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TORONTO \u2013 The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Jakob Poeltl to a multiyear contract extension, the NBA club announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Financial details were not disclosed, but multiple outlets reported the deal is worth US$104 million over four years.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old from Austria averaged a career-high 14.5 points and 9.6 rebounds, along with 1.2 blocks and 1.2 steals in 57 regular-season games for the Raptors last season.<\/p>\n
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He also shot 62.7 per cent from the field, ranking fifth in the NBA among qualified players.<\/p>\n
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Poeltl, a first-round pick (ninth overall) by the Raptors in the 2016 NBA draft, was traded to the San Antonio Spurs with DeMar DeRozan in the Kawhi Leonard deal back in 2018.<\/p>\n
Poeltl was then traded back to the Raptors in 2023 and signed to a four-year, $78 million contract.<\/p>\n
The seven-foot, 245-pound Poeltl has averaged 8.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 595 career games.<\/p>\n
\u201cToronto has always felt like home for me \u2014 I want to be a Raptor for life,\u201d Poeltl said in a release. \u201cThanks to (general manager Bobby Webster) and team ownership for believing in me, and to the fans for their amazing support.<\/p>\n
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2025.<\/p>\n
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