<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-jakob-poeltl-injury-adds-to-torontos-woes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jakob Poeltl injury adds to Raptors’ woes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Raptors-news-Jakob-Poeltl-injury-adds-to-Torontos-woes.jpg"></figure><h1>Jakob Poeltl injury adds to Raptors’ woes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T20:31:14-08:00">December 16th, 8:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T20:31:14-08:00">December 16th, 8:31pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-fans-torn-after-jakob-poeltl-surprise-tanking-admission">no one expected the Toronto Raptors to be competitive</a> during the 2024-25 season, they have at least been one of the most exciting teams to watch in the NBA. However, injuries have been troubling the Raptors all season long, with Immanuel Quickley still on the mend and Scottie Barnes, shortly after returning from an orbital fracture, proceeding to injure his ankle. To make matters worse, the Raptors may be in danger of missing Jakob Poeltl after their starting center sustained a <a href="https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1868851031926530356" rel="noopener">serious-looking groin injury</a> in their 122-121 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.</p><p>Poeltl, as per Josh Lewenberg of TSN, ended up slipping on a spot near the restricted area where officials were dealing with condensation earlier in the game. It was a <a href="https://twitter.com/PensareBBall/status/1868849914769465620" rel="noopener">brutal looking slip</a> for the Raptors center, as he nearly did a full slip while trying to contest a floater attempt from Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Raptors season from hell continues. Jakob Poeltl injured on a scary fall. <a href="https://t.co/SEJEHancho">pic.twitter.com/SEJEHancho</a></p><p>— Pensare Basketball (@PensareBBall) <a href="https://twitter.com/PensareBBall/status/1868849914769465620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At the very least, the good news for the Raptors is that Poeltl was able to return to the locker room under his own power, although it has to be said that he was walking gingerly. Poeltl had to exit the game early (he left the game at the 10:12 mark of the fourth quarter) and was not able to return, so he was not present for when Toronto stormed back from a double-digit deficit and nearly snatched the victory.</p><p>The hope for the Raptors is that the groin injury Poeltl suffered isn’t too serious and that he would be back to action for their Thursday night contest against the Brooklyn Nets. If Poeltl cannot go on Thursday, expect the likes of Chris Boucher, Kelly Olynyk, and even Jamal Shead to get some extended burn.</p><h2><b>Raptors scrap and claw amid tanking season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Raptors-center-Jakob-Poeltl-19-after-sustaining-a-lower-body-injury.jpg"><figcaption>© Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If there ever was a year for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-most-pleasant-surprise-early-2024-25-season">the Raptors to punt</a>, it’s this season; in addition to Cooper Flagg, a few of the incoming NBA prospects look like gems, with the likes of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, just to name a few, looking like franchise-altering talents. But they have been building some winning habits this season even if it hasn’t resulted in much on the wing column.</p><p>Even though the Raptors have a bad 7-20 record, they have shown an indomitable fighting spirit, and that is a testament to the solid coaching of Darko Rajakovic that he has his men ready to compete on most nights. And Monday night showed nothing different, as they nearly came back from 16 down to make the Bulls sweat in the endgame — even with Jakob Poeltl exiting early.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jakob Poeltl injury adds to Raptors’ woes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-jakob-poeltl-playing-mavericks-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl playing vs. Mavericks? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-07T09:58:30-08:00">December 7th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-07T10:01:00-08:00">December 7th, 10:01am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors will go head-to-head on Saturday night. The Raptors are hoping to upset a scorching hot Mavericks team that has won six consecutive games. Injuries could significantly impact the contest, though.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-jaden-hardy-naji-marshall-injury-updates-raptors">Mavericks are dealing with injury concerns of their own</a>, but Toronto’s injury report is especially uncertain. Jakob Poeltl is among the Raptors listed on the injury report.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-jakob-poeltl-gradey-dick-injury-updates-thunder-game">Poeltl has been dealing with an illness</a>. The Raptors would benefit from having Poeltl on the floor without question, as slowing down the Mavs’ center duo of Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford will prove to be a challenge.</p><p>Poeltl is averaging 16 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per outing so far in the 2024-25 season. The Raptors center is also shooting 59.4 percent from the field.