Pascal. Siakam is 2.06 meters tall but has an arm span of 2.22 meters. At first glance, it seems a bit like "the poor man's version of Antetokounmpo".

Half a year ago at the joint tryout, Henson was attracted by his physical fitness. But since Henson only had a second-round pick at the time, he had to pick Brogdon.

Siakam is not only physically like Antetokounmpo, but also very similar to Antetokounmpo today.

When Henson drafted Antetokounmpo, Antetokounmpo only had high potential, but his combat power was relatively poor, and his shooting was unwatchable, and he was so thin that he couldn't withstand too fierce confrontation.

And the same is true of the current Siakam, although the potential is as high as A, but the current shooting, ball handling, rim protection and rebounding ability, etc., are very mediocre.

It can be said that the current Siakam is just empty of good conditions and athleticism.

That's why Henson thinks Siakam's plan is very dangerous. Jokic is an almost established star, while Siakam is still a rough stone. What exactly he will be carved into, no one knows.

The data analysis module only lets Henson know that he is a good material, but there are countless examples of good material being wasted in NBA history.

However, on another level, Henson wanted to close the deal sooner rather than later, and he also wanted to start carving Siakam as soon as possible.

During the regular season, Henson didn't ask Siakam to do anything. But when it comes to the playoffs, Henson believes that with the effect of the badge of accelerated progress and his own efforts, Siakam will be one of his wonders! It's like Leonard when he first joined the league.

On the court, Siakam grabbed a defensive rebound and then ran all over the court, and the Crazy Ants players couldn't stop the energetic Cameroonian boy.

After entering the box, Siakam stretched out his long arm and felt like he only had a light leap to complete a violent dunk.

"He looks a little bit like Antetokounmpo." Bird smiled, and while his performance in the NBDL doesn't say much, he still sees some potential in Siakam.

"You can say like it, you can say it doesn't look like. First of all, his breakthrough and basket finishing ability is far less than Antetokounmpo's, and it's likely that he won't be better than Antetokounmpo in the future. But his strength is that his shooting touch is softer than Antetokounmpo's. It's not just the mid-range, if he comes to the Pacers, I'll even develop his three-point shot. ”

Henson has long thought of Siakam's development plan to develop three-point shots for interior players, which is also Henson's favorite thing to do.

"Three-pointers? But in this game, he almost never shot. ”

"I know, but I'm sure he can shoot." Henson smiled, in front of the data analysis module, what a player can and can't do, Henson is clear.

It wasn't a great game, and the NBDL game didn't have a lot of tactics and coaches intriguing, but more of a competition between the players.

Siakam was targeted by a lot of players on the Mad Ants, and they all knew that the little guy was from the NBA. If we can beat him, we will definitely be able to get the attention of the NBA teams.

Unfortunately, Siakam didn't let anyone get their way. Whether it's on the offensive or defensive end, Siakam is a near-invincible presence in the NBDL.

With 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Siakam's stats delighted Henson after the game. Of course, Keling's Mad Ants also lost to the Raptors 905 from afar by 12 points.

In Henson's opinion, such a guy was picked up by the Raptors, and many people in Toronto were simply lucky. But it's clear that the Raptors don't think so. No rookie who is focused on being developed by the team will be thrown into the development league to play.

In this regard, the attitude of the Raptors is completely different from that of the Nuggets. The Nuggets don't think Jokic is for sale, and the Raptors don't necessarily think Siakam is not for sale.

A player who has been relegated to the NBDL should not be so difficult to trade.

"How? His performance. After the game, Henson looked at Bird with a smile.

"Not bad, you only took one look at him during the joint tryout and remembered him?" Bird still finds Henson's ability to judge incredible, even after so many years of working together.

"If I say I'm just looking at a player intuitively, do you believe it? Okay, stop the ink. I'll let the scouts follow the Raptors 905, and when I see Siakam's latest scouting report, we'll start trading! ”

On the pitch, Siakam looked up at the luxury box. I don't know why, but in the dark, he always felt as if his fate was about to change.

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January 1, 2017, New Year's Day. In his previous life, as a Chinese, Henson actually attached great importance to New Year's Day. But this year, very unfortunate. On January 1, the Pacers have a game to play.

Orlando Magic, 15-19, no Oladipo...... It can be said that the Magic team has lost their potential. So right now, the Magic are a completely vulnerable opponent for the Pacers.

Under Henson's command and rotation, the Pacers had six players score in double figures. It can be said that as long as there is a chance to play, you can get a chance to perform.

Among them, Brogdon, who came off the bench, scored 18 points on Augustin's head. People say that this second-round pick will have a chance to compete for this year's Rookie of the Year award. Another low-pick rookie to turn decay into magic in Henson's hands.

117-104, the Pacers won very easily at home. Brogdon's performance and the final result of the game made the media blow Henson into the sky.

But behind this series of good things, Henson still sees some drawbacks. For example, in today's game, they let the Thunder veteran Sergi. Ibaka had 17 points.

17 points, 0-of-5 three-point shooting. It didn't look like Ibaka was doing well today. That's because Ibaka couldn't play much against Antetokounmpo.

But 12 of those 17 points were scored by Frye and Kevin. Rooney's head. Once again, the Pacers' lack of a no. 4 bench was exposed.

It's just that the difference in strength between the Magic and the Pacers is too big, so even if the Magic grasp this shortcoming, they still can't change the fact of failure.

That night, far away in Los Angeles, the Raptors also ended their game.

In this big battle with the Lakers, Kyle. Lowry ushered in a big explosion. He finished with 41 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, including 6-of-7 three-pointers! Lakers potential rising star D'Angelo. Russell was beaten as a fool, and all Torononians were basked with the joy of this magical night.

Among them, naturally, it also includes Raptors general manager Masai. Ujri.

Trade off Rudy. Guy and save Kyle. Lowry and DeRozan, the "garbage brothers", are undoubtedly the most correct decision for Ujri. Before Henson's comeback, the Raptors are undoubtedly the strongest force after the Cavaliers.

"Damn the L.A., now give you a taste of being slaughtered!" Ugeri looked at the TV and smiled gloatingly.

In the Kobe era, how arrogant the Los Angeles Lakers were. Among them, Kobe Bryant's 81 points against the Raptors is a shame in the history of the Raptors.

But now, aren't those guys who think very highly of themselves also pressed to the ground by the Toronto Raptors?

Ujirry was in a good mood and decided to let the team hype up Lowry's 41-point miracle tonight. Just as he was about to call the advertising department, his phone rang suddenly.

"Henson. Joe? You're not here to congratulate me, are you? Ujerry was instantly alert when he saw that it was Henson's call.

"Truth be told, I'm not here to congratulate you. Although Lowry played a good game today, it had nothing to do with me. I called to talk to you about cooperation. "Henson actually deliberately called at this time when Ujri was in a good mood.

"Talking about cooperation? Don't laugh. Me and you are likely to be direct competitors in the playoffs. So, it should be very difficult for us to come to terms with any cooperation. Even if I were to trade players, I wouldn't trade them to you. "Ujirri gets straight to the point, and he'd rather make a trade with a Western Conference team.

"Don't jump to conclusions, I'm not going to hit your main player. I'm just, interested in a player who you've been sent to the Development League. ”

Hearing Henson say this, Ujiri let his guard down.

After all, on this star-studded night of Lowry, how many people would care about a development league player?

Henson not only called the timing of the timeout, but even the timing of the trade was just right.