Jakob Poeltl

That’s just the way he drew it up. Jakob Poeltl gets a reminder that sometimes a little luck goes a long way, and the San Antonio Spurs are thrilled to take advantage of the good fortune. Against the Chicago Bulls, the Spurs center has the ball on the baseline and decides to fire a cross-court pass to a teammate in the other corner… only the laser pass connects with the rim first, taking a fortuitous bounce right back into the hands of Poeltl, who scoops up the ball and throws down a reverse slam before his defender even knows what happened. Poeltl’s 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting, 13 rebounds and four assists helped the Spurs outlast the Bulls 129-124 on October 28, 2022.