Pascal Siakam’s Fit on the Pacers with Caitlin Cooper | Raptors Show Clips

Pascal Siakam’s Fit on the Pacers with Caitlin Cooper | Raptors Show Clips

[ ♪♪ ] >> Will: WELCOME BACK TO “THE RAPTORS SHOW” ON THE SPORTSNET RADIO NETWORK. I’M WILL LOU JOINED BY COHOST BLAKE MURPHY. YOU HAVE GOT A COOL SHIRT THERE. THIS IS A HOT GIRL BASKETBALL T-SHIRT. PRETTY GIRLS CAN GUARD TOO. KAITLYN COOPER THE POST OF

BASKETBALL SHE WROTE. PRETTY GIRLS CAN SHOOT TOO. >> Blake: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL SHIRT. >> I’M WEARING THE OTHER ONE TOO. WE MATCH. >> Blake: I’M GLAD WE CHOSE THE OTHER ONE TOO. ALL-STARS IN YOUR HOOD THIS WEEKEND. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

>> I’M EXCITED. IT’S ALWAYS GOOD FOR ALL-STAR WEEKEND. IT FALLS OVER MY BIRTHDAY AND MY SISTER’S BIRTHDAY. IT’S SOMETHING I DID AS A KID GROWING UP. TO BE IN INDIANA IS SPECIAL ESPECIALLY WITH TYRESE HALIBURTON AS A STARTER. WORKS OUT. >> Blake: HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY

TO YOU AND YOUR SISTER. >> THANK YOU. >> Will: ARE YOU GOING TO THE WEEKEND ITSELF? THE FESTIVITIES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. >> YEAH. I’M GOING SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT WAS A DIFFERENT THING. THEY OPENED THAT UP TO INDIANA RESIDENTS. A LOT OF LOCALS ARE GOING TO

THAT ONE. I’M NOT GOING TO THE ACTUAL ALL-STAR GAME. THAT ONE WAS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE. >> Blake: IF YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR SISTER, YOU CAN’T DO THE MEDIA PASS THING. I WANT TO RUN THIS BY YOU. YOU’RE TOO NICE TO DO THIS.

IN SPIRIT YOU WOULD DO IT. THERE’S A COURT SET UP AT THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU ARRIVE NIGHT NOW. I MAINTAINED THERE SHOULD BE ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO YOUR BASKETBALL SKILL. I WANT FANS TO BE ABLE TO HOOP ON THAT COURT BUT THERE’S A

PLAYER HATER’S BALL GOING ON OF PLAYERS COMMENTING AS FANS PLAY ON THAT GIANT SPECIAL AIRPORT COURT. THAT COULD BE — NOT FUN. IT WOULD BE REALLY MEAN. IT WOULD BE FUNNY. >> WHEN I SAW THAT THEY HAD ERECTED THAT AT THE AIRPORT, ARE WE COOL NOW?

THERE’S A BASKETBALL COURT AT THE INDIANA AIRPORT. WE HAVE A GREAT AIRPORT. IT’S MUCH BETTER. >> Blake: WE NEED THE REASONS TO GET TO THE AIRPORT WHICH IS ALL-STAR WEEKEND. LET’S PIVOT TO THE PACERS ACTUAL BASKETBALL TEAM. HE PACERS ACQUIRED PASC SIAKAM. THAT’S COOL.

WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? TYRESE HALIBURTON MISSED A BUNCH OF THE FIRST GAMES. HE LOOKED LESS THAN A HUNDRED PERCENT IN THE LAST HANDFUL HERE SINCE HE’S BEEN BACK. THOSE CAVEATS ASIDE, HOW IS THIS WORKING OUT SO FAR? HOW DOES THE PASCAL SIAKAM LOOK FIT?

>> ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT THE MOST. I WON’T GO INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY Xs AND Os MACHINATIONS IN PHOENIX, HE WAS THE INBOUND PLAYER. YOU COULD TELL HE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THE PLAY WAS. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO RUN ACROSS. THEN WE’RE GOING TO DO THIS.

