Sources: Jared Weiss @ The Athletic
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A late-night edition of the newsletter, because the trade deadline is like three weeks away, there are games every other night, and we gotta keep this conversation moving.
On Jakob Poeltl, the Spurs, and the real cost of potential self-sabotage (unlocked) matthewtynan.substack.com/p/spurs-jakob-… – 11:23 PM
I hear we’re talking about Jakob Poeltl today pic.twitter.com/WD5rzb4OSg – 12:00 PM
New: The Celtics have registered ‘significant’ trade interest in Jakob Poeltl per @Shams Charania. A closer look at the logistics/possible asking price of a potential deal with the Spurs: masslive.com/celtics/2023/0… – 10:12 AM
New Inside Pass on @TheAthletic:
🏀 Spurs’ Jakob Poeltl garnering significant interest
🏀 The team currently most active on potential deal for Hawks’ John Collins
🏀 Updates on Raptors’ Fred VanVleet, Jazz’s Mike Conley Jr.
Much more: theathletic.com/4098049/2023/0… – 9:41 AM
“He’s the anchor of our defense and our defense isn’t, uh, excellent.”
Like Sysiphus swabbing decks on the Titanic, Jakob Poeltl has the neverending job of cleaning up defensive mistakes for the NBA’s worst defensive team. expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… via @expressnews – 4:24 PM
Spurs fall to the Kings 132-119, but had a lot of stuff to like
Jakob Poeltl: 23p, 7r, 2a, 2b
Josh Richardson: 21p, 4a
Keldon: 20p, 7r, 3a
Three: 16p, 8a, 7r
Sochan: 15p, 8r, 2a – 9:33 PM
21 point night for Jakob Poeltl in 3 quarters pic.twitter.com/fd3L4BdKEZ – 8:35 PM
Hey @redrock_bball, I know nothing about NBA fantasy but you should tell your listeners to pick up Jakob Poeltl every time the Spurs play the Kings. – 7:46 PM
This first half has been a pretty good commercial for selling Jakob Poeltl. He’s been fantastic. – 7:45 PM
Quick 8 points for Jakob Poeltl, love to see him aggressive pic.twitter.com/V20AlLHRKY – 7:26 PM
Jakob Poeltl with six points, two rebounds, two blocks in first 5 1/2 minutes. Gonna be an interesting few weeks until the trade deadline. – 7:19 PM
Report: Spurs’ Jakob Poeltl receiving ‘a lot of interest’ on trade market nba.nbcsports.com/2023/01/15/rep… – 6:00 PM
The most entertaining part of the Jakob Poeltl trade deadline “sweepstakes” is counting the number of unique ways his name is pronounced – 11:15 AM
More on this storyline
They have certainly sniffed around the big man market in recent seasons. Toronto engaged Dallas about acquiring Kristaps Porzingis for Goran Dragic and the first-round pick ultimately sent to San Antonio for Thaddeus Young. The Raptors registered interest in Rudy Gobert this summer, sources told Yahoo Sports, although there was never a serious approach from Toronto. Myles Turner and Deandre Ayton have been two other centers on Toronto’s radar, sources said. And former Raptors center Jakob Poeltl, who left the franchise with DeMar DeRozan as part of a 2018 offseason blockbuster to land Kawhi Leonard, remains a target of Toronto’s front office, as Yahoo Sports reported in December. -Street Yahoo! Sports /January 17, 2023
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