[Wolstat] Every time the Raptors play the Pacers I’m reminded how surprised I was the Raptors didn’t get Jackson, Nesmith or Jalen Smith in the Pascal deal.
Every time the Raptors play the Pacers I'm reminded how surprised I was the Raptors didn't get Jackson, Nesmith or Jalen Smith in the Pascal deal.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) April 9, 2024
by EarthWarping
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Itās kind of funny how bad a deal it was. Like it feels like a Babcock era trade.
LMAOOOOOOOOOO same fam same. FO really dropped the ball on the trade.
Don’t forget Obi Toppin!
The FO did too
we didn’t have any leverage. there were no other good offers for the pacers to compete against.
and no thanks to maxing Siakam so we can just be mid for another 5 years.
Siakam is an expiring so we had no leverage. Should have traded him last season or in the summer but I digress
Didnāt get Nembhard, Mathurin, Walker, Jalen Smith, IJax, Sheppard, Toppin or Nesmith. 8 iyoung talented players + the 2 āstarsā in Hali and Turner were off limits. And all we got was salary filler + 16 and 28 pick in this draft (worst in last decade) + a future pick. Basically one future pick for Pascal and All NBA player who was begging to resignā¦.horrible trade.
when has a team ever gotten a good deal for a star player on an expiring contract? you don’t have leverage in that situation especially when there’s only one team with serious interest
Why would you be surprised? When was the last time we made a good trade?
everyone forgets Pascal couldn’t make a 3 to save his life and his fit was awkward with a lot of teams that needed spacing or assurance he’s wanting to stay
Oh, all you have to do is ask for players, stupid Masai! I’m shocked he didn’t try that!
We didn’t get Walker either which was a name they threw out a lot.
FO really betting on these 2 picks
Let’s be real Indiana wasn’t going to give us any of those players. Maybe Jackson at the most and I’m pretty sure the Indiana trade was the only good one out there. Plus they had to trade him somewhere where siakam would possibly re sign so nothing we could leverage. Siakam probably made it worse.
Pascal must be coming back to the Raps! š
Or Toppin
No need to cry over Jalen Smith; we can just sign him this summer if want.
Pascal got the superstar treatment – he picked his spot and made sure to kill every other offer to make sure it happened. This is just how star players move around these days
Not many teams wanted to give pascal a max. Thatās really a big factor in his lack of trade value that people donāt acknowledge
And Iām surprised the Pacers didnāt get more wins that what they should expect with acquiring Siakam
Itās not hard to put two and two together. Pascal said he wouldnāt resign with team while being on an expiring. He tanked his value probably out of spite not that I blame him.
Shouldāve at least got Toppin
The thing that bothers me about the Siakam trade will never be that they traded him but how long they waited to do so. Iām very curious what the actual offers were over the years for him. Heās not a superstar player and never will be. He does have a ring though, has a few All NBA nods and all star selections too. He wonāt transform a teams defence but he will be a plus in the right system. I think with how heās been for the Pacers so far has basically proved my point that this guy was good but heavily overrated by fans. Pacers may be the best team for his game, he should thrive in that system, everyone around him is a better shooter that can create space for him to slash and play off ball. They have a lot of ball movement and play fast, everything on paper made sense yet it hasnāt really paid off for them.
The best asset on our team and we got Pennies on the dollar for him
I thought for sure the Raptors were getting Jackson, and he would be blowing up right now if they had
Masai lucky that OG trade was good
Couldāve been the most terrible return for OG and siakam and weād be pretty down bad for the next 10 years
Having RJ and quickly basically jump started the rebuild by at least half a decadeĀ