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Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics are among the teams expressing interest in Jakob Poeltl.

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Several teams are increasing their pursuit of San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl, and it appears a move to the Eastern Conference could be possible ahead of the deadline, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports.

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The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics are among the teams expressing interest in Poeltl, an NBA insider adds.

The 7-foot-1 Poeltl is averaging 13.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists through 41 starts this season, his fifth campaign with San Antonio.

He has averaged 7.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots in 457 career games (205 starts) with the Spurs and Toronto Raptors (2016-18), who drafted him ninth overall in 2016 out of Utah.

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