” He doesn’t really care what other people think, that’s such a good (attitude) to have. This statement signed Pascal Siakam refers to his former teammate, Kawhi Leonard, whose ” way of living ” generally.
The two men only shared the same jersey for one season (2018-2019), but what a season! The Cameroonian revealed himself to the general public and behaved like a true lieutenant of the former Spurs superstar to lead the Raptors to the first franchise title.
This flash passage of the current Clippers player allowed the strong winger to progress in basketball, but not only. If he has struggled to assume his new status as leader of the team in recent years, the French-speaking has decided to change his approach in relation to the criticisms that may have emerged. Including those from local fans who remember his four-year, $130 million contract extension.
” I tried to walk away from it, but I know it was there, the 27-year-old tells the Toronto Star. It gives you the hard skin and it teaches you – and this is something I learned – that whatever people say, it doesn’t really matter to me.“
I don’t care if they tell me I’m the best
The MIP 2019 believes today that it only has to be accountable to its teammates, coaches and family. In his sixth year in the league, he says he understands the game is about winning and ” to know if you are playing well today. I’m not naive but I just felt like receiving support no matter what… It’s not real. You don’t get support if you don’t play the way people expect. I understand that and I think I’ve grown to that level over the last few years.“
Pascal Siakam notes that it was in the presence of Kawhi Leonard, a player who hardly frequents social networks, that he learned not to get carried away by the ups and downs of a season. ” You have to go straight ahead.“
A particularly profitable philosophy at the moment for him who displays his best career averages in rebounding and passing, with certainly an increase in playing time. In February, he even averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, with very good success percentages (56% on shots, including 39% from afar).
” I don’t care if they tell me I’m the best, I don’t care if they tell me I’m the worst “, concludes Pascal Siakam, persuaded to have opened the door of recklessness with “The Klaw”.
| Pascal Siakam | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | TOR | 55 | 16 | 50.2 | 14.3 | 68.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 81 | 21 | 50.8 | 22.0 | 62.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 2018-19 | TOR | 80 | 32 | 54.9 | 36.9 | 78.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 16.9 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 60 | 35 | 45.3 | 35.9 | 79.2 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 22.9 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 56 | 36 | 45.5 | 29.7 | 82.7 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 21.4 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 44 | 38 | 49.5 | 34.8 | 73.8 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 21.9 |
| Total | 376 | 29 | 48.9 | 32.8 | 77.4 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 15.2 | |
