Jakob Poeltl

2023 - 2 - 13

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Is Poeltl's return enough to reboot Raptors' season? Early returns ... (Sportsnet.ca)

The trade deadline is in the rear-view mirror and so, too, are a pair of 'introductory' games with Jakob Poeltl, whom the Toronto Raptors acquired on ...

“You go through adversity, and you go through tough times, and you have to break through it,” said Siakam, who will be heading to Salt Lake City to represent the Raptors in his second All-Star Game this weekend. He knows he’s got a very high IQ and he's such a smart player, so definitely lucky to have that at the centre position.” The past two months haven’t gone according to plan, but the season isn’t over yet: “It's like he never left, you know, just kind of the chemistry there,” VanVleet said of Poeltl on Sunday. But he’s also a seven-year veteran who understands his job and his role and is comfortable learning on the fly. I thought he got better as the game went on and just having another playmaker out there. Like I said it’s about getting into a habit of doing things so that was tough the first game. If you had to pick the moment when it became clear the high hopes so many had for Toronto’s season were misplaced, you could start with the Raptors two-game set against the Magic in Florida on Dec. In that light it’s fitting that the Raptors are hosting the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. … He's only been with us for a couple of days, and he’s already picked up a lot of our concepts. For perspective, Cleveland leads the NBA with a rating of 108.9. Toronto is 1-1 in his first two appearances, but the underlying numbers are encouraging.

Jakob Poeltl is already impacting the Toronto Raptors' defense (Raptors Rapture)

The Toronto Raptors appear to be a much better defensive team when recently acquired center Jakob Poeltl is on the floor.

However, if Poeltl can be this big of a Band-Aid to the team’s defensive woes, this trade could end up being another Masai Ujiri home run. Poeltl doesn’t need to be Hakeem Olajuwon, but he could have a Marc Gasol-esque impact on the team if everything goes as planned. While this is clearly a small sample size against two bad teams that will change over time, the good news is the fact that Poeltl is proving that Nurse’s scheme can conceptually work with a solid center.

RAPTORS BLOG: Early numbers show Jakob Poeltl making big ... (Toronto Sun)

Poeltl started against the Pistons on Super Bowl Sunday alongside his likely backup, Precious Achiuwa, along with Pascal Siakam. That's one of the biggest, most ...

Or, they could zag and let newly re-signed shooter Joe Wieskamp provide some spacing. The Poeltl-Fred VanVleet-Siakam-Scottie Barnes group was lights out in 21 minutes together over the two games. Poeltl didn’t foul out once in San Antonio this season, but has nearly done it twice so far as a Raptor. That’s one of the biggest, most defensively terrorizing front court we’ve seen in a long time. It will be interesting to see how Toronto’s rotation works when (if?) O.G. Article content

Raptors' Jakob Poeltl: Brings defense in win (CBSSports.com)

Poeltl provided six points (3-5 FG), five rebounds, three blocks, two steals and one assist in 25 minutes before fouling out of Sunday's 119-118 win over ...

[Raptors](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/TOR/toronto-raptors/) will likely have room for only one of Poeltl and Achiuwa on the top unit if Gary Trent (calf) is back in action Tuesday against the Magic, and both Poeltl and Achiuwa could head to the bench after the All-Star break, when Toronto is likely to get OG Anunoby (wrist) back. Achiuwa, meanwhile, was a plus-5 but didn't produce any defensive statistics and shot 4-for-10 from the field and 3-for-6 from the free-throw line. The

Jakob Poeltl on the differences between the Spurs and Raptors ... (Yahoo Canada Finance)

Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl explains how the Raptors and Spurs are different in their schemes on offence and defence.

Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl making his presence felt early despite ... (Toronto Sun)

Two games into his return to the team that brought him to the NBA, Jakob Poeltl is simultaneously having the kind of impact management hoped for when they…

This will be the ninth game Anunoby has missed since he sprained his left wrist in a loss to Golden State late last month. Already definitively listed as out for Tuesday’s game is O.G. It will be the third time Siakam has been to the All-Star game and even if he hinted he may have preferred spending the break somewhere tropical, he admitted the Commissioner’s vote of confidence was a welcome one in the Siakam household. and Precious Achiuwa now questionable to play in Tuesday’s tilt with Orlando, the last before the team goes on a week-long break for All-Star festivities. Things are likely to change for him on both ends of the floor, almost definitely on the defensive end once O.G. So far here I’m just in a lot of pick-and-roll situations. Maybe making a couple fewer solid plays but trying to be aggressive and forcing opponents to make mistakes,” Poeltl said. In his 42 minutes through two games, Poeltl has a defensive rating of 99 which is far and away the best mark on the team. tip with Orlando. Getting used to or almost making it a habit so if I have to react in a split second, I do the right thing.” Article content Like I said it’s about getting into a habit of doing things so that was tough the first game.

Jakob Poeltl on the differences between the Spurs and Raptors ... (Yahoo Canada Sports)