Bleacher Report has ranked Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam 27th in its list of the 99 best NBA players ahead of the 2026-27 season. Siakam sits one spot ahead of Houston Rockets forward Alperen Sengun and one behind New York Knicks wing OG Anunoby. The Pacers can extend Siakam on a deal worth $207 million, and the forward has said he wants to spend the rest of his career in Indiana.
Siakam is preparing for the final season of the four-year, $188 million contract he signed with the Pacers in 2024. He is set to earn $48,924,624 in 2026-27 and $52,298,736 in 2027-28. Without Tyrese Haliburton for much of last season, Indiana managed only 19 wins, but Siakam averaged 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and made his fourth All-Star team. He enters the new campaign with career averages of 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists across his stints with the Toronto Raptors and the Pacers.
Indiana added centre Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Clippers at the previous trade deadline to form a projected Big Three of Haliburton, Siakam and Zubac. The Pacers lost their 2026 first-round pick in the deal after finishing fifth in the lottery, behind the Washington Wizards who moved up. They added Larry Nance Jr., Kelly Oubre Jr. and Braden Smith this off-season. Indiana opens the 2026-27 regular season on October 21 against the New Orleans Pelicans.
