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Pascal Siakam

IND · 2025-26Franchise engineHigh evidence
Post hub · Primary creator · Transition finisher · Defensive rebounder · Matchup big · Switch big

What does Pascal Siakam actually supply on the floor?

Pascal Siakam's strongest evidenced functions are interior finishing, rim pressure, creation; the weakest available areas are event creation, rim protection, passing. The profile is tied to IND for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.
Creation66
Rim pressure70
Shooting58
Passing57
Screening*
Interior finish74
Point of attack*
Switch coverage*
Rim protection48
Event creation47
Rebounding60

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.
SeasonTeamRoleEvidenceCreationRim pressureShootingPassingScreeningInterior finishPoint of attackSwitch coverageRim protectionEvent creationRebounding
2025-26INDFranchise engineHigh evidence6670585774484760
2024-25INDHigh evidence6066656055685859554363
2023-24High evidence7476457184453170
2022-23TORHigh evidence7472417441654651504571
2021-22TORHigh evidence7370537255655464606067
2020-21TORHigh evidence6968426837575858565966
2019-20TORHigh evidence6566606167695348
2018-19TORHigh evidence6668646166655364
2017-18TORHigh evidence6260356263677056
2016-17TORHigh evidence2045481761686360

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.
IND · 2025-26No supported replacement lineup sample

IND did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Pascal Siakam. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 52%loses 29.5% of interior finish
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 3754 possessions · off floor 3441 possessions

IND · 2024-25Critical basketball and lineup dependence

IND was highly dependent on Pascal Siakam. Removing him cost about 27.9% of interior finish production, and lineups with him performed 12.0 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Myles Turner, Andrew Nembhard, Obi Toppin, Tyrese Haliburton, Aaron Nesmith] over 250 possessions.

rotation 65%loses 27.9% of interior finish
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Myles Turner · Andrew Nembhard · Obi Toppin · Tyrese Haliburton · Aaron Nesmith

shrunk net 0.2280 over 250 possessions

on floor 6027 possessions · off floor 3162 possessions

IND · 2023-24Player function-loss evidence unavailable

IND did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Pascal Siakam.

Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Myles Turner · Buddy Hield · Bruce Brown · Obi Toppin · Tyrese Haliburton

shrunk net 6.5370 over 352 possessions

on floor 3482 possessions · off floor 5335 possessions

TOR · 2023-24Player function-loss evidence unavailable

TOR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Pascal Siakam.

Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Jakob Poeltl · Gary Trent Jr. · RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley · Scottie Barnes

shrunk net 3.1090 over 320 possessions

on floor 2499 possessions · off floor 4862 possessions

TOR · 2022-23No supported replacement lineup sample

TOR did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Pascal Siakam. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 67%loses 30.8% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4821 possessions · off floor 2364 possessions

TOR · 2021-22Critical basketball and lineup dependence

TOR was highly dependent on Pascal Siakam. Removing him cost about 25.3% of passing production, and lineups with him performed 5.9 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr., Precious Achiuwa, Scottie Barnes] over 296 possessions.

rotation 66%loses 25.3% of passing
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Fred VanVleet · OG Anunoby · Gary Trent Jr. · Precious Achiuwa · Scottie Barnes

shrunk net 2.8490 over 296 possessions

on floor 4967 possessions · off floor 2569 possessions

TOR · 2020-21Player function-loss evidence unavailable

TOR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Pascal Siakam.

rotation 58%
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 3679 possessions · off floor 2721 possessions

TOR · 2019-20Lineup performance dependence

TOR lineups performed 4.6 points per 100 possessions better with Pascal Siakam than without him. The best supported alternative was [Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka, Patrick McCaw, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby] over 252 possessions.

rotation 63%loses 23.4% of interior finish
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Kyle Lowry · Serge Ibaka · Patrick McCaw · Fred VanVleet · OG Anunoby

shrunk net -2.7670 over 252 possessions

on floor 4576 possessions · off floor 2652 possessions

TOR · 2018-19No supported replacement lineup sample

TOR did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Pascal Siakam. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 67%loses 25.6% of interior finish
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 6313 possessions · off floor 3123 possessions

TOR · 2017-18Observed replacement lineup exists

TOR had a supported lineup path without Pascal Siakam: [Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka, DeMar DeRozan, Jonas Valanciunas, OG Anunoby] at 7.3 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1793 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 42%loses 16.4% of event creation
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Kyle Lowry · Serge Ibaka · DeMar DeRozan · Jonas Valanciunas · OG Anunoby

shrunk net 7.3280 over 1793 possessions

on floor 3274 possessions · off floor 4728 possessions

TOR · 2016-17Observed replacement lineup exists

TOR had a supported lineup path without Pascal Siakam: [Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll, Patrick Patterson, Jonas Valanciunas] at 7.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 253 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 20%loses 10.5% of rim protection
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Kyle Lowry · DeMar DeRozan · DeMarre Carroll · Patrick Patterson · Jonas Valanciunas

shrunk net 7.6090 over 253 possessions

on floor 1587 possessions · off floor 6215 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.
IND · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

IND · 2024-25Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

TOR · 2022-23Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

TOR · 2021-22Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

TOR · 2020-21Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

TOR · 2019-20Contract control horizonJun 30, 2020

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2020 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

TOR · 2018-19Contract control horizonJun 30, 2020

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2020 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

TOR · 2017-18Contract control horizonJun 30, 2020

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2020 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

TOR · 2016-17Contract control horizonJun 30, 2020

Pascal Siakam has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2020 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.