They Desperately Want This…

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1. It’s way to hard to find good centers in the league now so I don’t think trading him is a good idea at all.. what we need to do is try getting a solid backup center to come off the bench!

2. 🦖🏀

3. Raptors may need to trade Poeltl by Xmas to capitalize on his value… hopefully they get an expiring contract, young talent and a pick….

   They need a top 3 pick and maybe a late first round or 2nd round….. get a top prospect and a C…..

4. I'm sending Jakob to Dallas for Lively the moment Dallas becomes interested, Lively is a modern NBA big that can guard in the post on the perimeter against 3 through 5

5. I’ve sent out my JP apologies. He’s great! We need to keep him.

6. Please rrade this man for a young promising center like K.Ware from Miami. Miami needs a legit center beside Bam as well.

7. They should keep him. He just turned 29yrs Oct 15. In 2 to 3 yrs the team as a whole will mature into a contender, if everyone stays healthy. It's hard to find a good centre in this league.

8. We finally got a center that does what we need him to do and who are these people asking for Yak to be traded?? Are yall dumb?? There isn't anyone else that puts up the same numbers. Leave Yak where he is!! You finicky fans would trade you Mom for a cheese steak. Get some common sense ya idiots!!

9. If raptors have a top 5 pick they are more than likely drafting a C Khaman Maluach will be around that range and history shows Masai will be high on him. I don’t mind trading Jak for a prospect or draft picks. Herb jones, Jordan Watkins, Ryan Dunn, TJD, SPJ etc

10. Yak is the man, if you don't want him here, you smell

11. Jak stays.

12. Package him with IQ to get a bona fide superstar.

13. Good in Yak.. it's a win win whatever we do… I believe the only Masai move Yak is if the offer is just to good to pass on..

14. Who was the team that let Detroit snap their 28 game losing streak again? I wouldn't be surprised if Ben Simmons dropped a career high on us.

15. We finally get a center, who is fundamentally sound, doesn't miss from the paint, best screener in the nba(?) , last 3 games averaging 30 and 20 ( roughley), is now a vet, that wants to be here, the other players love him….lets trade him and hope we get someone who is going to be ready for the nba is 4 years.

    What. Are. We. Doing. Here

    Can i ask who is this mythical AVAILABLE player. The only guy who i can think of is myles Turner, and that trade is 3 years too late.
    Jak doesn't shoot 3's and is not flashy, so new fans who only watch highlights think he sucks. He doesn't need to shoot 3's, thats what guys who are shooters are for. Jak needs to stay, and retire a Raptor in my opinion. Unless you are getting a game changer player like we did in 2019, he stays, and i do see the point of going to a contender for Jak to win a ring, if he wants that all the power to him.

    " but, but high picks"

    Look at the additions this season Shead, Mogbo, Battle and walter.

    3 guys who played in collage for 3-4 years (5 years in Battles case) and teenager. Who is playing, and who is not ready for the nba?

    #1 Picks are not this holy grail to winning a chip, and if you think that is the case go look at all the top picks in the last 20 years, there is more Zion's, greg Oduns and Anthony Bennett's, than wemby's or Lebrons. Kawhi #17, steph #13, Jokic late second round pick.

    We are building something really special i feel. Patience

16. Suns can’t combine salaries, genius.

17. Poetl Trades suggested do not make sense. These are NOT deals that will make Masai Ujiri Bite. Raptors are NOT shopping Jakob. Teams are NOT calling for him at all – and if they start there is precious little the Raps can use at this time in terms of players known to be available – it's certainly not the other teams best offers season yet. We need to move on to other topics already.

18. Dude we need to just keep him. It’s so dumb ti trade him and then spend time trying to find another Yak. If the offer isn’t insane then just keep the guy he’s awesime

19. This team with a healthy Scottie would be way bett then the record

20. Meh. I say raps Just wait for our teams record come feb before tossing poetl under the bus. We still need to see the whole team healthy with the full BBQ, Austrian Hammer, Big GRADEY ENERGY line. East is soooooo trash this year. Might still have a good shot for 6th. Well know by then if we headed to promised land by then.

