Jakob Poeltl Rumors

The last time Poeltl played more than 36 minutes in a regulation game was Dec. 1, 2024. The last time he played more than 32 minutes in a regulation game this season was Nov. 19. And Poeltl’s playing load has been carefully monitored all season, as he’s struggled with a back problem that kept him out of the lineup for 29 of the Raptors' 67 games. But the Raptors needed him Sunday to match up with Pistons all-star Jalen Duren, the 6-foot-10, 250-pounder who is one of the strongest and athletic big men in the league, and he delivered. That he was able to manage the demands bodes well for the rest of the season. Jak’s back may be back: “It was a good battle today,” said Poeltl. “So in that sense, I did enjoy it … I felt good today, the body felt really fresh. It’s a long season, and sometimes you wake up, and the body feels a little funky; other days you feel great. It’s difficult to figure out why some days are better than others. But today I’m really good, and I had a lot of energy on the court."

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Michael Grange: For just 2nd time in nearly 4 months, Raps win vs top-10 team holding tough in 4thQ for 119-108 win vs Pistons. Brandon Ingram w/ 34, RJ Barrett w/ 27, Jakob Poeltl w/ 21/18, Scottie Barnes with 14/10/8. Cunningham w/ 33. Raps improve to 37-29, Pistons 48-19. Raps alone in 6th. Five-game road swing next.

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Josh Lewenberg: Jakob Poeltl (illness) and Jackson-Davis are questionable for tonight’s game in New Orleans. Murray-Boyles remains out.

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Josh Lewenberg: No Poeltl (illness) vs the Rockets tonight. He was probably going to sit out half of the back-to-back anyway. Tomorrow in NOLA is the more winnable game, so makes sense to hold him out in Houston, especially if he’s also under the weather.

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Josh Lewenberg: Jakob Poeltl is questionable for tomorrow’s game in Houston with an illness. Trayce Jackson-Davis is out with a dislocated finger. CMB remains out, as well (and expect him to miss Wednesday’s game in NOLA).

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Josh Lewenberg: The Raptors will rest Jakob Poeltl vs OKC tomorrow night, the first half of a back-to-back. Makes sense with Wemby and the Spurs coming up on Wednesday. Scottie Barnes isn’t listed on the injury report and is expected back.

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Josh Lewenberg: Jakob Poeltl is back in the starting lineup vs Milwaukee, and Ja’Kobe Walter gets the start in place of Scottie Barnes (out for personal reasons).

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Doug Smith. The Raptors are managing Jakob Poeltl's minutes in a new way; he'll come off the bench and Collin Murray-Boyles joins Quickley, Barrett, Ingram and Barnes as a starter

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Josh Lewenberg: Jakob Poeltl is available for the first time in 25 games. He’ll be on a minutes restriction, being that he hasn’t played in 7+ weeks. No CMB for the Raps and Detroit will be without their suspended frontcourt duo, Duren and Stewart.

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Doug Smith: Immanuel Quickley's ankle is fine and he's a go for the Raptors against Indy, Jakob Poeltl's taking another day. "“For the last five, seven days, everything we’re doing is just reconditioning. It’s just getting him to the point where he’s going to be physically feeling fine out there," Darko Rajakovic said of Poeltl

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Blake Murphy: Jakob Poeltl is out. He’s “very close.” The last 5-7 days has been reconditioning, trying to get that aspect back before he plays. Immanuel Quickley is expected to play but still technically a game-time call.

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Michael Scotto: Domantas Sabonis trade talks between the Kings and Raptors, which would include RJ Barrett and Ochai Agbaji to Sacramento, have paused. Toronto is concerned about giving up too much first-round draft pick compensation to move Jakob Poeltl to a third team. Reporting on @YESNetwork

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Sacramento has not had much success generating interest in veteran wings Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan is a strong candidate to be bought out after the deadline while the Kings will likely try again to move LaVine in the offseason, should LaVine pick up his player option. There is interest in Domantas Sabonis—Toronto is reportedly in the mix, if the Raptors can find a team to take Jakob Poeltl—but it may only result in a salary dump.

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Sources say that the Grizzlies have been telling potential trade partners that they are open to taking on long-term salary if it can deliver additional quality draft capital to the seven combined first-round picks they've amassed by shipping out Desmond Bane and now Triple J since the end of the last season. Perhaps that leads to some sort of multi-team structure involving both the Grizzlies, Kings and Raptors to help Toronto with its long-running Domantas Sabonis pursuit. There is a belief among some teams that the Grizz, if properly compensated on the draft pick front, would absorb the contract of ailing Raptors big man Jakob Poeltl. Would they really?

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