{"id":482134,"date":"2026-02-03T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=482134"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:08:37","slug":"toronto-raptors-serious-on-domantas-sabonis-but-jakob-poeltl-must-be-moved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/toronto-raptors-serious-on-domantas-sabonis-but-jakob-poeltl-must-be-moved\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors serious on Domantas Sabonis \u2014 but Jakob Poeltl must be moved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2437\">Reporting attributed to <strong data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2152\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sam Amick<\/span><\/span><\/strong> of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Athletic<\/span><\/span> frames the <strong data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2250\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Toronto Raptors<\/span><\/span><\/strong> as a serious suitor for <strong data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2318\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Domantas Sabonis<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, with the <strong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2372\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sacramento Kings<\/span><\/span><\/strong> engaging multiple teams.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2734\">The complication is <strong data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2502\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jakob Poeltl<\/span><\/span><\/strong>: in a Sabonis deal, Toronto would likely send Poeltl, but Sacramento is said to have no interest in taking on his long-term guaranteed salary, pushing the idea of routing him to a third team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2736\" data-end=\"3050\">To match salary, the framework could also require moving one of <strong data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2843\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">RJ Barrett<\/span><\/span><\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"2890\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Immanuel Quickley<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. 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