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NBA Draft Prospect Preview: Jakob Poeltl, a big man stuck between eras

For the rest of the month, we'll be previewing some prospects that the Raptors could consider taking at #9. Today, we'll look at Utah centre Jakob Poeltl.

Jakob Poeltl

Utah (SO) - Centre - 7'1 - 239 lbs - 7'1 Wingspan - Born October 15, 1995

2015-16* Stats: 17.2 PTS - 9.1 REB - 1.9 AST - 1.6 BLK - 64.6 FG% - 0.0 3FG% - 69.2 FT%

*NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Christian Fuchs isn't the only Austrian athlete with a funny-sounding name looking to turn heads this June.