While Pascal Siakam has undoubtedly been a force scoring the ball, in order to take that next step he still has a little ways to go to help elevate the teammates around him. (By loung_s)
The 26-year-old has struggled at times this season with turnovers and has gotten into foul trouble usually when teams have sent double teams his way. The mistakes he’s made are only natural, however, as this is the first time in his NBA career – maybe his entire basketball-playing life – he’s seen this level of attention from opponents trying to stop him.
“Understanding that you’re going to get attention, and know how to be aggressive, and know how to defer,” Siakam said in a conference call Sunday. “It’s something that I’m learning and continuing to get better at. It’s an exciting time, just working every day, trying to improve and seeing things that defences are going to throw at me and adjust based on that.”
“He’s been unbelievable for us all season and I think he’s continued to grow,” Raptors guard Matt Thomas said of Siakam. “I see him every single day always working on his craft. Whether that be his ball-handling, his playmaking ability, obviously he can score the basketball at all three levels –getting to the rim, mid-range, getting fouled and shooting the ball from three extremely well this year, too.
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