SUMMARY
- Pascal Siakam who was recently traded to Indiana Pacers after playing eight seasons for the Toronto Raptors has three older brothers and two sisters.
- Pascal Siakam's older brothers, James Siakam, Christian Siakam, and Boris Siakam have played college-level basketball.
Pascal Siakam has earned a spot in the list of the best power forwards in the history of the NBA. After spending the first two seasons of his career as a productive bench player, he rose to incredible success. Recently, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers and now the team’s lineup is nothing less than a warning for their rivals. Sikam’s popularity is ever-growing and fans are curious to know more about his background including his family.
Notably, Siakam debuted in the league in 2016 after being picked by the Toronto Raptors. He was a part of the Canadian NBA team’s roaster for eight seasons and took it to greater heights. Throughout his illustrious career, Siakam has won an impressive number of awards and recognitions. Some of these are, winning one NBA Championship ring, NBA’s Most Improved Player award, and much more.
Pascal Siakam won the Most Improved Player Award (1st @Raptors player to win the award).
Siakam increased his PPG average by 9.7 points in 2018-19, most by any player to play at least 40 games in each season. pic.twitter.com/wLF2p52zJr
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 25, 2019
Furthermore, he has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week five times since 2018. The 2022-2023 season was the best statistical season for the Cameroon-born player. He had an average score of 24.2 points, 5.8 assists, and 7.8 rebounds per game that season. Not only this, he was also one of the only four players to average 20 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
Before declaring for the NBA Draft, Siakam played college basketball at the New Mexico State University. He was a part of the team for two seasons, which turned out to be enough for him to leave an everlasting impact. During his time at New Mexico, he had an average score of 16.6 points, 9.7 total rebounds, and 1.5 assists. In addition to this, he was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2016.
Pascal Siakam’s older brothers played college-level basketball
Pascal Siakam has been wearing the same jersey number ’43’ since his college debut. The reason behind this is that the number represents the love and support of his family. The digit ‘4’ stands for the number of men in his family (his father, and three older brothers). The digit ‘3’ represents the number of women in his family (his mother and two sisters).
Furthermore, the Pacers star was born to Victoire and the late Tchamo Siakam. Pascal’s mother’s profession is unknown, whereas, his father was a mayor of Makenene in Cameroon. On various occasions, Pascal has spoken about his father and the sacrifices he has made for his family. Notably, the 1x NBA Championship title winner plays basketball for his father and his dream of having a son in the NBA.
Additionally, Pascal’s older brothers, James Siakam, Christian Siakam, and Boris Siakam have played college-level basketball. The oldest of Siakam brothers, James, played basketball at Vanderbilt University, and as per his LinkedIn account, he is currently a Bilingual National Credit Associate. Furthermore, Christian went to the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and is currently appointed as the assistant coach for Raptors 905.
The third-oldest brother, Boris was a key player on the basketball team of Western Kentucky University. He had an average score of 4.1 points, 3.1 total rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game. There is no information about what Boris is currently doing. Furthermore, Pascal‘s sisters, Vanessa Siakam and Raissa Siakam are living a personal life as there is no information available about them.