"It looks like Toronto is comfortable floating around the possibility of trading Jakob Poeltl, RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, who have seemingly been under trade rumours since the tip-off of the 2025-26 NBA regular season. If they package the three, it wouldn't be surprising to see a bigger return than Domantas Sabonis himself. It helps that the Sacramento Kings are really struggling this season, with a record of 12 wins and 33 losses,"
"as it should put the Kings in a more desperate position as a seller to start a rebuild that feels inevitable, but the Lithuanians yearly cap hit of $43,636,000 makes it a hard sell for buyers, especially the Raptors who will probably have to send at least two of IQ, RJ or Yak to get the deal done as Poeltl for Sabonis alone leaves them $22,186,000 over the luxury tax."
Toronto is pursuing a trade to acquire Domantas Sabonis and is considering packaging Jakob Poeltl, RJ Barrett, and Immanuel Quickley. Packaging all three players could yield a return larger than Sabonis alone. Sacramento's 12–33 record increases the likelihood that the Kings will act as sellers and begin a rebuild. Sabonis carries a yearly cap hit of $43,636,000, creating significant matching and luxury-tax challenges. A Poeltl-for-Sabonis straight swap would place Toronto $22,186,000 over the luxury tax, so Toronto would likely need to include at least two of the mentioned players. A post-game interaction between Darko Rajakovic and Sabonis has energized Raptors fans about a playoff push.
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