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Indiana Pacers | #43 | Forward

Pascal

Siakam

PPG

21.7

RPG

7.1

APG

4.3

PIE

13.2

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

245lb (111kg)

COUNTRY

Cameroon

LAST ATTENDED

New Mexico State

AGE

30 years

BIRTHDATE

April 2, 1994

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 27

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'8" | 245lb | 30 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 27

BIRTHDATE

April 2, 1994

COUNTRY

Cameroon

LAST ATTENDED

New Mexico State

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

How Acquired: First round draft pick (27th overall) in 2016 NBA Draft. Career Transactions: First round draft pick (27th overall) by Toronto in 2016 NBA Draft; October 21, 2019: Signed a multi-year contract extension with Toronto. Contract Status: Signed through 2023-24 season. 2019-20 SEASON: Averaged career highs of 22.9 points (led team), 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.9 blocks and 35.2 minutes in 60 games (all starts) with Toronto … Selected to All-NBA Second Team … Named a starter for first NBA All-Star Game in Chicago; became the seventh player in franchise history to earn an All-Star selection … Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice (Dec. 20 – Jan. 8 & Nov. 4-10) … Inactive for 12 games … Shot .453 (500-1104) from the floor, .359 (131-365) from beyond the arc and a career-best .792 (240-303) at the foul line … Ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game and 11th in minutes per game … Scored in double digits in all 60 games played … Scored 20+ points 36 times, 30 or more in 15 games and had one 40-point performance … Registered 12 double-doubles … Led the team in scoring 29 times, rebounds in 17 games and assists on three occasions … Inactive (rest) Aug. 14 vs. Denver … Contributed 28 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best eight assists Mar. 9 at Utah … Paced all scorers with 34 points and matched a career high with six three-point field goals Feb. 10 vs. Minnesota … Recorded a career-high five steals Jan. 30 at Cleveland … Led all scorers with 35 points Jan. 26 at San Antonio; set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 25 in the first … Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Jan. 20-26; averaged 23.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in four games … Matched a career best with four blocks Jan. 18 at Minnesota … Missed 11 games (Dec. 20 - Jan. 8) due to a groin strain … Scored 20+ points in a career-long five straight games (Dec. 9-18); averaged 27.0 points during this stretch … Tallied 26 points and made a career-high six threes Dec. 18 at Detroit; also tied a career best with four blocks … Had 10 points and led the team outright in both rebounds (13) and assists (5) in the same game for the first time Nov. 29 at Orlando … Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov. 4-10; averaged 30.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in three wins – joined Chris Bosh as the only players in franchise history with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in three straight regular-season games … Tied a career high with 44 points (17-28 FG, 5-10 3PT, 5-5 FT) Nov. 8 at New Orleans … Scored 30+ points in consecutive games (Oct. 22-25) for the first time; averaged 33.5 points … Finished with 34 points and a season-high 18 rebounds opening night Oct. 22 vs. New Orleans; matched a career best with six offensive rebounds … Playoffs: Helped the Raptors reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals … In 11 games (all starts), averaged 17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 38.0 minutes … Shot .396 (72-182) from the field and .717 (33-46) at the free throw line … Scored at least 10 points in every game, including three 20-point outings … Registered four double-doubles … Played a postseason franchise-record 54 minutes in a double-overtime victory in Game 6 at Boston on Sept. 9 … Averaged 20.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in a first round sweep of Brooklyn … Finished with 20 points and a playoff career-best 10 assists in Game 4 against the Nets on Aug. 23 … Scored 26 points in Game 3 vs. Brooklyn on Aug. 21. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Averaging 12.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 26.1 minutes in 276 career games with Toronto … Shooting .500 (1375-2752) from the field, .334 (240-718) from three-point territory and .764 (553-724) at the foul line … Has scored 20+ in 63 games and 30 or more 20 times … Reached the 40-point plateau twice … Has collected 10 or more rebounds in 32 games and posted 20 career double-doubles … In 182 career starts, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 30.1 minutes … Selected to 2019-20 All-NBA Second Team … Named a starter for 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago … Named the 2018-19 Most Improved Player – became the first player in franchise history to win the award … Has earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honours three times (Nov. 5-11, 2018, Nov. 4-10, 2019 and Dec. 20, 2019 – Jan. 8, 2020) … Playoffs: Helped the Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship … In 47 career playoff games (35 starts), averaging 15.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 31.9 minutes … Shooting .456 (277-608) from the field and .732 (112-153) from the free throw line … Has scored 10+ points 34 times, 20 or more in 14 games and 30+ twice… Owns 10 career double-doubles in the postseason … NBA G League: Averaged 18.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.6 blocks and 29.2 minutes in five career games with Raptors 905 … Named Finals MVP after helping 905 defeat Rio Grande Valley to win the 2017 G League championship … Participated with the Raptors’ entry in NBA Summer League 2016 and 2017 in Las Vegas … In 2017, averaged 14.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 26.7 minutes in four games … Shot .535 (23-43) from the floor … Scored in double figures three times, including a team-high 24 points July 7 vs. New Orleans … In 2016, did not return after halftime due to a sore left knee in pro debut July 8 vs. Sacramento … Recorded 12 points in 15 minutes against the Kings … Missed the final four games of the tournament with a sore left knee … 2018-19: In 80 games (career-high 79 starts), 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 … Shot career bests of .549 (519-945) from the field and .369 (79-214) from three-point range … Shot .785 (237-302) at the free throw line … Tied for 19th in the NBA in field goal percentage … Scored in double digits in 72 games, 20+ points in 26 contests and 30 or more five times … Led the team in scoring 12 times, rebounds in 20 games and assists on nine occasions … Posted 18 double-doubles … Averaged 19.