</p><p>Here is everything we know about Jakob Poeltl’s injury status for tonight’s game vs. the Mavericks.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Jakob Poeltl’s injury status for Mavericks-Raptors clash</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jakob-Poeltl.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>According to the NBA injury report, Poeltl is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-07_12PM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed as questionable</a> as he continues to battle an illness.</p><p>Toronto is 7-16 up to this point in the season. They were most recently defeated 129-92 by the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, they won the game before that contest against the Indiana Pacers, earning a 122-111 victory on Tuesday.</p><p>The Mavericks, as already mentioned, have won six games in a row heading into Saturday night’s contest. Dallas is climbing the standings in the Western Conference, as they are now 15-8 overall.</p><p>Playing at home should give the Raptors a respectable opportunity to pull off the upset, but the Mavs have been able to take care of business on the road as well.</p><p>As for the question of whether or not Jakob Poeltl is playing tonight vs. the Mavericks, the answer is currently uncertain.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl playing vs. Mavericks? Latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-jakob-poeltl-gradey-dick-injury-updates-thunder-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors get Jakob Poeltl, Gradey Dick injury updates for Thunder game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Toronto-gets-Jakob-Poeltl-Gradey-Dick-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors get Jakob Poeltl, Gradey Dick injury updates for Thunder game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T13:29:05-08:00">December 5th, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T14:24:09-08:00">December 5th, 2:24pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 7-15 Toronto Raptors are looking to upset the 16-5 Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Thursday night. Jakob Poeltl and Gradey Dick are both dealing with injury concerns heading into the contest, though.</p><p>Most of the headlines surrounding the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-23-million-player-trade-talks">Raptors this season have centered around players who could be traded</a>. Toronto is likely not going to contend during the 2024-25 season unless they turn things around as soon as possible. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-replicates-2004-vince-carter-feat-vs-pacers">Scottie Barnes is doing everything he can to lead the Raptors</a>, but Toronto is rebuilding at the moment.</p><p>Nevertheless, the Raptors are hoping to upset the Thunder on Thursday. Having players such as Poeltl and Dick available alongside Barnes would help matters, without question. Here is what we know about Jakob Poeltl and Gradey Dick’s injury statuses for tonight’s game vs. the Thunder.</p><h2><b>Jakob Poeltl, Gradey Dick injury statuses for Thunder-Raptors game</b></h2><p>Poeltl and Dick are <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-05_03PM.pdf" rel="noopener">both listed as questionable</a>, per the NBA injury report. Dick is dealing with a left calf contusion, while Poeltl is battling an illness.</p><p>Poeltl, a 29-year-old center, was acquired by Toronto during the 2022-23 season. He is one of the more underrated big men in the entire NBA, and Poeltl is once again enjoying a quality, albeit rather quiet season. Poeltl is currently averaging 16 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game.</p><p>Dick, a 21-year-old who is in his second NBA season, has also played well. He is averaging 18.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.9 steals per outing.</p><p>The Raptors have struggled overall, but they have a number of talented players on the roster. The Thunder must play their best basketball on Thursday in Toronto. Still, Oklahoma City holds the best record in the Western Conference with their 16-5 mark.</p><p>As for the question of if Jakob Poeltl and Gradey Dick are playing tonight vs. the Raptors, the answer is maybe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors get Jakob Poeltl, Gradey Dick injury updates for Thunder game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-fans-torn-after-jakob-poeltl-surprise-tanking-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fans torn after Jakob Poeltl’s surprise Raptors’ tanking admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Raptors-news-Fans-torn-after-Jakob-Poeltls-surprise-tanking-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Fans torn after Jakob Poeltl’s surprise Raptors’ tanking admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T09:31:02-07:00">October 1st, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T09:31:02-07:00">October 1st, 9:31am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-masai-ujiri-makes-rebuilding-admission-2024-25-season">Toronto Raptors</a> know the ultimate goal in the NBA is to win a championship and to do that, you have to win a lot of games and be a competitive team. There are some teams that are in a developmental process, which means growing young talent in the hopes of them blossoming and getting to the point of winning a lot of games. In that instance, there isn’t a lot of winning at the beginning, but teams don’t let their fans know that.