Toronto Raptors’ Masai Ujiri reflects on “tough couple of weeks” after Pascal Siakam trade | FULL

Toronto Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri said on Thursday that it was a “tough couple of weeks,” the day after news of trading franchise star Pascal Siakam in a three-team trade to the Indiana Pacers was made public.

Siakam, a two-time all-star and one of the last remaining ties to Toronto’s 2019 NBA championship team, was dealt to the Indiana Pacers in a blockbuster trade Wednesday. The Raptors received guard Bruce Brown, forward Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks from the Pacers in return. Toronto also got guard Kira Lewis from New Orleans, with a second-round pick going from the Pacers to the Pelicans in the deal.

“My team has gone into every single detail on how we measure him staying or us doing this deal. And faith comes into it. And when we think of it, we think strategically,” Ujiri said. “You never know how this market changes. That's just the nature of the NBA.”

Asked to reflect on moments with Siakam that have stood out to him, Ujiri paused before becoming emotional and recounting how Siakam was first introduced to the sport through Basketball without Borders.

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