Well, Danny, it has finally happened, a trade that seemed inevitable since the off-season.

We've talked about it incessantly.

We knew it was coming.

Finally, the Pells have gotten out of the tax by moving Kyra Lewis.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to report a trade.

And it is the afterthought part of a much more significant trade though I love that you framed it that way

where Pascal Siaqam leaves these Ronoraptors and goes to the Indiana Pacers.

I will start with the terms.

What's basically treat this as two separate trades,

they are probably going to be folded together.

I can get into why they probably shouldn't be but they will be.

The Raptors receive Pascal Siaacum, or sorry, trade Pascal Siaucum in exchange for

Bruce Brown, who has this year and then a team option for next, Jordan Naurra and then three first-round picks.

We don't know anything about protections or anything like that, but I'm guessing that they're not going to be too protected.

Indiana's 2024 first. The worst of four different teams in 24 but the most likely to matter are the clippers and the thunder and then the pacer's own 26 first. So those are the those are the resources that are going and

for those who are interested Jordan Naurra fully guaranteed for this year

free agent after this year. So let's begin with this Danny. Pascal Siakam, his saga in

Toronto, a lot of it based around his redundancy with Scotty Barnes, a lot of it

based around some of the fit issues he has despite being a excellent score,

passer and solid defender at the power forward position two time all NBA selection.

Two years ago he in theory could have signed a 30% of the cap max extension for three

years that would have kicked in at the end of this one not sure whether he was

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