</p><p>During Raptors Media Day, veteran center Jakob Poeltl had an <a href="https://x.com/ogchabzo/status/1840784094273405335" rel="noopener">interesting quote</a> about what direction the team is going in this season, and it left some people shocked.</p><p>“I think we all know we’re not going to go and attack the championship this year,” Poetlt said. “It makes no sense for us to try to win every single game as much as we can and sacrifice development.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He can say that?😭 <a href="https://t.co/B3P8oalJax">pic.twitter.com/B3P8oalJax</a></p><p>— 𝙯𝙤 (@ogchabzo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ogchabzo/status/1840784094273405335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Even though Poeltl may have been being honest, teams don’t usually come out and let the fans know that they’re not trying to win.</p><p>Many people on X, formerly Twitter, had some things to say about Poeltl’s comments, and they weren’t all positive.</p><p>“He getting shipped out anyway i’m not trippin,” one user said.</p><p>“Jakob dude you’re not supposed to say that part out loud,” another user said.</p><p>“I love pure honesty and am a raptors fan but man i aint wanna hear that s–t jakob let that one go,” another user said.</p><h2>How will the Raptors perform this year?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jakob-Poeltl.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s no doubt that the Raptors are trying to head into a new direction with their team after what they did last season. They traded away some of their best players, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, and in return got some young talent. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-drops-pressure-truth-bomb-potential-270-million-contract-extension">Scottie Barnes is now the leader of the team</a>, and he has complimentary pieces like RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickly, and others to <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nba/scottie-barnes-on-embracing-a-leadership-role-with-raptors/ar-AA1ruq6p" rel="noopener">help him</a>.</p><p>“Just trying to step into that next role of growing into that leader. You gotta just take steps and I feel like I’ve been taking the right steps this summer,” Barnes said. “I’m usually accustomed to being that leader by example. I go out there and play hard.”</p><p>The Raptors aren’t expected to be a top team this season, but they do have an exciting roster that looks like they’ll be competing every night. The most important thing is seeing how the young players develop over the course of the season, which will be a step in the right direction for the future of the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans torn after Jakob Poeltl’s surprise Raptors’ tanking admission

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He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is not looking so good at the moment for the Toronto Raptors. After winning three games in a row in late February, the Raps have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-vs-raptors-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-3-3-2024" rel="noopener">lost three of four outings</a>. Making it worse for the team are the injuries to Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes. On Tuesday, it’s been reported that Poeltl is <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1765226713787552085" rel="noopener">out for likely a considerable period</a> after going under the knife to repair a hand injury.</p><p>“Jakob Poeltl underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in the pinky finger of his left hand. He’s out indefinitely,” wrote Josh Lewenberg of TSN.</p><p>Poeltl suffered the injury during the Raptors’ 111-106 win at home over the Charlotte Hornets. He hurt his hand late in the first half, forcing Toronto to start Kelly Olynk at center position in the second half. The former Utah Utes star big man left the Charlotte game with eight points, two rebounds, and three assists in 15 minutes of duty on the floor.</p><p>Olynk can be expected to assume the starting center slot for the Raptors as long as Poeltl is sidelined. On the season, Poeltl is averaging 11.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game, while shooting 63.1 percent from the field. With Olynk likely to get increased minutes and a heavier workload, the Raptors could space the floor more than they usually do with Poeltl, who has not taken a 3-point attempt since the 2022-23 season.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-out-indefinitely-with-painful-hand-fracture" rel="noopener">both Barnes and Poeltl out</a>, the Raptors’ backs are pressed harder against the wall, as they continue their pursuit of at least a spot in the Play-in Tournament.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
15.5	11.0	2.7	1.2	1.1

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
15.5	11.0	2.7	1.2	1.1

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