Bleacher Report don rank Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam for 27th position for dia list of di 99 best NBA players before di 2026-27 season. Siakam dey one place ahead of Houston Rockets forward Alperen Sengun and one place behind New York Knicks wing OG Anunoby. Di Pacers fit extend Siakam wit deal wey worth $207 million, and di forward don tok say im wan spend di rest of im career for Indiana.
Siakam dey prepare for di final season of di four-year, $188 million contract wey im sign wit di Pacers for 2024. Im go earn $48,924,624 for 2026-27 and $52,298,736 for 2027-28. Without Tyrese Haliburton for plenti part of last season, Indiana manage only 19 wins, but Siakam average 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and make im fourth All-Star team. Im enta di new campaign wit career averages of 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists across im stints wit di Toronto Raptors and di Pacers.
Indiana add centre Ivica Zubac from di Los Angeles Clippers for di previous trade deadline to form projected Big Three of Haliburton, Siakam and Zubac. Di Pacers lose dia 2026 first-round pick for di deal afta dem finish fifth for di lottery, behind di Washington Wizards wey move up. Dem add Larry Nance Jr., Kelly Oubre Jr. and Braden Smith dis off-season. Indiana go open di 2026-27 regular season on October 21 against di New Orleans Pelicans.
