Raptors resting forward Pascal Siakam vs. Cavaliers

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetApril 10, 2021 - 6:20pm

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) looks to pass the ball against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

The Toronto Raptors will be without Pascal Siakam for Saturday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers as the team is resting its star forward.

Kyle Lowry, who has missed the last five games due to a right foot injury, is also out for Saturday’s contest. Rodney Hood and Freddie Gillespie are both available to play.

Lowry (toe) is out; Siakam is out (rest); Hood is available for limited minutes. Freddie — new Freddie, Freddie Gillespie — is available. Old Freddie (hip) is still out. Harris and Watson out too and McCaw got waived. Khem Birch not yet signed. I’m sure I missed something.

In addition to Siakam, Fred VanVleet (hip), Jalen Harris (hip) and Paul Watson (health and safety protocols) are all out as well.

Siakam is averaging 20.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 43 games, all starts, for the Raptors this season.

Hood has been out for Toronto’s previous four games due to a right hip ailment. He has appeared in four games off the bench since being acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers in the Norman Powell trade on March 25.

The Raptors (20-32) sit 11th in the Eastern Conference heading into Saturday night’s game against the Cavaliers (19-32), 2.5 games behind 10th-place Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 360.

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