<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-kelly-olynyk-shares-thoughts-playing-alongside-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Kelly Olynyk shares real thoughts on playing alongside Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Feb-12-2024-Toronto-Ontario-CAN-Toronto-Raptors-forward-Kelly-Olynyk-41-knocks-a-ball-away-from-San-Antonio-Spurs-center-Victor-Wembanyama-1-during-the-second-half-at-Scotiabank.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Kelly Olynyk shares real thoughts on playing alongside Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-14T20:50:42-07:00">July 14th, 8:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-14T20:50:42-07:00">July 14th, 8:50pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kelly Olynyk is excited to begin the next chapter of his NBA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/wizards-trade-grade-kelly-olynyk-deal-spurs">career with the San Antonio Spurs</a>, especially as a new teammate of Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>The Spurs acquired Olynyk in a trade with the Washington Wizards this summer. They acquired him in exchange for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley and a 2026 second-round pick.</p><p>Olynyk <a href="https://x.com/NBATV/status/1944944167731237134" rel="noopener">appeared for an interview during NBATV’s broadcast</a> of the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz on Monday. He understands the huge chance he will have to play with Wembanyama, getting a chance to teach the young star of what he learned as a veteran center.</p><p>“That’s like a once in a lifetime opportunity. Obviously, he changed the game on both ends of the floor with his size, his length, his abilities to play, kind of do everything with the basketball. So we’re really excited about that. When you have someone protecting the rim behind you, it makes you a lot more confident,” Olynyk said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Olynyk tells <a href="https://twitter.com/chrismilestv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chrismilestv</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bwood_33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bwood_33</a> he’s ready to help Wemby and the <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@spurs</a> get back into the Playoffs 🗣️ <a href="https://t.co/lJRu2EZGyh">pic.twitter.com/lJRu2EZGyh</a></p><p>— NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1944944167731237134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What lies ahead for Victor Wembanyama, Spurs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dec-26-2023-San-Antonio-Texas-USA-Utah-Jazz-forward-Kelly-Olynyk-41-drives-to-the-basket-against-San-Antonio-Spurs-center-Victor-Wembanyama-1-in-the-first-half-at-the-Frost-Bank.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At age 34, Kelly Olynyk learned a lot throughout his NBA career. This presents a great opportunity for him to assist Victor Wembanyama in further expanding his skillset.</p><p>Olynyk played 44 games last season, playing for the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans. He averaged 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He shot 50% from the field, including 41.8% from beyond the arc.</p><p>He helps a frontcourt that significantly improved this offseason, especially as Luke Kornet left the Boston Celtics to join the Spurs. This gives San Antonio comfort at the center position, providing Wembanyama plenty of assistance.</p><p>Another great sign is that Wembanyama will be ready to start next season. Last season ended early for him due to blood clots, which is now gone as doctors cleared him. The Spurs possess plenty of potential with the talents they have in De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell among others. With their frontcourt stronger than ever, this squad will be one to watch out for next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Kelly Olynyk shares real thoughts on playing alongside Victor Wembanyama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-why-kelly-olynyk-trade-represents-next-step');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Kelly Olynyk trade represents next step for Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kelly-Olynyk.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Kelly Olynyk trade represents next step for Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-09T15:05:35-07:00">July 9th, 3:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-09T15:08:06-07:00">July 9th, 3:08pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-san-antonio-adds-victor-wembanyama-backup-in-trade-with-wizards">trading for Kelly Olynyk</a>, the San Antonio Spurs did more than add another quality big man to support superstar Victor Wembanyama. They’re continuing a shift – and perhaps sending a signal to the NBA during free agency – toward rounding out a roster that intends to compete.