I THINK THAT OBI TOPPIN ENDED UP SCORING ON THAT PLAY. I DON’T EXACTLY REMEMBER. PASCAL HAD 31 POINTS IN THAT GAME. HE DIDN’T KNOW THE PLAYS. THEY HAD A PRACTICE WITH HIM. THEY HAD TO INPUT THEIR OFFENCE. THAT’S HOW ORGANICALLY HE’S ABLE TO FIND HIS SPOTS WITHIN WHAT

THE PACERS ARE DOING. IT’S BEEN BETTER THAN EXPECTED. WITH TYRESE BEING OUT, HE WAS SEEING A LOT OF EXTRA COVERAGE EVEN AGAINST DENVER. THEY DIDN’T HAVE AS MUCH SHOOTING OUT ON THE FLOOR. HE’S ABLE TO COME TO HIS POINTS ORGANICALLY. HE CAN SET A TOUCHSCREEN.

HE’S GOING TO GO INTO A BOY DRIVE. HE FITS WITH WHAT THEY DO IN TRANSITION. THE EARLY BULLY GETS THE BALL. HE’S GOING TO GET DOWN THERE AND SET A SEAL. THEY’RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO THEM. A LOT OF WHAT THEY’RE DOING ON THE FLOOR HAS BEEN SEAMLESS.

THERE ARE ONE OR TWO MOMENTS I GET TO SEE THIS GUY PLAY BASKETBALL. I DON’T THINK MILES HAD ANYBODY WITH PASCAL’S SKILL SET. IT’S BEEN EASY. TYPICALLY THEY WILL CROSS MATCH THE FIVE ONTO THAT PLAYER AND GUARD MILES. MILES HAS GROWN AS A POST UP THREAT.

WHEN THE PACERS PLAYED THE SIXERS WITH PASCAL, THEY DID THAT. THEY PUT EMBIID ON PASCAL. I CAN SNATCH BACK AND GET AROUND THE DEFENCE. THEY FLIPPED THAT MATCHUP AROUND. EMBIID IS ON MILES. I WILL DRIVE AT EMBIID. YOU’RE GOING TO HELP ON MY DRIVE. MILES IS SHOOTING AT THREE.

MILES IS ACTUALLY A FIVE DEFENDED BY FIVE. SAME THING WITH KRISTAPS PORZINGIS. PASCAL IS START-STOP, START-STOP MAKING PORZINGIS CHOP HIS FEET IN SPACE. THEY DIDN’T WANT THAT MATCHUP. HE CAN BE VERSATILE OFFENSIVELY AND PLUGGED INTO PLAYS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. DEFENSIVELY IT’S A LITTLE BIT

MORE OF A MIXED BAG. >> Will: WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE DEFENCE IN A SECOND. FOR PASCAL, HE WANTED TO PLAY WITH A STRETCH FIVE. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, HE ASKED FOR MYLES TURNER IN PARTICULAR IF MYLES WOULD COME TO TORONTO.

AT LEAST HE GOT MYLES TURNER JUST NOW IN INDIANA. HE’S SHOOTING 63% FROM TWO PASCAL IS. 42% FROM THREE WHICH IS A NICE TIME FOR HIM. FREE THROWS MORE INCONSISTENT FOR HIM. I GUESS YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT AS MUCH. WE HAVEN’T SEEN THE BEST OF TYRESE HALIBURTON.

IS THERE THE SIGN OF A TWO-MAN GAME FORMING. HOW ARE TWO ECOSYSTEMS OVERLAPPING? >> AT THIS POINT THEY HAVE PLAYED LESS THAN 200 MINUTES TOGETHER. IN ONE OF THE GAMES THEY DID PLAY, I COMPARED IT TO A Mr. POTATO HEAD WITH THE ARM AND

THE EYE SOCKET AND THE EYE STUCK TO THE FOOT, THE PACERS WERE TRYING TO REARRANGE THE MINUTES RESTRICTION. TYRESE CAME OFF TO THE BENCH SO THEY COULD PLAY HIM IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. THE LINEUPS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. THERE’S BEEN ROTATIONAL STUFF

THAT MADE IT SO THEY HAVEN’T PLAYED A TON TOGETHER. THAT BEING SAID, THEY EXIST IN SEPARATE SPHERES TO A DEGREE. THERE’S NOT BEEN OFF SIAKAM. TYRESE SET FOUR SCREENS FOR HIM SO FAR. TYRESE ISN’T A PHYSICAL SCREENER. PASCAL SET 40, 45 PICKS. THEY DON’T GO TO IT A TON.

