Day: December 30, 2023

The Toronto Raptors swung a big trade on Saturday by sending OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and the Detroit Pistons 2024 second-round pick. But many executives around the NBA think the Raptors aren’t done making moves.

Toronto nearly traded Pascal Siakam to the Atlanta Hawks this summer. Since then, Siakam and the Raptors haven’t been able to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Both sides had reportedly set an informal deadline of December 30 to agree to an extension.

The Hawks are still expected to have interested in Siakam. The Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings have also been rumored destinations for the veteran forward. Siakam has one season remaining on his contract at $37.9 million.

The Toronto Raptors will continue to explore trades involving Pascal Siakam, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. No talks, however, have traction with Siakam at this point.

The Raptors traded OG Anuoby to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley on Saturday. Both Siakam and Anuoby are eligible for free agency in 2024.

The Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings have been previously linked with a trade for Siakam.

Isaiah Stewart will miss the next 10-14 days due to a sprained big toe, the Detroit Pistons announced.

Stewart, who originally suffered the injury two weeks ago, will be out to “allow for rest and rehabilitation.”

The 22-year-old is averaging 10.4 points and 7.0 rebounds this season.

Victor Wembanyama will sit out back-to-back games for the next couple of weeks as he recovers from an ankle injury, according to Gregg Popovich.

Popovich added that Wembanyama is still on a minutes restriction.

“When we sat him in Dallas, he wasn’t happy, but I’m glad he wasn’t happy. He’s a competitor. All these guys at this level, they didn’t get here by being noncompetitive. So, he’d rather be playing. It frustrates him more than anything,” said Popovich.

Wembanyama hurt his ankle after landing on a ball boy’s foot during warm-ups last week.

Goran Dragic has announced his retirement from basketball. Dragic will play a farewell game in Slovenia later this season and then will call it a career.

Over 15 NBA seasons, Dragic played in 946 regular season games. He appeared in an additional 62 playoff games, over seven different postseason runs.

Dragic retires holding career averages of 13.3 points and 4.7 assists per game. He finished as a 45.9% shooter overall, including 36.2% on three-pointers.

Dragic began his NBA career with the Phoenix Suns in the 2008-09 season. In addition to two separate stints with the Suns, Dragic also played for the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks.

The 6-foot-3 has also played for his native Slovenia over several different international competitions. In 2017, Dragic helped lead Slovenia to the EuroBasket title. He scored 35 points in the victory over Serbia in the final game.