ATLANTA—The Raptors have great plans for Pascal Siakam in the future, and the second-year forward brightens up when he starts talking about them. Coach Dwane Casey envisions a day when Siakam will be a de facto offensive facilitator, a fast-break-leading ball handler who can get the team easy transition baskets by grabbing a rebound and taking off. Their skill set is really developed into that.” Siakam, just 23 years old and only 100 games into his career, welcomes an expanded role. It helps you in every aspect of the game, knowing that you are a part of the offence. In the short term, Siakam needs to keep running the floor and finishing at the rim, as he does so well, but he also needs to be a more effective three-point shooter.

Source: thestar January 24, 2018 22:41 UTC