NBA Twitter reacts to Pascal Siakam getting traded to Indiana: ‘Big time trade’
The Indiana Pacers have landed Pascal Siakam via a trade that sends Bruce Brown Jr. and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors.
NBA Twitter was quick to react to the biggest trade news of the season so far.
BREAKING: The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire All-Star F Pascal Siakam in a deal that will send Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors. New Orleans will be a third team in deal, sending Kira Lewis to the Raptors.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 17, 2024
Masai Ujiri turned OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam into…
Immanuel Quickley
RJ Barrett
Bruce Brown
Jordan Nwora
Kira Lewis
First round pick
First round pick
First round pick
Second round pick pic.twitter.com/9nFyOfST3y— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) January 17, 2024
Pascal Siakam is on an expiring $37.9M contract.
He is eligible to sign a 2 year $81.5M extension with Indiana up until June 30.
The Pacers inherit his bird rights and can sign him to five year $247M contract in July.
Siakam is no longer super max eligible because he was…
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) January 17, 2024
Raptors fans seeing they got 3 first-rounders for Siakam:pic.twitter.com/imbWJkhJLO
— theScore (@theScore) January 17, 2024
Pacers roster:
Pascal Siakam
Tyrese Haliburton
Myles Turner
Bennedict Mathurin
Buddy Hield
Isaiah Jackson
Obi Toppin
Jarace Walker
TJ McConnell
Andrew Nembhard
Aaron NesmithTop __ squad in the East. pic.twitter.com/5437AU964P
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 17, 2024
Big time trade with Pascal Siakam going to the Pacers. So much to break down…@KeithSmithNBA and I will be live momentarily!
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) January 17, 2024
There it is. End of an era in Toronto. Siakam was the last remaining piece from the 2019 championship core, and now it's official: his iconic Raptors tenure is over. https://t.co/x33bE4jq2y
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) January 17, 2024
Haliburton + Siakam is going to be wild
— Fat Kid Deals (@FatKidDeals) January 17, 2024
Siakam and Haliburton this season:
Pascal — Tyrese —
22.2 PPG 23.6 PPG
6.3 RPG 12.5 APG
4.9 APG 3.4 3PMBest Indiana duo since _______ . pic.twitter.com/SiFdTg6LU7
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 17, 2024
3 first round picks for Siakam???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— 𝙏𝙚𝙯 (@TezFrm901) January 17, 2024
Haliburton/Siakam two-man game is gonna be a thing of beauty.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 17, 2024
Siakam will fit awesomely in Indiana, and was one of the greatest Raptors success stories of all time.
— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) January 17, 2024
And there it is.
Pascal Siakam is no longer a Raptor. https://t.co/ewStoA3Gqj
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) January 17, 2024
Pascal Siakam was a great Raptor, full stop. He just aged out of where the Raptors are, now. He'll be great in Indiana.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) January 17, 2024
Exclusive first look at Pascal Siakam as a Indiana Pacer. pic.twitter.com/TV7ko1l7Ry
— nba paint (@nba_paint) January 17, 2024
Haliburton and Siakam is a nice duo.
3 first-round picks tho? For an expiring?
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) January 17, 2024
Good trade for Pacers!!! Siakam can’t be 1a on a good team, let him be the 2nd or 3rd option and yall got a good team
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) January 17, 2024
I mean, I don't know. It feels like the Raptors dropped the ball here from start to finish with Siakam.
The haul is … fine?? Considering the circumstances. But dealing with Indiana and not getting ONE of their young pieces is pure mismanagement by Toronto's front office.
— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) January 17, 2024
Pascal Siakam was easily one of the coolest stories in Raptors history. Arguably one of the best development stories in basketball history. Will forever be amongst the best in franchise history. An NBA champion. The windex bottle laugh. A leader. All-NBA.
Indy got a good one.
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) January 17, 2024