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 22 games post NBA All-Star break … DNP (rest) Mar. 30 at Chicago … Recorded a career-high 44 points (15-25 FG, 4-5 3PT, 10-12 FT) and 10 rebounds Feb. 13 vs. Washington; became the 11th player in franchise history to score 40 points … Scored a then career-best 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Feb. 7 at Atlanta … Finished with 24 points and a career-high 19 rebounds Jan. 13 at Washington (2OT) … Did not dress Dec. 16 at Denver with back stiffness … Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 5-11); averaged a team-high 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and shot .724 (21-29) from the field in three games … Totaled 15 points and a then career-best 15 rebounds Oct. 30 vs. Philadelphia … Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds Oct. 20 at Washington … Playoffs: Helped the Raptors win the NBA Championship … Averaged 19.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 37.1 minutes in 24 games (all starts) … Shot .470 (180-383) from the field and .759 (66-87) at the free throw line … Scored in double digits 21 times, including 20+ points in 11 games … Reached the 30-point mark twice … Registered six double-doubles … Averaged 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 40.1 minutes in the NBA Finals against the Warriors … Tallied 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 6 at Golden State on June 13 … Scored a postseason career-high 32 points (14-17 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT) in Game 1 vs. the Warriors on May 30 … Finished with 14 points and a playoff career-high 13 rebounds in Game 5 at Milwaukee on May 23 … Averaged 22.6 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds in the first round vs. Orlando (five games) … 2017-18: Averaged 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 20.7 minutes in a career-high 81 games (five starts) … DNP once … Shot .508 (253-498) from the field … Scored 10+ points 24 times, including a season-high 20 points Oct. 25 at Golden State … Led the team in rebounds three times and assists once … Paced the reserves in scoring in 11 games … Averaged 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 27.2 minutes as a starter … Led the team with a season high-tying nine rebounds Apr. 8 vs. Orlando … Scored 10+ points in four consecutive games (Feb. 14-28); averaged 14.8 points and topped the bench in scoring in all four contests … Collected a season and team-high nine rebounds Nov. 19 vs. Washington … Contributed 10 points and a team-best eight rebounds Nov. 1 at Denver … Scored in double figures in consecutive games (Oct. 25-27); averaged 19.0 points … Playoffs: Helped the Raptors reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals … Posted averages of 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 17.9 minutes in 10 contests … Shot .610 (25-41) from the floor … 2016-17: Averaged 4.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 15.6 minutes in 55 games (38 starts) as a rookie with Toronto … Inactive for six games and DNP 21 times … Shot .502 (103-205) from the field … Averaged 4.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 18.5 minutes as a starter … Toronto was 25-13 in games he started … Scored 10+ points four times and grabbed 10 or more rebounds on two occasions … Led the team in rebounds five times … Paced the team with a season high-tying 10 rebounds Apr. 12 at Cleveland … Recorded a season-best 10 rebounds and matched a career high with four blocks Jan. 1 at LA Lakers … Blocked a career-high four shots Dec. 18 at Orlando … Finished with a season-high 14 points and a team high-tying seven rebounds Dec. 3 vs. Atlanta … Had four points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes in NBA debut Oct. 26 vs. Detroit – became just the fifth rookie in franchise history to start opening night … Playoffs: Helped the Raptors reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals … Inactive for six games and DNP twice … Appeared in two games, totaling three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 10 minutes … NBA G League: Averaged 18.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.6 blocks and 29.2 minutes in five games (all starts) with Raptors 905 … Shot .545 (36-66) from the floor, including 50 per cent (6-12) from three-point range … Scored in double figures in all five games … Named NBA G League Performer of the Week (Mar. 13-19) after averaging 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks in three victories … Finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 905 debut Feb. 23 vs. Erie … In seven postseason contests, averaged 18.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 35.6 minutes … Named Finals MVP after helping 905 defeat Rio Grande Valley to win the championship … Averaged 23.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in three games against the Vipers … Recorded 32 points and 10 rebounds in a Game 2 victory over Rio Grande Valley.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: 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 (441-800) from the field … Scored in double figures in 59 games, including 20+ 21 times … Recorded 36 double-digit rebounding games and 34 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) … Shot .539 (275-510) from the floor … Was the unanimous choice as 2016 Western Athletic Conference Player of Year … Selected to All-WAC First Team and WAC All-Defensive Team … Honourable Mention AP All-American … Named WAC Player of the Week five times and became the first player in WAC history to win the award three consecutive weeks … Led the nation with 27 double-doubles and ranked in the top-10 in rebounding (11.6) … Was the only NCAA Division I player to average 20.0 points and a double-double … Scored 690 points, the second most in a single-season in school history … Finished with 24 points, a career-best 23 boards (10 offensive) and five blocks Dec. 2 vs. UTEP … Scored a career-high 35 points twice – Dec. 21 vs. Oral Roberts and Nov. 24 vs. Robert Morris … Blocked a career-high seven shots Feb. 18 vs. Cal State Bakersfield, one shy of the school record … As a redshirt freshman, posted averages of 12.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.8 rebounds and 30.8 minutes in 34 contests … Led the WAC with a .572 (166-290) field goal percentage … Tallied seven double-doubles … Selected 2015 WAC Freshman of the Year … Named first team All-WAC … Earned WAC Player of the Week honours twice … Redshirted during the 2013-14 season.

PERSONAL LIFE

Name is pronounced Pass-CAL See-AH-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 … Participated in the NBA and FIBA’s Basketball without Borders (BWB) Africa Camp in 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.