The Spurs made a lot more noise than usual at the trade deadline this year, and after a couple of fringe moves, they shocked the fanbase by trading Derrick White seemingly out of nowhere for Josh Richardson and the Celtic’s 2022 first round pick. However, amidst all that chaos, perhaps the loudest trade rumors were centered around Jakob Poeltl.
Reports surfaced that the Bulls, Hornets and Raptors were interested in acquiring him (and there were more, according to Poeltl’s agent), but they were also backed up by reports that the Spurs’ asking price for him was rightfully very high — likely much more the roughly $18.