Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star reserves on Thursday. It's his third selection and first as a Pacer.

Veteran Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam has been named to the list of All-Star reserves in the Eastern Conference, per TNT's "Inside The NBA." It's a big moment for the 6-foot-8 standout, who now makes his third squad.

So far this season, Siakam is averaging 20.5 points per game and is shooting an average of 53% from the field.

The Indiana Pacers are a topic of conversation in the Feb. 6 trade deadline discourse. As the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and only one loss back from rising a spot, perhaps a trade could bolster their chances to earn first-round home-court advantage in the playoffs.

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin could be a hot commodity in the trade market, but it won’t come cheap. Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reported

The Pacers got another win in the record books against the rival Pistons on Wednesday, with Myles Turner getting a last laugh of his own.

Although the Pacers soundly beat the Pistons, they showed some physicality in the second quarter. Pistons center Isaiah Stewart committed a flagrant two-foul on Pacers backup center Thomas Bryant, earning the envelope-pushing role player a rejection.

The Indiana Pacers have been one of the best teams across the NBA of late, putting themselves right back into contention within the Eastern Conference standings

The Detroit Pistons have their NBA All-Star as franchise player Cade Cunningham has been named an Eastern Conference reserve.

Pacers forward Pascal Siakam scored 37 points against the Pistons to make his case for a third trip to an NBA All-Star Game.

The friction between the Pacers and Pistons mostly comes from their rise out of rebuilds, but both sides said lines were crossed Wednesday.