PASCAL IS GUARDED BY MILES BRIDGES. IF HE SETS THE SCREEN, THAT’S A TOUGHER WING DEFENDER. IF YOU HAVE MILES SET IT, YOU HUNT THE DEFENDER. IT’S A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO RUN TO SPECIFIC TWO-MAN GAME ACTIONS FOR THEM UNLESS IT’S A QUICK TOUCHSCREEN OUT OF THE CORNER SO

PASCAL CAN GET TYRESE’S GUY INTO A POST UP. THAT’S WHERE YOU SEE THEIR CHEMISTRY A LITTLE BIT MORE. IF PASCAL IS IN THE POST AND HAVE TYRESE WIN A SPLIT ACTION, THAT’S GREAT. TYPICALLY THAT DEFENDER, LIKE, IF YOU SET A FLARE FOR TYRESE

OFF A POST ENTRY PASS, THAT pDE. IT’S AN EASY ISOLATION FOR PASCAL. A SCREEN ISN’T BEING INVOLVED. PASCAL GETS DOWNHILL WITH HIS STRONGHAND. IT’S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO WATCH. BUDDY HIELD COULD HAVE ACTED LIKE A BRIDGE. HE’S A STACK SCREENER FOR PASCAL.

IN TERMS OF THAT CONSECUTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN THEM, I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO MISS THAT A LITTLE BIT. >> Blake: I WANT TO COME BACK TO THE BUDDY HIELD TRADE IN A MINUTE. I HAVE THOUGHTS. I WONDER IF YOUR THOUGHTS LINE UP WITH THAT.

ON THE PASCAL FRONT, ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE, I WATCHED THE FIRST COUPLE OF GAMES AS MUCH AS I COULD. HALIBURTON WAS OUT. GUARDING KD. AT LEAST 1-ON-1 HE LOOKED LIKE WE SAW IN TORONTO. IT WASN’T THE LEVEL IT HAD BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT WASN’T BAD.

I STARTED WATCHING SOME MORE RECENT PACERS DEFENSIVE TAPE LAST NIGHT. MOST OF THE INTERESTING GAMES ENDED UP BEING BLOWOUTS AROUND THE NBA. IT LOOKS LESS GOOD, AT LEAST IN SCREEN NAVIGATION AND HELP PRINCIPLES. GIVEN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM BRUCE BROWN AND TORONTO SO FAR,

IS THE THEORY HERE THAT INDIANA IS WHERE DEFENCE GOES TO DIE? >> I’LL BE INTERESTED TO FIND OUT. I WANT TO SEE MORE OF BRUCE TONIGHT AND SEE THE TORONTO RAPTORS. PHOENIX, THAT’S A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT. THEY’RE EXPERIMENTING WITH HOW THEY WANTED TO USE PASCAL.

IN THAT GAME THEY HAD HIM START OUT AGAINST DEVIN BOOKER. YOU WASN’T SUPER FOND OF THAT MATCHUP. THEY FLIPPED IT AROUND. THEY WERE SEEING IF THEY COULD BE A BACK LINE SCREENER. >> I WAS IMPRESSED IN THOSE FEW GAMES. THEY DIDN’T PLAY WITH MILES. THEY NEEDED TO GO SMALLER.

THERE WERE POSSESSIONS THAT I CLIPPED. THE SMALL BALL LINEUP WAS EFFECTIVE FOR THEM. OVER THESE LAST FEW, IT’S TOUGH TO PINPOINT WHAT’S GOING ON THERE. AGAINST HOUSTON THEY HAD HIM PLAYING OFF BALL. HE WAS IN A NO MAN’S LAND HE WAS HELPING AND HE WASN’T.

