Pascal Siakam Negotiations
“Masai! Haven’t talked in a while, how are things?” you say.
“Kevin, come on. You know I don’t do small talk. Get on with it. Who are you wanting to talk to me about?”
“Pascal.”
“You know that’s going to cost you, right? I mean we all know what the Wolves gave up for Rudy.”
“Yeah and we all know how well that’s going too.”
“True. So throw out your first offer, let’s see if there’s something we can do.”
“How about Goga Bitadze and two seconds?”
Masai hangs up.
You call back.
“Can’t take a joke? Come on, man.”
“I don’t have time for this, Kevin. You know what I’m going to need. Let’s get on with it.”
“Alright, fine. Here’s my offer.”
- 2023 Pacers 1st unprotected
- 2025 Pacers 1st unprotected
- 2027 Pacers 1st unprotected
- Chris Duarte
- Buddy Hield
- Terry Taylor
“We’re getting somewhere. But I’m going to need Nembhard instead of Duarte. And I want a pick swap in 2024. You can take one unprotected firsts off and send me Mathurin instead.”
“Bennedict’s not going anywhere. Rick would kill me if I traded Nembhard but I’ll add 2023 Celtics first to the deal. No swap.”
“Hmmm. You know what? Let’s do it.”
- 2023 Pacers 1st unprotected
- 2023 Celtics 1st
- 2025 Pacers 1st unprotected
- 2027 Pacers 1st unprotected
- Chris Duarte
- Buddy Hield
- Terry Taylor
For
- Pascal Siakam
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