According to The Athletic's Shams, trade talks between the Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors over All-Star forward Siakam have ended early.
Shams: The Sacramento Kings have decided to pull out of Pascal Siakam's talks, sources say. Things may be shaky, but negotiations between the Kings and Raptors are now over.
The Kings may initially try to pair the 29-year-old champion with De Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis to give the team plenty of offensive firepower to compete for the standings. However, he also pointed out that Siakam's upcoming free agent status made the Kings interested in him, and the Kings eventually pulled out of trade talks.
The current situation is that Siakam is in the final season of a four-year contract, and he signed a job worth about 1$3.7 billion contract. Any team that gets Siakam in a trade will be eligible to sign him to a two-year extension, provided the titans prefer to become a free agent before signing a new contract. In other words, the team that traded Siakam could end up losing him as a free agent in a few months, as he finally wanted to test the waters of free agency.
The Raptors, who have a 14-20 record, appear to be building their roster around former Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes. Because they traded OG-Anunoby early.
Siakam is expected to be traded by the Raptors before the Feb. 8 trade deadline, ESPN's Tim Bontemps reports.
Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer revealed that Sacramento has recently been weighing the value of players like Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter and Davion Mitchell. Because the general manager of the team has always wanted to get a number three who can fit the fast-paced offensive team. However, the Kings are not considering trading promising forward Keegan Murray. With Sacramento trying to get the best and Toronto likely focused on rebuilding activities, the deal between the two sides makes sense. However, it seems that the Kings will turn their attention to others, and it seems that the Raptors' asking price is very unreasonable, and Siakam has made it clear that the Kings do not want to renew his contract in the offseason. As for Siakam's next home, the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks are still very interested in his arrival.
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