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Pacers star Pascal Siakam 'wasn't even close' to being an NBA player when he started at NMSU, former coach says

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Indiana Pacers star Pascal Siakam had athleticism and potential when he arrived at New Mexico State University in 2013 , but not many would have predicted his skills on the court would manifest into a potential Hall of Fame NBA career. "To be quite honest, when he first came, he was not an NBA player off of what we saw and what he had wasn't even close," recalled former NMSU Aggies basketball coach Marvin Menzies and current coach of the Kansas City Roos , on Episode 107 of the Journal 's Talking Grammer podcast..

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