Former Toronto Raptors having big impact on NBA playoffs so far
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The Raptors might have missed the playoffs again, but several former Toronto players have their fingerprints all over the post-season proceedings so far.
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Few would dispute that Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been one of the five best performers so far.
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The oft-injured superstar has averaged 26.5 points on 57% shooting and 1.8 steals (which happens to be his ridiculous career playoff average per game) in the instant-classic series between the Clippers and Nikola Jokic's Denver Nuggets.
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Teammate and fellow ex-Raptor Norman Powell has been steady too, averaging 16.8 points and shooting 42% from three in the first four games.
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NORMAN POWELL SILENCES THE CROWD pic.twitter.com/T3x2kpOwYJ
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 22, 2025
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Meanwhile, Indiana is on the verge of eliminating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks largely thanks to the play of Pascal Siakam, Toronto's second-leading scorer when Leonard led the team to a championship.
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Siakam is playing some of the best basketball of his career for the run-and-gun Pacers, averaging a team-best 22.3 points on 58% shooting (including an unlikely 8-for-16 on three-pointers and 11-for-13 at the free throw line), 6.5 rebounds, along with solid defence.
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Pascal Siakam with a huge three 🙌 pic.twitter.com/aTrL2dWMBj
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 23, 2025
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