Siakam to make 3rd All-Star appearance in 9th NBA season
Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam, of Cameroon descend has been named to the list of All-Star reserves in the Eastern Conference, per TNT’s “Inside The NBA.”
It’s a big moment for the 6-foot-8 standout, who now makes his third squad. Siakam joins Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown (who just made his fourth All-Star team), Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham (his first), Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard (his ninth), Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland (his second), Miami Heat shooting guard Tyler Herro (his first), and Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley (his first).
Siakam made the team for the first time with Indiana after his trade from the Raptors. He is the Pacers’ lone All-Star representative this season. Point guard Tyrese Haliburton, an All-NBA Third Teamer last year, missed out on making what would have been his third consecutive All-Star squad.
Across 46 games for Indiana this year, Siakam is averaging 20.5 points on .532/.318/.743 shooting splits, along with 7.3 boards, 3.5 dimes, and 0.9 steals per bout.
His 41.8 percent 3-point conversion rate, on 4.3 long range attempts a night, represents a career high for the 2019 NBA champ.
Siakam will join a starry squad as a 2025 East All-Star reserve. Nine-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, four-time All-Star Boston Celtics Finals MVP small forward/shooting guard Jaylen Brown and two-time All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland are the only other three multi-time inclusions in the conference.
That quarter will join first-time All-Stars Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons, shooting guard Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat, and Garland’s Cleveland teammate, power forward Evan Mobley.
