Pascal Siakam come up as di heir to Kawhi Leonard role afta di Toronto Raptors win di 2019 NBA title. Na 2016 first-round pick wey never become full-time starter until 2018-19 season, Siakam win di league Most Improved Player award and first average pass 20 points per game for 2019-20, when e get im first All-Star selection.
Di Raptors reach di playoffs for 2022 but dem fall back to di lottery for 2024, wey make dem trade Siakam to di Indiana Pacers for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, Kira Lewis Jr. and three first-round picks. Brown, wey don sign two-year, $45 million deal afta di Denver Nuggets 2023 championship, dem send am one year later to di New Orleans Pelicans plus Kelly Olynyk and future draft capital for Brandon Ingram.
Ingram healthy for 2025-26, e return to All-Star form and guide Toronto to dia first playoff appearance for four years before e struggle against di Cleveland Cavaliers and miss di back end of di series with injury. Di Raptors then send Ingram, Gradey Dick and plenty first-round picks to di Los Angeles Clippers for Leonard, wey first reach Toronto for 2018 and comot go Clippers as free agent afta di championship.
Di chain of moves close near-decade arc for di franchise as e dey chase second title.