HE WASN’T COVERING THE SHOOTER EITHER AND IN CHARLOTTE, THERE WAS A LOT OF SLIPPAGE. THAT WAS A BAD LOSS FOR THE PACERS. THE HORNETS ADDED SOME SHOOTING. JUST A LOT OF SCREEN NAVIGATION ISSUES WHERE HE’S NOT GETTING OVER THE TOP. HE’S GETTING INTO CONTACT ON

PLAYER SCREENS AND PIN DOWNS. CLOSING HARD TO BRIDGES’ LEFT HAND. BRIDGES IS A LEFT-HANDED PLAYER. NOT BEING ABLE TO GET BACK IN FRONT. THE HORNETS PLAYED FIVE OUT AND COULDN’T STAY IN FRONT. ALSO A LOT OF FOUR FIVE ACTIONS. ROLLERS WERE GETTING LOOSE. THE PACERS NEEDED HIM TO STEP IT

UP DEFENSIVELY. THEY PROBABLY NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TOO. GIANNIS, EVAN MOBLEY ARE NOT GREAT SCREEN NAVIGATORS. THERE’S A REASON GIANNIS GETS PLAYED OFF BALL. HE EXCELS. IT’S EASY TO SCREEN BIGGER GUYS OUT OF ACTION. HE’S A SWITCH DEFENDER. DON’T BE PUTTING HIM ON MOVEMENT SHOOTERS.

PROBABLY THEY NEED TO KEEP TINKERING. HOPEFULLY AFTER THE ALL-STAR BREAK, HOPEFUL AFTER TONIGHT, BEING BACK IN TORONTO WILL SPARK MORE OF WHAT WE SAW IN THE FIVE OR SIX GAMES. THEY NEED HIM TO TURN IT UP ON THAT END OF THE FLOOR.

>> Will: WE DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT IN TORONTO AS WELL. TO START THE SEASON, I THOUGHT HE WAS OKAY. AS THE SEASON WENT ON, HIS DEFENCE WAS DROPPING OFF MORE AND MORE. I DON’T KNOW. THERE WERE LOTS OF MOMENTS WHERE PASCAL STANDS OUT DEFENSIVELY.

THE RAPTORS USED TO PUT HIM ON QUICKER POINT GUARDS. RAPTORS WERE PLAYING WASHINGTON THIS THE FIRST ROUND. WE NEED SOMEONE TO GUARD JOHN WALL. PASCAL HAD THE QUICK FEET AND THE LENGTH. THE REPUTATION CAME OFF AND OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE. I WONDER HOW MUCH IS AGE-RELATED

AND CONTRACTOR-RELATED. INDIANA WAS LOOKING FOR A TWO-WAY PLAYER. OFFENSIVELY GETTING EVERYTHING YOU WOULD REALLY WANT. DEFENSIVELY THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE OF A STEP THERE. I DON’T KNOW. PASCAL IS NOT A STOPPER CARRIER. >> Blake: NOT A STOPPER. SOME OF THE TEAM LEVELS. I THINK KAITLYN WOULD HAVE A

BETTER READ ON THIS. THE 1-ON-1 STUFF HAS BEEN BETTER THAN I HAVE GOT TO FLOAT THROUGH A COUPLE OF SCREENS HERE. I’M STUCK BETWEEN HELPING AND STAYING ON MY WEAK SIDE GUY. THE BUDDY HIELD STRAYED WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO. CAITLIN, WE DIDN’T TALK TO YOU AFTER THE TRADE DEADLINE.

THE PACERS SENT BUDDY HIELD. THEY ATTACHED ONE OF THOSE TO MCDERMOTT. WHY DID THEY DO THIS? THE PASCAL TRADE IS A WIN-NOW TRADE WITH THE OPTION TO RE-SIGN HIM IN THE OFF-SEASON. BUDDY HIELD IS ALSO A FREE AGENT. THIS TRADE MAKES THEM WORSE AT A

TIME WHEN THEY MADE A WIN NOW MOVE. >> IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT INCONGRUENT. IT GOES BACK TO THE BUSINESS OF BASKETBALL. THE PACERS GAVE HIM A FAIR CONTRACT EXTENSION NUMBER TO START THE SEASON. IT GOT REPORTED AT THE TIME THAT

BUDDY WANTED TO TEST THAT AND SEE IF HE COULD POTENTIALLY GET A BETTER DEAL. THE PACERS FELT IT WAS LIKELY THEY WEREN’T GOING TO RETAIN HIM. THAT WAS THE DEAL THEY MADE. THEY NEEDED A MOVEMENT SHOOTER. THEY GOT DID YOU GO MCDERMOTT. I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE

