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By Josh Wilson
Pascal Siakam has stepped it up every year
Four years, 25% max salary projected $129,920,000 (32,480,000 per year)
Pascal Siakam had a breakout year last season, winning Most Improved Player of the Year.
He was awarded with a max salary, and came out of the gates hot this year after winning an NBA title last summer.
Siakam piled more onto his per-game averages after a stellar year this year. He’s averaging 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game on 45.9 percent shooting from the field.
Siakam has posted a PER of 18.7.
Incredibly, Siakam has been one of the main reasons the Raptors have been able to remain competitive despite losing Kawhi Leonard after his sole season with the Raptors this summer. He was an incredible find late in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft and is a great example of how good the Raptors have become as a developmental team.
Siakam amazingly still feels raw in some ways. His lanky and thin frame feels like it still is that of an unproven but high-upside draft prospect despite what he’s been able to create already in the NBA.
Siakam is an ever-growing ball of clay that the Raps can mold and feed into as they grow.