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Jakob Pöltl
- Born
- Oct 15, 1995 · Age 31
- Place of birth
- Vienna, Austria
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 2
Also known as (1)
- Jakob Poeltl
Biography
Jakob Pöltl is an Austrian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes. In his sophomore year for the Utes, Pöltl was a consensus second-team All-American, and won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and Pete Newell Big Man Award as the top collegiate center and low-post player, respectively. After the season, he declared for the 2016 NBA draft, where the Toronto Raptors selected him in the first round with the ninth overall pick. He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in July 2018. After five…