"Josh Cornelissen of Raptors Rapture just pointed out that the Raptors are now free to trade their 30-year-old veteran center, Jakob Poeltl, after signing him to an extension this past summer. The deal keeps him on the team's salary sheet for another four years and is worth $104 million - but that decision could quickly turn into an all-time franchise mistake if Poeltl's injury concerns don't improve."
"Three years, whatever it was, that pays him $27 million in 2030, $29 million in 2029. So, it declines a little bit. It's not a huge, crippling amount of money. I just didn't get it. And if I'm another team, and I've got to take that contract in a trade, like no, no thanks. Like, Jakob Poeltl is a good player. Good all-around player. It's just, I didn't get it. But anyway, I think they'll look at all the bigs."
Jakob Poeltl, age 30, signed a four-year, $104 million extension that keeps him on the Toronto Raptors' salary sheet and makes him tradable but costly. Persistent back issues have prompted extreme caution from the team, though Poeltl has been cleared for contact and could return soon. Interim contributors like Collin Murray-Boyles and Scottie Barnes have performed well, but the Raptors have struggled without a traditional center. Analysts view the extension as unusual and worry other teams will be reluctant to absorb the contract in a trade if injury concerns continue.
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