</p><p>Obvious as that may seem, the moves the Spurs have made over the previous two seasons focused on developing youth. This off-season signals a different path.</p><h2>Youth has dominated the Spurs roster last several years</h2><p>The Spurs dealt Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley, as well as the least favorable 2026 second-round pick of Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Philadelphia, to acquire Olynyk. Along with Jeremy Sochan, both Branham and Wesley were all first-round picks of the Silver and Black in 2022. While Branham has contributed slightly more than Wesley since then, neither has made his way into the Spurs rotation consistently. Through their first three seasons in the NBA, the organization worked to develop their games, the last <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-immediate-reaction-to-winning-rookie-of-the-year">two years with Victor Wembanyama</a> at the center of the franchise.</p><p>Since drafting Wemby in 2023, the Spurs have featured rosters that have ranked among the youngest and second-youngest in the NBA. Players like Tre Jones, Sidy Cissoko, Dominick Barlow, Charles Bassey, Harrison Ingram, and Riley Minix, among others, have been added – some through two-way contracts – to fill out the fringes of the depth.</p><p>When the Spurs added veterans Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes last summer, they were the only players older than 25 on the team at the start of the season.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-2_532d4b.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>What the Spurs are getting in Kelly Olynyk</h2><p>Since the start of last season, GM Brian Wright and company have traded for 27-year-old De’Aaron Fox. They started this off-season by adding 29-year-old center Luke Kornet. Then comes the deal with the Washington Wizards for the 34-year-old Olynyk. Already part of a previous trade this offseason, the veteran big man didn’t play for Washington, but instead suited up for the New Orleans Pelicans last season.</p><p>At 6-foot-11, 240 pounds, Olynyk appeared in 44 games last season with the Toronto Raptors and Pelicans. He averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/olynyke01.html" rel="noopener">8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 20.2 minutes</a> while shooting 50% from the floor and 41.8% from 3-point range. The 12-year veteran holds career averages of 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists across 800 games with the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, and Utah Jazz as well. The Dallas Mavericks initially selected Olynyk with the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft following three seasons at Gonzaga.</p><p>The Spurs struggled to shoot around Wembanyama last season. For his career, Olynyk has shot 48.6% from the field, 37.1% from beyond the arc, and 79.6% from the foul line.</p><p>The Toronto native represented Team Canada on the international stage, helping secure the country’s first FIBA World Cup medal with a bronze at the 2023 tournament to go along with a bronze medal in the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.</p><p>Along with Barnes, Fox, and Kornet, Olynyk also brings the Spurs postseason experience. He has appeared in 48 playoff games with Boston (2014-17) and Miami (2017-20), averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game.</p><p>The Spurs hope he adds to those totals in what will be Wembanyama’s third season, marking the phenom’s first taste of the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Kelly Olynyk trade represents next step for Spurs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/washington-wizards/wizards-trade-grade-kelly-olynyk-deal-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wizards trade grade for Kelly Olynyk deal with Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Spurs-Kelly-Olynyk.jpg"><figcaption>© Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Wizards trade grade for Kelly Olynyk deal with Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-08T20:30:26-07:00">July 8th, 8:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-09T08:30:39-07:00">July 9th, 8:30am</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pelicans-news-wizards-cj-mccollum-jordan-poole-trade">Wizards trading for veteran center Kelly Olynyk</a> this summer made sense on paper, but it wasn’t a marriage meant to last. They rerouted the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-san-antonio-adds-victor-wembanyama-backup-in-trade-with-wizards">34-year-old to the San Antonio Spurs</a> on Tuesday in a move that builds upon their already-flexible financial situation.