If the Pacers win the Finals on Sunday, there's a good chance Pascal Siakam takes home Finals MVP. Although he doesn't fit the standard profile for the award winner, nothing about his NBA story has ever been close to standard.

The Pacers' incredible run to the NBA Finals was supposed to end Thursday night. But after a convincing Game 6 win over the Thunder, they have a chance to write an ending for a story that no one saw coming. 

The future of Canadian basketball will be on display as GLOBL JAM returns this summer. Canada has a list of under-23 players ready to battle for spots on the men's and women's sides.

In normal circumstances, the Thunder's resume would suggest a finished product. But the scary thing for the NBA is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Co. are capable of reaching an even higher level.

The Thunder can take a giant step towards becoming whatever they are meant to be with a win in Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night in Indianapolis, which would earn the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams their first championship.

In Game 3, Pascal Siakam will have to do what highly skilled, highly paid players are expected to do this time of the year: help their teams win in the most difficult circumstances of all.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn't try to force things after a disappointing Game 1 loss in the NBA Finals. Instead, the Thunder star trusted his teammates to do the right thing. His decision paid off.