The Indiana Pacers are set to sign All-Star forward Pascal Siakam, who they acquired via a mid-season trade, to a four-year, $189.5 million maximum contract to remain with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard and general manager Chad Buchanan presented the max offer to Siakam and his agents Todd Ramasar and Jaafar Choufani of Life Sports Agency on Tuesday and the 30-year old Siakam intends to sign the deal once the league’s free agency moratorium ends on July 6th, per the report.
The Pacers landed Siakam via a blockbuster trade with the Toronto Raptors back in January and Siakam’s addition helped elevate the Pacers and fuel their run to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they made their first appearance in a decade.
Siakam averaged 21.3 points on 55% shooting and 39% 3-point shooting in 41 regular-season games following his trade to Indiana and became the third player in history to average 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first two playoff games.
