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Jakob Poeltl is a highly coveted player ahead of this season’s trade deadline, as reported recently by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

According to Jared Weiss of The Athletic, the Spurs informed the teams interested in Poeltl that they expect to receive two first-round picks for the center.

This season the 27-year-old Austrian is averaging 12.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 26.4 minutes per game.