    INTO THE POOPER FOR COOPER!

21. Other then Grady dick I think Jakob poeltl is the most solid player for us this year

22. Get me picks and young center. 2-3 draft picks and 1 prospect

23. Any competitive team that wants him can't give us anything for him. Unless we get Zach Edey just keep him. JP will be good for 2-3 more years.

24. Ngl these are terrible trades😭 jak just droppped 3 20+ and 12+ games and you wanna trade jak for gary payton😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹no way

25. If the Raps decide this is a full on tank season – it's simple, trade Jak asap and lose as many games as possible. But, know that Jak will be very hard to replace. And, while he is older he's not old and could play a key role in a really good team in a couple of years. I would say trade Jak only if the offer is absolutely ridiculous otherwise keep him and make him part of the plan going forward.

26. Ben Simmons ?!?!? Wtf .. stay away from that

27. I would only trade him for a young center and a 1st rd pick in upcoming draft. If you cant get at least that then what's the point?

28. Ben Simmons bun that clown. why do raps have to take every teams garbage.

29. Boucher needs to be showcased.
    Somehow we need to max his trade value…. Jak will fit our timeline… we’re 1 year away
    Scotty-IQ- changes our team in a big big way!

30. Keep jak he is alot more important for developing young guys then u think and fit wise he's perfect plus won't be east to find a big to replace what he does for us

31. So…they FINALLY have a solid center who can catch and score..why in the name of sweet Fanny Adams would they trade him ???

32. Yak is going nowhere, why do you guys always want to move a cornerstone. The first thing when building a home,a proper foundation. Yak to me is always one of those piece. Yak is mature and practical. We drafted him and got him back,he's going nowhere we will nurture him till our next championship. Screw allthe other teams, we're not your farm team. You go Yak a true Raptor.

33. He’s 29. No point trading him unless the deal makes sense for another proven center.

34. Sorry but no trade unless the put at least 2 2025 first round picks and a young prospect

35. Keep Poetl……. Unless there's an Anuby style trade that exists lol

36. No.

37. Hard to say with a full lineup he will either be prime shaq or a complete non factor on the offensive end only time will tell he's dominating now because its literally just him n rj running offense

38. Id take clingan in a heartbeat if that came up or like sarr and some draft comp because even he's been ass this year still ultra young and loads of potential, under raptors development might be worth while

39. JP best not be traded – it is very difficult to find a bonafide center. Does everyone remember how hard it was for the Raptors to find a center before we landed JV? Then we got spoiled with who we had for center and we all had a hint JP was a stud when he was first traded for Leonard which was why Masa was more than fine with paying a premium to get him back so with all that said, not only the position is valuable, so is the vet experience on the roster. We only move him if we get an offer we can't refuse, other than that, he's a Raptor for a long time.

40. NO. I hated when they traded him the first time.

41. The Raptors better not trade Jakob. He's the cornerstone going forward for a position of need for a long time. If they trade him, I am done supporting this team.

42. Jak only gets traded if he requests to go to a contender. Raps teammates love the guy. Wiz more likely to move JV as his cap hit and 3 point shooting are very attractive to apron teams.

43. Can't let him just walk… I say trade him, get draft equity or trade for someone that we can flip for that number 1 pick

44. I want to trade him because he is going to stop us from getting a top 5 draft pick, and he can help us get some good young players back.

45. Based on what we're seeing, the Raptors are tanking on purpose too hard. They actually have a playoff team. Let's see Quickly, Dick, RJ, Barnes, Poeltl play for 20 straight games with a bench of Mitchell / Shead, Ochai, Temple, Brown, Olynk and Boucher.

46. only reason to trade JP is tankathon

47. Poetl has many good years ahead of him. Gasol was 34 when he was on the Raptors championship team.

48. poeltl tenure depends on the development of the 19 year old 7 footer in the g league,,,,chomche……..minimum ask 2 first round picks ..one for the player the other for the contract

49. jak is our boy for the foreseeable future😊