</p><p>The full trade details are below:</p><p><b>Wizards get:</b></p><p>G Malaki Branham</p><p>G Blake Wesley</p><p>2026 second-round pick (least favorable of PHI, DAL, OKC)</p><p><b>Spurs get:</b></p><p>C Kelly Olynyk</p><p>This deal gives Washington <a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1942738138922619146" rel="noopener">more salary cap room</a>, via HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.</p><p>“By trading Kelly Olynyk to the Spurs, the Washington Wizards increased their tax and apron buffer to take on more salary throughout the summer and season,” he reported. “Washington also created a $13.5 million TPE [traded player exception]. Olynyk joins a competitive Spurs team while in a contract year ($13.45 million).”</p><p>TPEs are created when a team trades a player and receives less incoming salary than what it sent out. That’s what happened here, as Olynyk’s $13.45 million salary next season is more than Branham’s ($4.96 million) and Wesley’s ($4.73 million) combined. Now, the Wizards can use that TPE to take back $13.5 million in salary without adding to their cap or luxury tax.</p><p>That will come in handy later, when they inevitably take on more unwanted money in exchange for draft capital and/or young players. For now, they must cut down their active roster, which currently has 17 players:</p><ul><li>F Khris Middleton</li><li>G CJ McCollum</li><li>G Marcus Smart</li><li>G Corey Kispert</li><li>F/C Richaun Holmes</li><li>F/C Alex Sarr</li><li>G Tre Johnson</li><li>G Bilal Coulibaly</li><li>G Bub Carrington</li><li>F Cam Whitmore</li><li>F Will Riley</li><li>G Malaki Branham</li><li>G AJ Johnson</li><li>G/F Kyshawn George</li><li>G Dillon Jones</li><li>G Blake Wesley</li><li>F Justin Champagnie</li></ul><p>Although Washington currently has a dearth of centers, Holmes is another player who could be <a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1942741574661857370" rel="noopener">on his way out</a> soon, via Scotto.</p><p>“Sources: Wizards center Richaun Holmes is partially guaranteed $250,000 of his $13.28 million salary for the 2025-26 season, which makes him a prime candidate to be eventually waived or traded, given Washington’s roster logjam,” he reported. “He averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds last season.”</p><p>Eating almost no dead money after cutting the 6-foot-9-inch, 235-pounder’s expiring contract would easily open a roster spot the Wizards could use to get a taller center. Other than the 7-foot Alex Sarr, they have nobody over 6-foot-9-inches. However, they could bring back the 7-foot Tristan Vukcevic, who’s a restricted free agent.</p><p>Trading/buying out Smart’s expiring $21 million salary and trading Kispert could also be in the cards, as both players are expendable. Regardless, Washington has multiple ways to trim the roster before the season begins in October. The bottom line right now is that it turned an unwanted asset into some useful ones, including the TPE.</p><h2><b>Wizards add more assets to aid rebuild</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-Blake-Wesley.jpeg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Wesley and Branham fit what Washington is looking for right now: young players who were drafted in the first round. This trade now gives the team 11 first-round picks over the last four NBA Drafts:</p><ul><li>Branham (No. 2o overall, 2022)</li><li>Wesley (No. 25 overall, 2022)</li><li>Coulibaly (No. 7 overall, 2023)</li><li>Whitmore (No. 20 overall, 2023)</li><li>Sarr (No. 2 overall, 2024)</li><li>Carrington (No. 14 overall, 2024)</li><li>Johnson (No. 23 overall, 2024)</li><li>George (No. 24 overall, 2024)</li><li>Jones (No. 26 overall, 2024)</li><li>Johnson (No. 6 overall, 2025)</li><li>Riley (No. 21 overall, 2025)</li></ul><p>Branham is averaging 8.5 points on 43.9 percent shooting (33.6 percent 3 PT) with two rebounds and 1.7 assists over 19 minutes across his career, while Wesley checks in at 4.3 points on 40.9 percent shooting (29.7 percent 3 PT) with 1.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists over 14.3 minutes. It wouldn’t be tragic for the Wizards if neither player pans out, as they’re both on expiring deals before hitting restricted free agency. They could either try them out as role players in the backcourt, trade them to another team, or waive them and eat the dead money.</p><p>Meanwhile, Washington now has five picks and one pick swap next summer, not including its top-eight protected selection owned by the New York Knicks:</p><ul><li>First-round pick (least favorable of OKC, HOU, or LAC)</li><li>First-round pick swap (PHX, protected for selections 9-30)</li><li>Second-round pick (via PHX)</li><li>Second-round pick</li><li>Second-round pick (via MIN, NYK, NOP, or POR)</li><li>Second-round pick (least favorable of PHI, DAL, or OKC)</li></ul><p>Washington is once again in a position to add more high-upside talent in next summer’s draft. Assuming that it gets back its pick from the Knicks after finishing near the bottom of the standings, it will have at least two first-rounders and four second-rounders to either draft players with or trade, if it doesn’t deal those picks over the next year.