We speculated yesterday that Jakob Poeltl might be the Toronto Raptors selection with the #9 pick, and so he became. [20-second timeout: we will take a look at Pascal Siakam, the #27 pick, shortly.]
It behooves us to consider in greater detail what the Raptors are getting with Poeltl, besides a player whose last name can neither be spelled nor spoken (I hear “Per-till”) without a struggle.
Jakob stands 7’1″ in shoes, with a 7’3″ wingspan, and weighs about 240 lbs. He’s the son of two professional volleyball players back home in Austria, so he clearly springs from athletic stock.