OF WATCHING DOUG THE LAST TIME THAT HE WAS YEAR. DOUG IS A MOVEMENT SHOOTER WHO IS GOING TO PLAY WELL WITH SABONIS. HE FIRES OFF OF HANDOFFS. BUDDY IS A MOVEMENT SHOOTER OF I’M GOING TO SPRINT TO THE LINE IN TRANSITION AND SLIP OUT INTO

SPACE AND BE SAVVY WITH WHETHER I’M GOING TO HIT AND HOLD CONTACT OR LEAK OUT. SLIDING UP AND DOWN THE THREE-POINT LINE. IT’S A LOSS. LIKE I SAID, THE CONSECUTIVE TISSUE THAT WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN THERE. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EARLY SIGN.

I MADE A JOKE ON A KNICKS PODCAST. BUDDY SET 8 SCREENS FOR PASCAL PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST CLUE THIS PARTNERSHIP WASN’T GOING TO BE SUPER LONG. THEY DIDN’T EVEN LOOK AT THAT. THEY DIDN’T LOOK AT A PICK AND ROLL TO GET PASCAL DOWNHILL AGAINST JALEN.

ANDREW NEMBHARD WAS PUTTING PRECIOUS ACHIUWA’S SWITCHY DEFENCE ON THE BALL AGAINST ANDREW NEMBHARD. THAT’S OUT THERE. DOUG HASN’T SHOT THE BALL SUPER WELL. HE’S CAPABLE OF GETTING THE SHOTS. IN THE IMMEDIATE, IT’S GOING TO BE A DOWNGRADE. BUDDY IS HELPING THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS.

THEY’RE AHEAD OF THE PACERS IN THE STANDINGS. DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO WATCH. >> Will: ARE YOU EXPECTING DOUG MCDERMOTT? HE’S BEEN A RAPTOR KILLER AS A MEMBER OF THE BULLS, PACERS AND SPURS. >> Blake: LET’S HOPE THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE PACERS.

WE NEED TO GO INTO THE ALL-STAR BREAK WITH A WIN. >> Will: THE RAPTORS ALSO NEED THIS WIN. NARRATIVELY, IT WOULD BE GOOD IF SCOTTIE TOOK OVER AND WON THIS MATCHUP. THIS IS WHY THE RAPTORS PIVOTED TO THIS NEW DIRECTION. I HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF PACERS

GAMES AS WELL. THE GUY WHO CATCHES MY EYE IS AARON NESMITH. HE’S A SCORER NOW IN ADDITION TO THE ENERGY HE PUTS OUT ON DEFENCE. TALK TO ME ABOUT HIS ROLL IN ALL OF THIS. HE’S STEPPING UP AS THE NUMBER THREE BEHIND THE TOP TWO OBVIOUSLY.

>> HE’S THE ONE PERSON FOR A LOT OF THE SEASON, IT WASN’T CLEAR WHO WOULD BE IN THE CLOSING LINEUP. IT TO BE TYRESE AND MILES. WHO ARE THE OTHER THREE PEOPLE GOING TO BE? THAT’S A GOOD THING. THEY HAVE ADAPTABILITY. WHO ELSE WERE YOU GOING TO COUNT

ON DEFINITIVELY IN SITUATIONS IN NOW THEY HAVE PASCAL. AARON SOLIDIFIED AND SEPARATED THIS IS SOMEBODY WE WANT OUT THERE FOR THE REASONS YOU JUST SAID. HE’S GOING TO PLAY IT A HUNDRED PERCENT NO MATTER WHAT. AARON NESMITH IS GOING TO PLAY HARD.

WHO HE IS, SHOT THE BALL A LOT BETTER. THEY ADJUSTED WITH HIM. HOP STEP SHOOTER, HE’S A SCENER HAS HIT SOME SHOTS. HE TAKES STEPS FORWARD FOR THEM. IN PART, NOT COMPLETELY, HIS INSERTION INTO THE STARTING LINEUP BECAUSE THEY HAD PUT JALEN SMITH AT THE FORE.