</p><p>Furthermore, Wizards fans now won’t have to watch Olynyk play for their team after he scored 26 points on them with the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which the Celtics won 115-105. Washington hasn’t won a playoff series since then, and the 6-foot-11-inch, 240-pounder’s presence in its lineup would be a constant reminder of that, despite its need at center.</p><p>The Wizards were projected to clear about $100 million in cap space next summer before this trade, and now they add this year’s TPE to that financial bounty. In an era where most contenders are under cap stress, Washington will be in a position to outbid other squads for free agents and add expensive contracts through trades as it continues to draft young talent. The team must add center depth and solve its roster logjam to help its young core develop next season, but that should come with later moves.</p><p><b>Trade grade: B</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards trade grade for Kelly Olynyk deal with Spurs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-david-griffin-reveals-plans-newly-acquired-bruce-brown-kelly-olynyk');   ga('set', 'title', 'David Griffin reveals plans for newly acquired Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/David-Griffin-reveals-plans-for-newly-acquired-Bruce-Brown-Kelly-Olynyk.jpg"></figure><h1>David Griffin reveals plans for newly acquired Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-11T13:46:33-08:00">February 11th, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-11T13:46:33-08:00">February 11th, 1:46pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-trade-grade-for-brandon-ingram-deal-with-raptors">New Orleans Pelicans made some important moves</a> ahead of the NBA trade deadline as they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-pelicans-trade-brandon-ingram-nba-deadline">now have both Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk</a> on the roster. The Pelicans are currently in last place in the Western Conference, and they are trying to build for the future. That is exactly why they wanted to bring in guys like Brown and Olynyk. Head coach David Griffin is planning to have them around for a while.</p><p>Adding Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk to the roster gives the Pelicans some more experience. That is what David Griffin wanted to get, and he is <a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1889406958094131459" rel="noopener">excited about what these two guys bring</a> to the team.</p><p>“We need more veteran presence,” Griffin said, according to a post from Michael Scotto. “We needed more basketball IQ. We needed more floor spacing around Zion [Williamson]. And what we really needed was championship caliber human beings and championship caliber winners. And in Bruce Brown, we get a true champion. We get somebody who’s been a critical part of being a glue guy on a championship team. In Kelly Olynyk, we get somebody who’s a floor spacing big with incredibly high basketball IQ as Bruce has as well.”</p><p>Griffin and the Pelicans didn’t add these guys to the team just to get rid of them at the end of the season. Griffin isn’t planning on this being a short-term thing.</p><p>“I think that’s going to make everyone’s job a little easier, because you’re going to put guys in roles that they are more capable of playing, and their basketball IQ will help everybody play off one another a little bit more. We’re really excited about both of these players from the standpoint of what they offer us moving forward, this is not viewed as a short-term situation with either player in our minds, and we hope as the season unfolds, they grow to feel the same about us.”</p><p>The Pelicans have a lot of building to do, and we know that everything isn’t going to get solved overnight. However, it sounds like David Griffin has a plan regarding how he wants to fix things, and he is getting stuff done.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

