Jakob Pöltl

Jakob Poeltl
	Poeltl with the Toronto Raptors in 2018
No. 19 – Toronto Raptors
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	October 15, 1995; Vienna, Austria
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College	Utah (2014–2016)
NBA draft	2016: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by	Toronto Raptors
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Traiskirchen Lions
2016–2018	Toronto Raptors
2016–2017	→Raptors 905
2018–2023	San Antonio Spurs
2023–present	Toronto Raptors
Career highlights
	NBA D-League Champion (2017); Consensus second-team All-American (2016); Pete Newell Big Man Award (2016); Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2016); Pac-12 Player of the Year (2016); First-team All-Pac-12 (2016); Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2015);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Jakob Poeltl (sometimes spelled Jakob Pöltl; German pronunciation: ['ja:kop 'pœltl]; born October 15, 1995) is an Austrian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes.

In his sophomore year for the Utes, Pöltl was a consensus second-team All-American, and won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and Pete Newell Big Man Award as the top collegiate center and low-post player, respectively. After the season, he declared for the 2016 NBA draft, where the Toronto Raptors selected him in the first round with the ninth overall pick. He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in July 2018. After five seasons with the team he was traded back to the Raptors in February 2023.