Best Case / Worst Case: Is Jakob Poeltl quietly in line to have a career-best season? w/ Vivek Jacob

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Jakob Poeltl is about the most predictably consistent player on the Toronto Raptors, but is there room for his stats to take a big jump in the 204-25 NBA season? In Episode 1701, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob talk about the best, worst and most likely outcomes for the Raptors starting center this coming season and assess his place within the Raptors' plans both in the short and medium-term future. Off the top, Sean makes an impassioned argument for why Jakob Poeltl is in line to have a career-best season due to a multitude of factors that seem like they could drive his stock upwards. Next, Sean and Vivek discuss the worst case scenario for both Jak and the Raptors as a whole, which would entail Poeltl missing extended time with injury similar to last season where he missed 32 games -- of which the Raptors won four. Could a Jak injury or a disaster start for the team cause the trade winds to start blowing around Poeltl? And is trading him for futures an absolutely terrible idea for a team trying to build itself up around a young core? Yes! It is! Lastly, Sean and Vivek detail the most likely outcome for Poeltl this season, which probably will see him be the same Jakob Poeltl he's been for most of his NBA career, whereh he'll put up tidy stats, miss 40-50% of his free throws, and drive a whole lot of positive minutes while he's out on the floor.

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