It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Jakob Poeltl this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Toronto Raptors Center.
Should You Draft Jakob Poeltl in Fantasy Basketball?
Jakob Poeltl is coming off the best season of his career, setting career highs in points (14.5), rebounds (9.6), steals (1.2), and free-throw percentage (67.4) while averaging 1.2 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game. The Raptors’ starting center was a steady force on both ends. At 29 years old, he’s still in his prime and remains Toronto’s only proven big man.
While a healthier, more balanced Raptors roster could slightly reduce Poeltl’s offensive usage, his role as a paint anchor and high-efficiency finisher is secure. His screen-setting, rebounding, and secondary passing mesh well with Toronto’s perimeter talent, ensuring a consistent workload. Durability is the primary concern, but the production when active has been solid.
Poeltl stands out as one of the few centers who can contribute across points, rebounds, field-goal percentage, steals, and blocks without hurting managers elsewhere. In single-center leagues, he may be one of the final dependable starting options available, making him a safe investment for managers seeking a reliable, low-maintenance big.
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What Are Poeltl’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Poeltl to score 1,925.8 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 12.5 points per game.
This includes 5.5 field goals per game, 0.0 three-pointers per game, 1.5 free throws per game, 8.9 rebounds per game, 2.6 assists per game, 0.8 steals per game, and 1.0 blocks per game.
Where Does Jakob Poeltl Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Poeltl is ranked 100th overall and 23rd at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Ausar Thompson, Zach Edey, Draymond Green, Bradley Beal, and Matas Buzelis.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Kyle Kuzma, Tari Eason, Keyonte George, Santi Aldama, and Toumani Camara.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Nicolas Claxton, Naz Reid, Kel’el Ware, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Edey.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Wendell Carter Jr., Walker Kessler, Daniel Gafford, Yves Missi, and Dereck Lively II.
