INDIANAPOLIS -- Pascal Siakam isn't interested in discourse about him being the Pacers ' No. 1 scoring option with Tyrese Haliburton out for the season, because he feels like having that discussion goes against the Pacers' entire identity.

One of the Pacers' superpowers over the last two seasons as they reached back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals and their first NBA Finals since 2000 has been the sharing of the basketball and the scoring load. Siakam has actually been the Pacers' leading scorer throughout his tenure with the Pacers, leading them in scoring in the second half of 2023-24 after he was acquired from the Raptors, the 2024-25 regular season and the postseasons in 2023-24 and 2024-25. However, the power forward averaged fewer points per game in the last season and a hal

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