Stephen A. reacts to the Pascal Siakam trade: They aren’t ALTERING the balance of power 👀

Stephen A. reacts to the Pascal Siakam trade: They aren’t ALTERING the balance of power 👀

Kevin H back with you on Sports Center the breaking news the Pacers acquiring All-Star forward Pascal seaka in a trade that sends Bruce Brown Jordan war and three first round picks to the Raptors sources tell our Adrien rinowski on Wednesday sakam who can be a free agent

This July is averaging over 22 points per game no doubt Malik Andrews and the countdown crew have more on the Eastern Conference shake up hey well thank you so much hey alongside Stephen A Smith Michael wilbon Bob Myers I’m Malika Andrew so El just mentioned it the

Pacers they made quite a move today acquiring Pascal cakam from the Toronto Raptors to pair with Tyrese halberton in what has been the best offense in the NBA this season but the question Stephen A is what does that do to shake up the top of the Eastern Conference if

Anything nothing absolutely nothing I mean I’m not I’m not concerned about that I mean I appreciate the move that they made I definitely think he’s an All-Star caliber player it makes them better Hal Burton is a stud I get all of that Miles turn and those Brothers can

Play major props to them OB be topping miss him with the Knicks he’s doing good things there Rick caral is a championship and an exceptional coach but when I think about Milwaukee Boston Philly okay I don’t see them moving any of those three maybe Miami and the

Knicks maybe not I just don’t see them altering the balance of power in the Eastern Conference I think that’s completely fair I think it maybe a first round series could become interesting though particularly because against those three teams the the Pacers they’re seven and four against them without

Pascal I mean look my partner over here Stephen A the the the key word the first answer nothing is is true even though it’s hard for me to completely agree with you but he’s right he’s right he’s right you’re learning yeah yeah apparently um you said it too Malika it

Makes it more competitive and not now it doesn’t change things now there’s three teams in the east in my opinion this doesn’t put him in that group I don’t even know if I put it some in the top four but maybe next year it’s it’s it’s

Hard this may not land well with people but it’s hard to get players in Indiana it’s it’s not as easy as it is in some of the major markets so you get a chance to get a pascal cakam looks like he wants to resign those are the reports

Hard to get Wing players halberton is going to keep getting better and better um so I like the move I like the move it may maybe they grow into something but today Malika to answer your question it doesn’t change things at the top of the

East let me just be the contrarian for a second I wouldn’t do it huh don’t do it just to I I don’t I don’t disagree with you guys wholly but I will just say this if you in a five four five series and you get into that position if you’re

Indiana and it’s not impossible they get to a five then you better be worried if you’re the number four seed in the first round playoff series yes and by the way the Milwaukee Bucks who couldn’t stop the four of us defensively right now how are they going to deal with that much offensive

Production potentially from from the Pacers and Rick Carlile a coach who does know how to deploy them so yeah you guys are right I mean this is not a this is not a move that’s going to shake it’s not going to scare Boston it might scare

Milwaukee a little just a little bit in the series yeah let’s not go awarding the 76ers uh a championship just yet or a final four spot just yet considering you know they sort of let you down sure I mean the the Clippers and the Sixers are in a similar spot the Dallas Cowboys

Position show me you don’t get extra credit I don’t I don’t trust you I don’t believe in you prove it so I think the Pacers have made a nice little move here no is it going to shake things up at the top no but you might be a little nervous

If you’re one of those teams you got to play them in the series I personally believe that despite what you just said and despite what I initiated the conversation with that you were just very very cruel to the citizens in Indiana because you compared them to the Cowboys the and the

Clippers saying what I’m saying is Cowboy haven’t shown anybody anything in 29 years now I mean this is new what every was showing people nothing I blame you I blame you for bringing up the Cowboys you should know if you do that he’s going to go he’s going to go off in any

Direction is a beautiful thing it has been a very beautiful week before we totally Dallas Cowboys let’s send it back to you we’ll see you at the top of the hour for NBA Countdown that’ll do it for us for Now yeah

Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers, Michael Wilbon and Malika Andrews react to Pascal Siakam getting traded to the Indiana Pacers from the Toronto Raptors.

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