(01-16-2024, 01:10 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: He really thinks he can will it into existence.
This feels a whole lot like the Kyrie situation except Pascal is demanding to stay vs. wanting out. I think he'll sober up pretty quickly when he realizes the team that trades for him can offer the most amount of money.
My only hangup is how would Kyrie and Luka feel being 2nd and 3rd most paid behind Pascal Siakam, who objectively would be 3rd banana.
Seems like he wants to be the man in Toronto. His stance is reducing his price and making it less likely he gets traded. If he is not traded, he can negotiate extension with Toronto or go to FA, if they are not willing to committ. Toronto can't afford to lose him for nothing in the summer too. I think his plan might work.
If he gets traded anyway, I think the team trading for him will have best chance to keep him, as they can offer him most money. But the team would need to risk it.