This is a package the Grizzlies could use to try to upgrade the roster. Clarke and Kennard both have their uses as key reserves for the Grizzlies, but they aren’t essential to what they’re building. Clarke has been good for the Grizzlies this season after recovering from an Achilles injury last year, so he’s not a mere throw-in.

For now, Toronto hasn’t made Jakob Poeltl available on the trade market, but it won’t keep executives from keeping tabs on the 7-foot center should that stance change closer to the trade deadline. Source: HoopsHype Raptors starting 5 against the Hawks: Scottie Barnes Gradey Dick Ochai Agbaji RJ Barrett Jakob Poeltl Inactives: Chomche,

Jakob Poeltl’s name continues to be at the center of trade talks as the Feb. 6 trade deadline fast approaches. According to Marc Stein, the Raptors are resisting “mounting trade interest” in Poeltl despite the team being in a rebuild.