The Toronto Raptors will be getting some reinforcements in the frontcourt against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
Poeltl missed the team’s game vs. Dallas on Tuesday with an illness, while Jackson-Davis hasn’t played since March 5 as he deals with a finger injury.
Poeltl, 30, has struggled to stay on the court in his 10th season, playing in just 29 of a possible 64 games as he’s managed a lingering back injury.
The seven-footer is averaging 9.9 points and 7.5 rebounds – both his lowest since the 2020-21 campaign. The 0.7 blocks-per-game average he’s been putting up this season is also the lowest of his career aside from his rookie season, when he played just 11.6 minutes per game.
Jackson-Davis was acquired by the Raptors ahead of the trade deadline. The 26-year-old has suited up in seven games for the team, averaging 2.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in five minutes a night.
Meanwhile, rookies Collin Murray-Boyles and Chucky Hepburn, as well as A.J. Lawson, won’t be available vs. the Pelicans.
Murray-Boyles will miss his sixth straight game with a left thumb sprain. The ninth-overall pick of last year’s draft is averaging 7.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 47 games (22 starts).
Hepburn, 23, has a knee injury, while Lawson, who last played with the team on Feb. 8, is dealing with an ankle injury. The Toronto native has appeared in 14 games this season.