Austrian star chased volleyballs as a child, but became first from his country to be selected in NBA draft.
The energetic kid rambled all over the place in Vienna as the Austrian national volleyball teams went through their workouts and his mother, Martina, and father, Rainer worked on their games.
It was obvious even then that the 6-year-old had some athletic promise, and it was fully realized Friday when Jakob Poeltl was introduced as the newest member of the Toronto Raptors.