Pascal Siakam: The Raptors' New King of the North

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🗓️ 28 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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After the Raptors lost superstar Kawhi Leonard to the Clippers this off-season, the outlook for the reigning NBA champs was bleak. But fueled by the surprising performance of power forward Pascal Siakam, the Raptors currently sit at second place in the east. ESPN's Tim Bontemps explains how Siakam and the Raptors have managed to shrug off the loss of Kawhi and become unexpected contenders heading into the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Seaccom spinning double comes.
0:05.0	The bow!
0:08.0	Pascal delivers.
0:14.0	Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors are on pace for their best record in franchise history.
0:20.0	A feat that few saw coming after they lost finals MVP Kauai Leonard.
0:25.0	But even as Toronto makes the skeptics look foolish,
0:28.4	questions continue to swirl around the team.
0:31.8	Does the roster have enough firepower to make a deep playoff run?
0:35.9	And can Siakum make a leap to join the league's elite.
0:40.4	I'm Mina Kimes. It's Friday, February 28th. This is ESPN Daily, presented by ADT.
0:55.5	Hey Tim. Hello, Tim.
0:56.4	Hello, Mina.
0:59.4	We're giving the Raptors the respect they deserve.
1:02.7	Where do they rank on the grieved?
1:04.6	We don't get any respect fan bases.
1:07.7	If not, number one, they're extremely high on the list.
1:13.8	Tim Bond Temps is an NBA writer for ESPN and has spent much of the past two seasons reporting on the Toronto Raptors.
1:15.6	Tim, if you had gathered 100 NBA experts in a room in September, how many of them do you
1:21.9	think would have predicted that the Toronto Raptors would be the second best team in the
1:26.1	East at the end of February?
1:28.2	Very few, Mina, very few. I mean, I was probably higher on the Raptors than most, having spent a lot
1:33.2	of time with them last year on their way to the title. And even though they lost Kawhi Leonard and
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