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The Austrian NBA legionnaire Jakob Pöltl will continue his career in the San Antonio Spurs Professional North American Basketball League. The 22-year-old Viennese is part of a barter deal with his former Toronto Raptors club. That brought the ESPN American sports channel on Wednesday. The information corresponds to that of the APA. Officially, the transfer has not been confirmed yet.
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According to media reports, Superstar Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green in Toronto. In return, San Antonio will receive DeMoz DeRozan, Pöltl and a first-round selection in the next NBA draft.
Pöltl completed his first two NBA seasons in Toronto. During the past season, the Center has participated in all 82 games of the regular season, averaging 6.9 points, 4.8 badists and 1.2 blocks. His contract, which Spurs must take over, lasts one more year and is endowed with nearly three million dollars (2.56 million euros) per year. His new club also holds the option for another season.
Pöltl finds a team in transition in San Antonio. Before Leonard, veteran French playmaker Tony Parker has already left the five-time NBA champion this summer.
Leonard had asked the club for a change after being unavailable in the last five months of last season as a result of a thigh injury – and publicly exposed his dissatisfaction with his situation. Even without the 27-year-old winger, the team's star coach Gregg Popovich reached the roadblock, but he beat the Golden State Warriors champion with 1: 4
Popovich s 39 Spurs has been playing since 1994. The 69-year-old has Texans with all his previous five master titles helped and is considered one of the best in his field. With power before LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio has an absolute superior man under the basket. However, the Pau Gasol Center is already 38 years old. However, Pöltl could learn a lot from the Spanish, two-time NBA Champion, 2006 World Champion and multiple European Champion.
In the past season, the Austrian made a big step forward and was one of the pillars of the second five on the defensive raptors. They are investing with DeRozan, their top scorer for bringing Leonard to Canada – a high price. The 28-year-old scored 23 points per game in pre-season. Toronto was the best regular season team of the Eastern Conference. In the play-off, but came in the second round against the Cleveland Cavaliers the end (0: 4). All-Star DeRozan was unable to convince.
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