As the NBA trade deadline inches closer, the rumors are starting to pick up. With just under 24 hours to go until the deadline on Wednesday afternoon, one of those rumors suggested the Celtics may be pursuing Spurs center Jakob Poeltl.
That pursuit, however real it was at the time, is now over as Poeltl was dealt to the Toronto Raptors in the very early hours of Wednesday morning. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the deal, which has Toronto sending center Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round pick, and two future second-round picks back to San Antonio.
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