Why didn't Siakam play?

On June 12, Beijing time, the Raptors officially announced that Pascal Siakam, the center of the team, completed the repair operation of the left shoulder joint and lip tear last week, and it is estimated that it will take about 5 months to rest and recover.

According to this schedule, Siakam will rest at least until June165438+1October, which means he will miss the early games of the 202 1-22 regular season. According to previous reports, the regular season of the new season will officially start at Beijing time1October 20th 10.

The 27-year-old Siakam was injured against the Grizzlies on May 9, so he missed the last four games of the regular season. At that time, the Raptors thought it was just an ordinary shoulder strain.

This is Siakam's fifth season in the league and the first season when his four-year contract of $65,438+$29.9 million came into effect. Played 56 games in the regular season, averaging 35.8 minutes 2 1.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists 1. 1 steals 0.0.

However, due to a series of injuries suffered by the Raptors, especially the COVID-19 epidemic, Siakam finally led the team with 27 wins and 45 losses, ranking in the East 12, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 20 13.