I believe everyone remembers that last season's Siakam performance was very bad, whether it was Raptors fans, or fans of other teams, they were disappointed in Siakam's performance. In the eyes of most people, after the departure of The Younger, Siakam will be the new successor to the Raptors, and he needs to play a leadership-level performance in the game to help the team achieve more victories. But sadly, Siakam didn't do that last season, his play in the game was very sluggish, his shooting efficiency was not efficient, and he was disappointing in terms of the end of key moments, and the Raptors had already decided early last season that he missed the playoffs.
It can be said that last season Siakam did not play the performance expected by the outside world, did not take on the role of the core of the team, and did not make the team better. And last season's sluggish play, which also led to Siakam being questioned by the outside world, many people believe that Siakam's ceiling is like that, it is difficult to further improve themselves, and it is difficult to become the new leader of the Raptors.
So far this season, Siakam has been able to average 21.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 47.1% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. In the paint, he averaged 11.3 points per game, which is 8th in the league. And when he was in the game, the team averaged 3.8 points per game, which is the second highest in the team, behind VanVleet.
In the game that has ended this season, Siakam has seven single-game statistics of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, which is comparable to Bosh and ranks second in Raptors history. It is only one time away from the 20+10+5 stats set by Bosh in the 20+10+5 single season in the 08-09 season. Judging by Siakam's performance this season, it is very easy for him to break this record.
Although siakam did not show a significant improvement compared to last season in terms of personal data, siakam did play better than last season in the game. He's helped the team more and is more efficient on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, Siakam has found the intensity of his championship-winning season, and he has a very good performance in terms of personal defense and co-defense. It can be said that this season's Siakam has found the state in which he helped the team win the championship in the 18-19 season, playing better and better in the game, becoming the core of the team's internal attack and defense.
The Raptors have achieved a 27-23 record this season under the leadership of Siakam, ranking 7th in the East, only 1.5 wins behind the 6th-place Nets in the East, and this season has a very good chance of directly getting a playoff ticket with the advantage of the record. The team's record has improved significantly compared to last season, and Siakam has contributed a lot.
It can be said that Siakam has responded to the outside world's doubts with his performance on the court and the team's record this season, and he has proved that he is not a player who cannot help the team become better, and he still deserves the raptors' expectations. After lowry and Little Carolina left, Siakam and VanVleet carried the team's forward flag this season, and if Siakam continues to play such an efficient performance in subsequent games, then the Raptors are still promising to return to the playoffs this season.