NBA’s Most Improved Player award…Scored 1,354 points after totaling 818 points in first two seasons combined…Scored 20+ points in 26 contests and 30 or more five times…Posted 18 doubledoubles… Scored a season-high 44 points vs. Washington, 2/13…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 5-11)…Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Washington, 10/20…2017-18: Averaged 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 20.7 minutes in 81 games (five starts)… Scored 10+ points 24 times, including a season-high 20 points at Golden State, 10/25…Collected a season-high nine rebounds Nov. 19 vs. Washington…2016-17: Averaged 4.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 15.6 minutes in 55 games (38 starts) as a rookie…Scored 10+ points four times and grabbed 10 or more rebounds twice… Tied a season high with 10 rebounds at Cleveland, 4/12…Finished with a season-high 14 points and a team high-tying seven rebounds vs. Atlanta, 12/3…Posted four points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes in NBA debut vs. Detroit, 10/26; became the fifth rookie in franchise history to start opening night…Averaged 18.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.6 blocks and 29.2 minutes in five G League games (all starts) with Raptors 905.

College: Played two seasons at New Mexico State (2014-16)…Averaged 16.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 32.7 minutes in 68 career games (61 starts) with the Aggies…Shot .551 (441800) from the field…Scored in double figures in 59 games, including 20+ 21 times…Recorded 34 career double-doubles…His 1,126 points tied the fourth-best two-year total in school history and his 658 career rebounds was third best… As a sophomore, averaged 20.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 34.5 minutes in 34 games (all starts) and was the unanimous choice as 2016 Western Athletic Conference Player of Year…Led the nation with 27 double-doubles and ranked in the top-10 in rebounding (11.6)…As a redshirt freshman, posted averages of 12.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 30.8 minutes in 34 contests…Led the WAC with a .572 (166-290) field goal percentage…Selected 2015 WAC Freshman of the Year…Redshirted during the 2013-14 season.

Name is pronounced Pass-CAL SeeAH-kum…Son of Victoire and the late Tchamo Siakam…His three older brothers (Boris, Christian, and James) all played college basketball in the United States…Christian Siakam played collegiately at IUPUI (now IUIndianapolis)… Participated in the NBA and FIBA’s Basketball without Borders (BWB) Africa Camp in 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.