Jakob Pöltl is an Austrian professional basketball center currently playing for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Selected ninth overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, he became the first Austrian ever drafted into the league. This news archive tag gathers articles, interviews, game reports, and updates covering his two stints with the Raptors, his five seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, and his decorated college career at the University of Utah, where he earned Pac-12 Player of the Year honors in 2016. The tag is professionally relevant for tracking the career of a foundational NBA big man under contract through the 2029–30 season.