Pascal Siakam Says He's 'Super Proud' to Play for Indiana Pacers

Pascal Siakam said at the PS43 Foundation's annual Ed Tech Engine in Toronto that he's "super proud" to play for the Indiana Pacers. 

It sounds like Siakam wants to spend the rest of his NBA career with the Pacers. 

"I'm super proud to be a Pacer and the stuff that we are able to do. We have great aspirations and I hope to continue to achieve more in my career."

Siakam has two years remaining on his contract. The Pacers can sign the 2019 NBA champion to a $207 million extension.

Siakam signed a four-year, $188 million contract with the Pacers in 2024. The All-Star will make $48,924,624 next season and $52,298,736 during the 2027-28 season.

Without Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers won only 19 games this past season. However, Siakam played well. The former Toronto Raptors wing averaged 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and made his fourth All-Star team. 

Siakam enters next season with career averages of 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game with the Raptors and Pacers. He won the 2019 championship with Toronto and helped Indiana reach the 2025 NBA Finals, a series the Oklahoma City Thunder won in seven games.  

Indiana acquired Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Clippers at this year's trade deadline. Zubac, Haliburton and Siakam will be the Pacers' "Big 3" next season.

The Zubac trade did come at a high cost, though. The Pacers lost their first-round pick in the 2026 draft because of the Zubac deal.

The Pacers needed to land in the top four to keep their pick after trading it to the Clippers with protections for Zubac. The trade sent two of Indiana's first-round picks to the Clippers: one in 2029 and either this year's first if it fell outside of the top four or a 2031 unprotected first-rounder if it did not.

Because the Washington Wizards moved up in the lottery, Indiana landed fifth, so the pick went to the Clippers instead.

The Pacers could have drafted AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer or Caleb Wilson. Instead, they have to pray that Zubac plays like an All-Star next season alongside Siakam and Haliburton.