Report: Raptors C Jakob Poeltl agrees to 4-year, $104M deal

The Toronto Raptors are keeping center Jakob Poeltl on a four-year contract worth $104 million, ESPN reported Tuesday.

Poeltl is picking up his 2026-27 player option worth $19.5 million, and the Raptors will add three years to bring him through the 2029-30 season, according to the report.

Poeltl, 29, is coming off a career year with personal bests in points (14.5), rebounds (9.6) and steals (1.2) per game. The 7-footer added averages of 2.8 assists and 1.2 blocks.

In nine NBA seasons spent between Toronto (2016-18, 2023-25) and the San Antonio Spurs (2018-23), Poeltl has posted 8.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per contest across 595 games (341 starts).

Injuries limited him to 57 games last season for the Raptors and 50 the year before.