Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Sources: Pacers' Siakam to ink $189.5M max deal

Written by 
Published in Basketball
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 09:44

All-Star forward Pascal Siakam intends to sign a four-year, $189.5 million maximum contract to stay with the Indiana Pacers, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

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 -- shortly after the NBA's new early contact rules allowed for teams to begin negotiating extensions and free agent deals with their own players after the NBA Finals.

Siakam, 30, plans to sign the deal once the league's free agency moratorium ends on July 6, sources said.

Siakam arrived in a blockbuster deal with the Toronto Raptors in January and played an immense part in the franchise's run to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in a decade. The Pacers pursued Siakam in the final year of his Raptors contract, banking that his championship and All-NBA pedigree would make for a perfect running mate for All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton.

The Pacers will now have Haliburton and Siakam under contract through 2028 and 2029, respectively. Siakam's deal would rank second in Pacers history to the five-year, $245 million max extension signed by Haliburton last year.

Siakam averaged 21.3 points on 55% shooting and 39% 3-point shooting in 41 regular-season games upon arriving in Indiana. He became the third player to average 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first two playoff games, joining Elgin Baylor (1961) and Wilt Chamberlain (1967). He scored 367 points in the 2024 playoffs, the most for a Pacers player since Paul George in 2014.

Siakam, the 26th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, was voted the NBA's Most Improved Player in 2019, when he was an integral part of Toronto's first championship season.

ESPN Stats & Information contributed to this report.

Read 56 times

Soccer

Argentina GK Martínez handed 2-game WCQ ban

Argentina GK Martínez handed 2-game WCQ ban

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsArgentina goalkeeper Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez has been suspended by...

Pep: Arteta should explain inside info comments

Pep: Arteta should explain inside info comments

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPep Guardiola has hit back at Mikel Arteta's claim that he has insi...

LaLiga chief targets game in Miami next season

LaLiga chief targets game in Miami next season

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLaLiga president Javier Tebas has said he is targeting playing a co...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC


Basketball

Foot tendon strain to sideline Hornets' Williams

Foot tendon strain to sideline Hornets' Williams

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCharlotte Hornets center Mark Williams will sit out training camp a...

Sources: Knicks nearing deal to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns

Sources: Knicks nearing deal to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are working through...

Baseball

Royals make playoffs a year after 106-loss season

Royals make playoffs a year after 106-loss season

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsATLANTA -- The Kansas City Royals completed one of the most remarka...

Ohtani's 54th HR follows 57th steal to pass Ichiro

Ohtani's 54th HR follows 57th steal to pass Ichiro

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit h...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated