He got Masai fired

He is BBQ Schnitzel on defense and one of the main reasons I wanted Toronto in the first round.

Which dumbass signed him to that extension lmao

Insanity giving him that contract. Got to dump him and Dick to get Sabonis

A 4yr/104M contract is far easier to hide or get rid of than guys getting paid 45M+ a season.

I thought he was overpaid even before I knew how serious his back issues are

Such a bad contract now. I feel like people who aren’t tapped in think Jakob has just always sucked or was always playing like he did this season. Dude is cooked from injuries

What happens when you haven’t had a viable center in like 7 years. You massively overpay just at the thought of a semi competent one and now we still need a center and have a lot less money, yay!!

It’s a shame because it really is the single worst one now that the Beal contract is over, and if the Raptors had that contract space and the pick they traded to get him, they could have a final piece to have a really nice team.

The contract isn’t bad if he plays like prime Poeltl, but the injuries totally ruined what is left of his defense (and it wasn’t much beforehand), and his mobility is really awful compared to what I remember seeing from him.

Sucks for the Raptors.

As a bulls fan, i won’t stand for this Patrick Williams erasure. Patrick Williams was worse than Poeltl across every appreciable metric on a similarly terrible contract. At least Poeltl has a positive VORP.

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/0h86n

One of the worst contracts in the nba,  

Masai definitely messed up here 

It is almost no one that should get these massive extensions far into the future. Jacob, Joel, Booker are three examples where two of them was a real bad idea and the third is a scary contract. No reason not to wait a year or two before extending if there is any doubt

Jfc why did they give him the bag

Bruh it’s one game lol. Fans got no chill. It’s also a way easier contract to get rid of you won’t have to do weird ass shit like what bucks did with dame

Seeing a thread trashing poeltl power makes me sad.

Was dumb to trade for him at the time and just as dumb to extend him.

All I ever think of is the episode of Game of Zones when they did the Kawhi trade lmao

I loved him in San Antonio, but damn

Hey don’t talk shit about spurs legend blockob poeltl

The Analytics loves Poeltl for some reason

Idk why but he always seems to torch Duren even this season he kept getting so many offensive boards against him it was so frustrating to watch because obviously Duren is better

Yeah paying top dollar for the Austrian Mason Plumlee was a pretty bad contract and I say that as someone who’s become an expert in that field over the years

Bulls gonna trade PWill for him straight up

Our centre woes since the chip have really fucked us.

They say it’s Poeltls all the way down but the Raptors didn’t foresee how deep

Thank god we didn’t take back that horrible contract 🙏

Man

Damn, that’s like 3 used jets you know. I don’t honestly believe this team is playoff material that can extend through 7 games

Not a great contract, but not even close to the worst in the league. When comparing to others, look at percentage of the cap taken. Embiid and PG are between 30-40%, Jakob is half of that at the worst.

I just remember Raptors fans earlier in the season saying the Kings were dumb for not wanting Poeltl for Sabonis.

Buddy can’t catch a pass to save his life

I remember seeing so many Raptors fans defending the extension when it happened. I get that sometimes you gotta cope as a fanbase, but… That has aged horribly.

If you think this contract is bad check out what the bucks are paying Dame to literally not be on the team lol

I can only think of the game of zones episode where they can’t pronounce his name

Amazing agent man lol

When we traded for him how many years ago I hated it, then we doubled down by giving him this Albatross of a contract, which would have been terrible in a vacuum only to find out his back is a complete mess. It really is the trade that just keeps on giving.

I will never understand why we gave up a first and multiple seconds for this guy let alone gave him that extension.

This guy gets $100 million what the actual fuck

He was awful out there

I do think those injuries took a toll on him.

Absolutely loved him on the Spurs, he helped get us through some rough years. Nice as hell, did whatever and didn’t complain. Love that he got the bag just sucks for raps fans.

Worth noting that the spurs traded him for a first round pick and some seconds, which they then used to draft rob dillingham and traded to the twolves on draft night. For a 2030 pick swap and 2031 UNPROTECTED first. And the first of the seconds was used on Sidy Cissoko who helped land them Fox.

So Jakob was extremely useful in building both the current and future team around Wemby!

Jesus

I got downvoted once asking on a ‘Poeltl love fest’ thread why he’s so sought after. I genuinely never saw the hype.

Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t Poetl going to be a free agent? Then Toronto traded for him and paid him just so he wouldn’t leave in free agency?

I had no idea he got that extension. Were they on crack when they offered him that?

Should’ve trade him hahahahhahahahshahah

I’m not a big fan of Poeltl and I think he’s overpaid, BUT: today he had a (+/-) of zero (!). That means he was (unfortunately) better than Barnes (-22), Ingram (-19), and Barrett (-16).

Quickley and Poeltl are definitely two of the worst contracts in the league.

It doesn’t make it much better, but the last year of the contract is only 5.5M guaranteed.

Raptors needed a C. His injuries weren’t prominent or lingering prior to the extension. He’s very much a capable C, underrated when healthy. The extension isn’t even that bad. This team’s problem is the premier players’ lack of assertiveness and rotations by our coaching staff.

Edit: his contract will be ~14% of the cap at its highest in 2028-2029. Usually starting centers will get 15-17% of the cap. He’ll remain a tradeable asset and have a lower contract the following year.

Embiid makes 40 million more per year