The Toronto Raptors own Pascal Siakam won the NBA’s most improved player award last night.
The Toronto forward averaged 16.9 points per game in 3rd season for the NBA Champs.
Siakam, who helped the Raptors win their first NBA championship this month, beat out D’Angelo Russell of the Brooklyn Nets and De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings for the honour at the NBA Awards show Monday night. He is the first Raptor to earn the honour.
The native of Cameroon was rewarded with a spot in the starting lineup after coming off the bench most of last year.
“I want to thank the Toronto Raptors for believing in me — a little scrawny kid from Cameroon,” said Siakam when he recieved the award.
Siakam also thanked his family, who was in the audience, for their support. He said he gets his work ethic from his mom, who he called “superwoman.”
What a great story!
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/2019-nba-awards-june-24-1.5188275
-Ian
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