The Toronto Raptors may be forced to play small ball for their tilt against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
Big men Jakob Poeltl and Trayce Jackson-Davis are both questionable, the team announced.
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.
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