Despite starting their 2025-26 season with just one win through five games, the Toronto Raptors have managed to battle back to win five of their last six.
By improving to 6-5 on the season, the Raptors now sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and could hold onto a chance at the playoffs if things keep trending in the right direction.
Luckily for the Raptors, Immanuel Quickley is looking more like himself recently, dropping 22+ points in two consecutive games to remind Toronto why they handed him a $162.5 million contract. However, Quickley believes standout centre Jakob Poeltl is the one who makes the game easy for him and his teammates.
“It’s easy to play with Jakob because he makes the game so easy and is always in the right spots,” Quickley said after Toronto’s win over the Brooklyn Nets. “Playing with a veteran big, he’s always in the pocket, always has that little touch shot, always can kind of get bailed out when we get deep in the lane and need somebody to throw the ball to.”
