NBA rumors: Raptors signing Jakob Poeltl far from a sure thing
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After trading a future first-round draft choice to acquire Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs, the Toronto Raptors were widely expected to keep the Au...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/666254

According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, the Raptors getting Poeltl back is far from a sure thing, with Feigen mentioning that Poeltl could be more available than most think. Toronto should still be in the pole position for him very clearly, but they shouldn’t think that him coming back is a done deal.

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  • atp2112@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 year ago

    Why did they give up a 1st for Poeltl if they were going to steer into a rebuild, anyway? I know it’s top 6 protected, but still

    • Jeff Van Gundy@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      Because Masai has been fence sitting ever since they won that title back in 2019. He’s so in love with some of his own guys that I don’t think he can bring himself to do a full teardown.

  • RandAlThorM
    13·
    1 year ago

    This is just agent leaks for contract talks. They got little leverage. Raps can still match anyone else’s offer. Masai already said they are re-signing Poeltl. Non-news.