Report: Former Utah Big Man Signs Massive Extension With Toronto Raptors
Jul 1, 2025, 2:51 PM
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 09: Ivica Zubac #40 of the LA Clippers battles Jakob Poeltl #19 of the Toronto Raptors for a rebound during the second half of a game at Intuit Dome on November 09, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Former University of Utah center Jakob Poeltl is cashing in during NBA free agency, reportedly agreeing to a four-year $104M deal with the Toronto Raptors.
ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the signing on Tuesday, July 1. The Austrian-born center will be 30-years-old on October 15, 2025.
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The Raptors and Poeltl's agents, Michael Tellem and Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports, discussed several frameworks of a deal such as opt-out-and-extend — but the sides land on an opt-in-and-extend, giving Toronto flexibility in the next two seasons. https://t.co/ouSOFedDYS
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2025
Poeltl has spent the entirety of his nine-year career playing for the Raptors and San Antonio Spurs.
He averaged a career-highs in points (14.5) and rebounds (9.6) in 2024-25.
About Jakob Poeltl
The 7’0, 245-pound center averaged 15.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks in 47 games for the Utes.
Poeltl set a Utah freshman record with 63 blocks, swatting 1.9 shots each night. He earned Pac-12 All-Freshman recognition and was named to the CBSSports.com Freshman All-American team.
Poeltl poured in 17.2 points and grabbed 9.1 boards per game as a sophomore to establish himself as an NBA lottery prospect.
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Jakob Poeltl last season:
— 14.5 PPG (career-high)
— 9.6 RPG (career-high)
— 1.2 BPGFour more years in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/cnyGSzHS8g
— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 1, 2025
Toronto selected Poeltl with the ninth overall pick of the 2016 NBA draft. He played a career-high 82 games as an NBA sophomore.
Poeltl was traded to San Antonio in July 2018 as part of the trade that sent Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors.
He signed a multi-year deal with San Antonio two years later. The Spurs traded Poeltl back to Toronoto at the trade deadline in 2023.
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