Poeltl was born Oct. 15, 1995, and became the first Austrian drafted and the first to play in an NBA game.
Pick No. 9 in 2016
Toronto took him ninth out of Utah, with a pick that traced back to the Bargnani and Carmelo Anthony trades.
Part of a title trade
In July 2018 he went to San Antonio with DeMar DeRozan in the deal that brought Kawhi Leonard to Toronto.
Paid to bring him home
The Raptors reacquired him in February 2023 for Khem Birch, a 2024 first and two second-rounders.
Locked in through 2030
A four-year, $104 million extension in 2025 keeps him in Toronto through 2029-30.
Photo credit
Jakob Poeltl with the Toronto Raptors at Washington in March 2018. Photo: Keith Allison via Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
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