Per MassLive’s Brian Robb, the San Antonio Spurs passed on the Boston Celtics’ offer for center Jakob Poeltl to accept that of the Toronto Raptors, sending the Austrian big man north of the border instead of to Massachusetts. Per Rob, “Boston offered Payton Pritchard, Danilo Gallinari, and multiple future second-round picks for the big man,” but were beaten by the Raptors’ package including a top-6 protected 2024 first-round pick, two second round picks, and center Khem Birch.
Robb doubts Boston could have beaten that offer even if they had elected to include a first round pick, and we concur given the likely value of Boston’s picks as a contender in the near-term future.
