Poeltl is a traditional center and could, in theory, share the floor with Wemby occasionally, although his main focus would be mitigating the damage when the young superstar sits, which has so far eluded Collins this season, who is having one of the worst years of his career.

On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs lost to the Denver Nuggets 122-111. In the second half of a back-to-back against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, the Spurs split the season series, although Denver needed overtime to finish the job.