Only four players in NBA history have had a game with 35+ PTS, 10+ REB and 10+ AST on >75% FG.
Wilt Chamberlain
Clyde Drexler
Nikola Jokic
Pascal Siakam
Bill Simmons ranking Fred VanVleet fifteen spots lower than Jalen Brunson in trade value because VanVleet is "slightly expensive" and just a starter and Brunson is a "playoff guy" has ruined my lunch.
Something needs to be done about fans being priced out of these games,
@Raptors
.
Disappointing to see lots of empty seats in the third quarter because these "fans" are too cool to get back when the game starts.
Joel Embiid is playing through an orbital bone fracture after finishing second in MVP voting and Sixers fans are booing the team in an elimination game.
Scottie Barnes is the only rookie in the class who is Top 5 in points, rebounds, assists and FG%.
Scottie is also top five in blocks and steals per game.
The 2019 Raptors really broke up the Sixers, knocked out that year's MVP and an all-time great in Giannis, and went up 3-1 on a team that knocked out the Rockets and swept the Blazers without KD.
One of the best single season runs in NBA history.
We need to talk about how Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics get a pass from the NBA media. Last season, the Raptors got off to a 2-6 start and every night was a referendum on Pascal Siakam as a player.
Can he be a
#1
option? Was he even an All-Star last season? 1/5 Thread
Going into tonight, there were 42 games in NBA history where a player recorded 50+ PTS with no more than 25 field goals attempted.
Tonight was game
#43
This season, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet are two of the most frequently doubled players in the NBA.
They are also both in the top five for team points per possession when they are doubled. That's superstar status.
"When you play a team like Toronto, they don't really care. It seems like, most of the time, they don't care about winning. They just want to shut down the other star players." 👀👀👀
- Joel Embiid
(Via
@BySamDiGiovanni
)
Let’s make one thing very clear: You DO NOT trade Scottie Barnes. Don’t. Trade. Scottie. Barnes. If that’s the price of doing business for Kevin Durant then just walk away.
Assuming there are no additional injury replacements, Pascal Siakam will become only the 5th player since 1997 to miss the All-Star Game averaging 20+ PTS, 8.5+ REB and 5+ AST.
When discussing Pascal Siakam chasing Top 5 status,
@HousefromDC
said he would need to average “8.5 rebounds per game or something crazy like that.”
Yes, it would be crazy if Pascal Siakam averaged exactly 8.5 rebounds for a season.
On this day two years ago, the Toronto Raptors clinched their first ever NBA Championship! In Game 6, Pascal Siakam added 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in 46 minutes.
With that performance, Pascal Siakam ended the NBA Finals averaging 20 PTS, 8 REB and 4 AST on 51% FG.
Top 10 Raptors of All Time
1. Kyle Lowry
2. DeMar DeRozan
3. Pascal Siakam
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Vince Carter
6. Chris Bosh
7. Jose Calderon
8. Fred VanVleet
9. Jonas Valanciunas
10. Morris Peterson
If Pascal Siakam was averaging 18 PTS on 42% FG and 21% 3FG for a month and then tried to fight his teammate and coach during a timeout, how would the NBA media react?
The Raptors were on a 54 win pace after January 1st and won more games than all but one team in the NBA in that stretch.
They’re supposed to be a play-in team next year?!?
Adam Silver will pick Kevin Durant's injury replacement. Here are three reasons Pascal Siakam should be that pick.
#1
- He is one of three players in the East averaging 20+ PTS, 8+ REB, and 5+ AST.
There’s growing sentiment Toronto star Pascal Siakam — who’s on an expiring deal — would not re-sign with a team who attempts to trade for him as his preference is to remain with the Raptors, sources tell
@NBAonTNT
,
@BleacherReport
.
The Last Two Minute Report confirms that in the last 7 seconds:
- DeMar DeRozan travels before drawing a foul
- Alex Caruso flopped to draw a charge on Pascal Siakam
If the Raptors traded OG Anunoby and didn't get Jonathan Kuminga and pick(s) back, that would have been the wrong decision
If the Raptors traded Fred VanVleet and didn't get Terance Mann and pick(s), that would have been the wrong decision
We move
Damn, Joel Embiid didn't even get an ovation from the crowd in the final game of his MVP-caliber season.
Hope there are no kids around to hear what those fans might be saying.