Offensive Game
Efficient finisher around the rim with 13+ PPG; limited range but exceptional at finishing lobs, pick-and-roll dives, and short rolls for open jumpers.
Career Journey
New Orleans Pelicans
2017-2024
Toronto Raptors
2024-present
NBA Champion
Won championship with Toronto Raptors in 2019 (first stint)
NBA All-Star
Selected as All-Star in 2023
New Orleans Legend
Longtime Pelicans center — franchise cornerstone
Career Earnings
~$85M
Estimated total NBA career salary
Player Agent
2025-26 season · View contract
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46 | 10.7 | 7 | 2 | 70.0% | 0.0% |
Jakob Poeltl is one of the NBA's most reliable rim-running centers — a Vienna-born big whose value lives in screen-setting, rebounding and quiet efficiency rather than volume scoring. Drafted ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in 2016 out of Utah, he has averaged 9.1 points and 7.0 rebounds on 63.6% shooting across 641 career games. Back with the Raptors, he posted 10.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists on a remarkable 70% from the field in 2025-26 — the kind of efficiency that anchors a starting lineup even when the box score stays modest. Few centers finish and protect the paint as economically as the Austrian does.
Offensive Game
Efficient finisher around the rim with 13+ PPG; limited range but exceptional at finishing lobs, pick-and-roll dives, and short rolls for open jumpers.
Defensive Game
Elite rim protector who blocks 2+ shots per game and deters many more; excellent pick-and-roll defender who hedges, drops, and recovers with equal effectiveness.
Intangibles
One of the more intelligent centers in the league; understands angles, positioning, and leverage on both ends and communicates the defense clearly from the center position.
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