THEY WERE PLAYING BIGGER BEFORE THEY ACQUIRED PASCAL. AARON IS PARTIALLY WHY ANDREW NEMBHARD IS STARTING. A TWO-GAME STRETCH AARON WAS GUARDING JALEN BRUNSON AT THE POINT OF THE ATTACK. HE’S SOMEBODY DEFENSIVELY HE CAN BE A FOUL MACHINE. HE WANTS TO PLAY WITH CONTACT. HE’S GOING TO PRESSURE FULL

COURT. HE PICKS UP FOULS. BY PUTTING ANDREW NEMBHARD, THEY CAN PUT ANDREW NEMBHARD THERE. AARON ISN’T GETTING INTO QUITE AS MUCH FOUL TROUBLE. >> Will: NEMBHARD WAS ONE OF THE PIECES I WOULD HAVE LOVED SEEING COME TO TORONTO IN THAT TRADE. THE RAPTORS NEEDED MORE DEPTH.

QUICKLEY IS THE FUTURE STARTING POINT GUARD. >> Blake: HE’S STARTING NOW NEXT TO TYRESE HALIBURTON. YOU CAN MAKE THAT WORK. >> Will: JUST REAL QUICKLY, ANDREW DID SAY, I THINK, TODAY AND SPEAKING TO LOCAL REPORTERS HERE HE WOULD WANT TO PLAY FOR TEAM CANADA IF POSSIBLE.

IF HE WERE TO PLAY FOR TEAM CANADA, WHAT KIND OF ROLE DO YOU THINK HE WOULD PLAY? >> HE WOULD PLAY FOR TEAM CANADA AND SEE HIM NEXT TO SHAY OR JAMAL MURRAY. ANDREW MOVES SIMILARLY TO JAMAL MURRAY ESPECIALLY MANIPULATING THE PICK AND ROLL.

BOTH OF THEM LIKE TO USE A HOP SKIP HESITATION AND A FLOAT DRIBBLE TO SQUARE THEMSELVES TO THE BASKET. ANDREW IS PRETTY STICKY AT THE POINT OF ATTACK. IT’S A LOW BAR. HE’S SOMEBODY THEY’VE THROWN OUT. ANDREW REALLY PUT THE CLAMPS ON

HIM IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THAT GAME. THEY HAVE DONE THAT WITH OTHER MATCHUPS. HE’S AN INTUITIVE OFF BALL DEFENDER. HE CAN TAG A ROLLER AND INTERCEPT A SKIP PASS. HE HAS A GOOD READ FOR JUMP SWITCHING, PEEL SWITCHIN AND NESTING AND KNOWING THE SPOTS

WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE DEFENCE. OFFENSIVELY, HE’S NOT GOING TO CREATE HIS OWN THREE-POINTER OFF THE DRIBBLE. HIS SHOTS COME AND GO A LITTLE BIT. HIS HANDLE. HE DEALT WITH SO MANY INJURIES THIS YEAR BETWEEN THE KIDNEY STONE, THE HYPEREXTENDED KNEE, THE BACK SORENESS. THE STIFFNESS AFFECTED HIS

HANDLE TOO A LITTLE BIT. HE’S A SAVVY PASSER. IF HE WAS ABLE TO HIT PULLUP SHOTS, HE CAN SEE IT MORE. HE CAN GET THE POTENTIAL ASSISTS THAT HE HAS WHEN HE’S PASSING OUT THE PICK AND ROLL, JUST IMAGINE WHAT THAT WOULD BE. HE WOULD HELP TEAM CANADA.

I HOPE HE PLAYS THIS SUMMER. THAT WILL BE A TEAM THAT I ENJOYED WATCHING LAST SUMMER. I DON’T KNOW WHAT BENNEDICT MATHURIN’S PLANS ARE. CANADA WANTED ANDREW TO PLAY LAST YEAR. ANDREW WANTED TO TAKE THE YEAR OFF. HE’S BEEN OUTSPOKEN HE WANTS TO DO IT FOR THE OLYMPICS.

WE WILL SEE. >> Will: THERE YOU GO. KAITLYN, WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US. WE WILL CALL YOU THE NEXT TIME. >> LATER THIS MONTH. >> Will: I HAVE BEEN YOUR HOST

Will Lou and Blake Murphy are joined by Pacers writer Caitlin Cooper to chat about Pascal Siakam’s fit in Indiana and the current state of the Pacers.

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