The Spurs are entering a pivotal offseason full of major decisions, one of which is how much to pay to retain the services of impending restricted free agent center Jakob Poeltl. There are multiple ways the Spurs could go about this. They could give him his qualifying offer and let the market set his value, or they could offer him what they think he is worth and see if anyone else is willing to go over.
Determining what that number actually is is the challenge. While the Austrian center hasn’t presented the most eye-popping numbers since arriving in San Antonio two seasons ago, film, analytics, and advanced statistics show he is one of the most impactful players on the roster.