The Indiana Pacers have acquired All-Star forward Pascal Siakam in a three-team deal that sends Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.
The New Orleans Pelicans are the third team in the deal, sending Kira Lewis to the Raptors and a second-round pick to the Pacers, sources told ESPN.
Two of the first-round picks going to the Raptors are for 2024 — Indiana’s own selection and the lesser of a Utah/Houston/Oklahoma City pick — while the third is for 2026 (from Indiana), sources said.
Siakam, who has spent all eight of his NBA seasons with Toronto, is averaging 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists this season. He is excited about the deal and is expected to be eager to work out a new contract with the franchise this summer, sources told ESPN.
Siakam, 29, can be a free agent in July.
“I’m excited that Pascal is getting a first class opportunity with the Pacers, being paired with Tyrese [Haliburton] and Myles [Turner] and being coached by a great coach in Rick Carlisle,” Siakam’s agent Todd Ramasar told Andscape.
“His future their looks bright there.”
Brown, 27, is averaging 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists this season, while Nwora, 25, has scored 5.2 points per game.