Pascal Siakam

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

He just bought this home for his mother. This lad is going to spending most of his time away from court here if not all. (Image: imgur.com)

This professional basketball player currently plays for the Toronto Raptors. He was born in Douala, a city in Cameroon. He wanted to become a Catholic Priest as a child, but his priorities changed when he discovered basketball. Even though his older brothers were already earning scholarships through this sport, this power forward had a slower start. The significant change happened when he was selected to attend the so-called Basketball Without Borders Camp. Even though he did not have considerable basketball experience, he still gained a lot of attention due to his high energy levels. His effort was highly praised by the president of The Raptors, Masai Ujiri. Little did the young man know that his path to success was being established right there. A little while later, as a sixteen-year-old, he moved to the United States and settled down in Lewisville, Texas. Finishing his high school education at God's academy in Lewisville, he attended the New Mexico State University between 2014 and 2016. Winning the WAC Freshman of the year in 2015 and the player of the year award in 2016, this PF declared for the NBA Draft in 2016. He was selected as the 27th overall pick in Round 1 by the Toronto based team. The league's most improved player of 2019 also won the title with the Raptors that year. It remains to be seen if this player stays loyal to them and ends his career there.