Everything Jakob Poeltl

[The Great One]

He's got a good post up game(already better than JV in my opinion). Good finisher. He's also pretty quick and mobile.

[DogeLover1234]

I just hope Casey doesn't force him to bulk up. He is quick, let him stay and play quick.

Yeah, he is going to need to get stronger for sure, but his quickness is going to be key. He doesn't have the length of JV, nor the explosiveness of Biz, so i doubt he is a rim protector like them, but if he can switch screens that will be huge for him. I don't think that he will be as good as JV as a low post scorer, but he has shown that jumpshot, is great in the PnR and is a great passer so he should be fine offensively.

Early concern is that he won't be great crashing the offensive glass, which is largely what keeps JV and Biz effective for much of the game. He should be great in the PnR, but I mean our guards aren't known to use the big well, which hurts. Early its all about his ability to switch the pick and roll defensively, or at least get out on the guard a little bit, cause I don't think he can drop back and protect the rim like JV or Biz.

[SkywalkerAC]

So whos skillset does this guy compare to? I saw him shooting 3s on his workout and midrange. He looks fairly quick, whats stopping him from playing the 4?

Closest comparison I can come up with is poor-man's Pau. The main thing stopping him from playing the 4 is being 7'1. I think he can do it next to 6'9 Biyombo though.

[MixxAOR]

Loser: Toronto Raptors
Someone should’ve told the Raptors that even though they owned New York’s pick, they didn’t actually have to draft like the Knicks. One of the classic James Dolan–era transactions is acquiring a player who was really good five years ago (hey, Derrick Rose!), and the Raptors might’ve just one-upped the Cablevision scion: They drafted a guy who would’ve been a nice centerpiece … in 1996. Now, there was plenty of draft-night chatter about how Utah’s Jakob Poeltl was the safest pick, but when a top-tier NBA team lands a lottery pick, does it really need a likely bench guy who can be legitimately described as Tyler Zelleresque? Unlike most franchises in the top 10, an already-good team like Toronto can afford to take a high-variance player. After winning 56 games, you almost never get chances like this, and the Raptors cashed in their ticket on a back-to-the-basket center with athleticism issues. — R.O.

https://theringer.com/nba-draft-winn...bb7#.oi78r04xr

[Abbas]

JV and JP is a very good one two punch

[3inthekeon]

https://theringer.com/nba-draft-winn...bb7#.oi78r04xr

Is this website like THE ONION?

[c-troop]

Jakob Poeltl v.s. Clint Capella ?

[Niagara Raptor]

toronto is now the 1990s remix team

bringing back the Twin Towers (Duncan and Robinson )

[Miekenstien]

welcome to the raptors murtle the peoltl

[c-troop]

"Pertinator" only natural with his Austrian roots heritage.

[MixxAOR]

[Chr1s1anL]

I see people are coming around to JP that's good. The kid is really talented.

[tDotted]

https://theringer.com/nba-draft-winn...bb7#.oi78r04xr

56 win team can afford to take a risk.. bah humbug

[MixxAOR]

thats Poeltl playing against Yabusele and Damian Jones

[OldSkoolCool]

I liked Poeltl prior to the draft but largely ignored him because we already have JV

...interesting to see what I was wrong about....maybe they can play together