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Chapter 560 558 Recruitment?

Henson still deeply remembered what Ujiri said to him last night.

"Pascal Siakam? If you don't tell me, I almost forgot about that kid."

That's right, a low-ranking rookie, a water dispenser administrator who was sent to the Development League, is actually not that important in the minds of a team's head coach and general manager.

At this point, the status of Siakam and Jokic is already very different.

With Lowry's 41 points, Ujiri has put all his attention on the former Rockets player.Siakam?An insignificant little guy, Ujiri naturally wouldn't care.

So last night, Ujiri readily agreed to Henson.Of course, instead of directly agreeing to the transaction request, he agreed to the request for detailed discussion.

Henson now only hopes that Ujiri will not discover Siakam's value so quickly.

On January 2017, 1, Ujiri convened his team to discuss Henson's transaction application.

Normally, a team wouldn't go to war for a trade for a fountain keeper.But with Henson applying for the deal, that's no doubt a different story.

"Henson Joe wants Siakam?" In Ujiri's office, Raptors coach Devin Casey looked confused.

How could that shrewd guy focus on a player who was transferred to the Development League?

"Are you surprised? That's why I'm anxious for you to discuss it. I'm afraid. I will send a piece of gold to Henson Joe. So in your opinion, is Siakam still likely to become gold?"

"Before discussing Siakam, I want to hear Henson Joe's chips." Casey was still relatively calm.

"Josh Richardson and Kevin Rooney, he asked us to choose one of the two." Ujiri spread his hands, and Henson gave the chips very simply yesterday.

Kevin Rooney, who played a lot of time this season, is a very useful blue-collar player.Even Casey was impressed by Rooney.

Josh Richardson, an all-around swingman.But his shortcoming is precisely omnipotence, because there is often only a thin line between omnipotence and omnipotence.So far, Richardson can only see some potential.But whether he can grow up in the end, Casey has no idea.

However, judging from Henson's seldom use of him, Richardson's success rate is not estimated to be high.Who is Henson?Will he be willing to stand out for potential rookies?

Casey forgot at this time that Jimmy Butler was also refrigerated by Henson for a whole year before he started to emerge.
"Rooney and Richardson are players who can gain a foothold in the league. As for Siakam, it is difficult for him to fight inside at the NBA level. First, he is too short, not strong enough to rebound, and not strong enough. Even if he can practice shooting in the future, I don't think his upper limit will be too high." Casey expressed his opinion.

"In this case, why did Henson Joe trade Siakam? Isn't this clearly not good for him?" Ujiri spread his hands in confusion.

"Because of the possibility, because Henson wants to bet on a possibility. As we all know, Henson Joe is a gambler. His choice has never been based on common sense. Antetokounmpo, Paul George, Leonard... Are any of those guys favored from the beginning? He likes to gamble, but this time, he can't win the bet. Because no one knows Siakam better than us! Let me tell you, this is a good opportunity to strengthen! I believe that Kevin Rooney will add a lot of vitality to our inside line."

It seemed that Devin Casey was already tempted.He thinks he knows Siakam better than Henson.
"So you think this deal is okay? What about you? What's your suggestion?" Ujiri looked at the others again, but how could other people know the players like Casey, who is the head coach.

Many people have not yet matched the name Pascal Siakam with a person.

After all, he is just a little transparent.

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On January 1, Siakam, who had just returned to the rental house after training, cooked himself a chicken breast that seemed to have no appetite.Then I poured myself a glass of juice and turned on the TV.

This is how an ordinary night for a Development League player began.

As a late first-round rookie with a low salary, Siakam, like Antetokounmpo back then, sent most of his savings to his family.The money I keep on my body is very little.

Moreover, as a fringe figure on the team, Siakam doesn't know when his NBA career will come to an abrupt end.This rookie contract may be the greatest wealth in his life.

Therefore, players like him usually don't dare to squander.What night life, what big money and so on, has nothing to do with Siakam.

Siakam switched the TV channel to ESPN while eating the wax-flavored dinner.Tonight, there's the Raptors game.

Siakam never misses any Raptors game when he has the time.He likes to take notes while watching the game, just to be able to figure out the Raptors' tactical arrangements.

If one day he can be brought back to the Raptors, it will help him to complete the run-in with the team as soon as possible.

In today's game, the Raptors rushed to San Antonio to fight the Spurs.Before the start of the game, the Raptors were full of confidence.After all, Lowry had just scored 41 points in the last game, and the team's morale was boosted.

But the process and results of the game were quite different from what they had imagined.

Lowry, who scored 41 points in the last game, had a big rebound today. He made 9 of 2 shots in the game and only scored 6 points.The series of defensive traps that Mr. Popovich prepared for Lowry let people see the gap between Lowry and the top superstars.

Of course, in addition to Lowry, what really caused the Raptors to die violently is the terrible efficiency of LaMarcus Aldridge

He made 16 of 11 shots and scored 68.8 points with a 23% shooting rate.Aldridge beat the Raptors' fourth position to scum. Neither DeMarre Carroll nor Lucas Noqueira could stop Aldridge from scoring.

In the end, Devin Casey had to send the third to double-team Aldridge.As a result, the old Pacers Leonard was completely liberated.

110 to 82, the Spurs brought the Raptors, who were a little swaying, back to reality in an instant.The gap between them and the real top teams is not even a star.

Seeing this, Siakam was both sad and excited.

Sad because his home team lost.But the excitement is because Siakam can clearly see that the Raptors need to supplement the strength of the fourth position!Maybe the team will give him a chance!
So after the game, Siakam kept staring at his phone intently.From the day he went to Fort Wayne to play the Mad Ants, Siakam always felt that something good was about to happen.

Sure enough, 40 minutes after the game, Siakam's cell phone rang.

Moreover, it was the general manager of the Raptors 905 team who called.

"Congratulations, Pascal. I just received a notice that you don't have to play in the Raptors 905 for the next game."

The moment he heard this sentence, Siakam almost didn't yell out!He was called back, and he was called back!This time, he is going to the NBA!
"Thank you, sir! Shall I report to the Raptors tomorrow!?" The Cameroonian boy tried to suppress his excitement and calmed down his tone.

"Raptors? Who said you're going to the Raptors? The team has already bought you a plane ticket and packed your luggage. Tomorrow at noon, you're going to Indianapolis. You've been traded, Pascal."

Siakam's mood fell from the cloud to the bottom in an instant, I was traded?What does it mean?
As a small water cooler administrator, Siakam will naturally not get any news before the transaction.Teams don't ask for his advice, after all, who cares about a water fountain keeper?

The Raptors do need to strengthen the fourth position, but what they need is not Siakam, but Kevon Rooney.

An hour after the call, NBA officials released a piece of unspectacular news.

The deal between the Toronto Raptors and the Pacers regarding Kevon Rooney and Siakam has been reviewed by the league and officially reached.

Siakam is a Pacer from now on.

(End of this chapter)