Toronto center Jakob Poeltl (42) smiles at guard Norman Powell (24) during the final seconds of an NBA basketball game against Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Toronto took down Utah with a final score of 104-98.
SALT LAKE CITY – In his first two months as a professional basketball player, former University of Utah star Jakob Poeltl has had the opportunity to play in 15 games for the Toronto Raptors, averaging 2.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11 minutes per game.
The Austrian native also had the opportunity to start two games this year and even had his own SportsCenter top 10 highlight after a posterizing dunk against the Atlanta Hawks.