David Griffin reveals plans for newly acquired Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-kelly-olynyk-deal-gives-new-orleans-guide-in-jonas-valanciunas-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans: Kelly Olynyk deal gives New Orleans guide in Jonas Valanciunas talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kelly_Olynyk_extension_gives_Pelicans_guide_in_Jonas_Valanciunas_negotiations.webp"></figure><h1>Pelicans: Kelly Olynyk deal gives New Orleans guide in Jonas Valanciunas talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-04T19:39:59-08:00">March 4th, 7:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-04T19:42:05-08:00">March 4th, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans stood pat this summer and doubled down on the status quo at the NBA Trade Deadline. All the smoke and mirrors around Naji Marshall and Jonas Valanciunas being expiring contracts on the move were misguided. Executive Vice President David Griffin did not build out this roster to wash the progress away as soon as the locker room was fully healthy. The franchise was never going to acquire a piece that could fill what Valanciunas does for this team.</p><p>The newly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-jonas-valanciunas-passes-test-against-stout-pacers-frontcourt">recertified as playoff-approved Valanciunas</a> and the Pelicans have a guidepost for future contract negotiations. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-toronto-kelly-olynyk-contract-extension" rel="noopener">Toronto Raptors and Kelly Olynyk</a> have come to terms on a two-year, $26.25 million contract extension. Olynyk is a year older but a bit more of a mobile perimeter threat than Valanciunas, who is far more dominant in rebounding and patrolling the paint.</p><p>Valanciunas has never been one to press the issue in free agency. The 31-year-old has preferred the security of having a multi-year deal in place and getting to have a big say in locker room chemistry. The Lithuanian loves New Orleans by all accounts, and it’s easy to see why both sides would be agreeable to a new deal. Willie Green explained why <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIU4bGqp2BQ">after the last practice</a> before the Pelicans flew out to Toronto:</p><p>“(Valanciunas) has been fantastic,” Green boasted. “Everything that we are asking him to do, to try and have more spacing, sacrificing because Zion (Williamson) is coming down the lane, and he’s still making himself available offensively. Defensively he’s sound. And it’s because of our communication. He and I, the rest of the coaches, his teammates. We’re constantly talking about game-to-game and what’s the plan. JV has been great this season.”</p><p>A three-year deal with the third season partially guaranteed for around Olynyk’s $26-28 million would be a team-friendly value. The contract would be moveable in a trade if needed, but also Jonas Valanciunas would feel like a part of the future even if the Pelicans bring in a younger prospect to play big minutes as the team’s nominal center.</p><p>Unlike the Kira Lewis Jr. transaction, finances would not be the first and final straw to consider in that Valanciunas scenario.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans: Kelly Olynyk deal gives New Orleans guide in Jonas Valanciunas talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-toronto-kelly-olynyk-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors, Kelly Olynyk agree to $26.25 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kelly_Olynyk_Toronto_agree_to_26.25_million_contract_extension.webp"></figure><h1>Raptors, Kelly Olynyk agree to $26.25 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-04T14:50:19-08:00">March 4th, 2:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-04T15:05:28-08:00">March 4th, 3:05pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors and Kelly Olynyk are <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1764783096455475480" rel="noopener">reportedly in agreemen</a>t on a two-year, $26.25 million contract extension, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This contract was the max that Olynyk could extend on, per Wojnarowski as well.</p><p>The 32-year-old was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-jazz-raptors-4-player-trade-featuring-kelly-olynyk" rel="noopener">acquired by Toronto</a> after playing his first 50 games of the 2023-24 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-kelly-olynyk-shares-classy-farewell-message-to-utah-after-trade-to-raptors" rel="noopener">campaign with the Utah Jazz</a>. He has primarily came off the bench this season, but has found success in that role.</p><p>Overall, Olynyk is averaging 8.3 points per game on 54.2 percent field goal and 39.8 percent three-point shooting. Olynyk doesn’t take many shots from beyond the arc, but he’s making each attempt count. Additionally, Olynyk is averaging 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per outing between the Jazz and Raptors.</p><p>He has played in the NBA since 2013. For the most part, with a few exceptions, Olynyk has spent the majority of his career coming off the bench. It’s a role where he’s found success. He should also be able to help the Raptors’ younger players in their progression moving forward.</p><p>Olynyk will be an important player in Toronto over the next couple of years.</p><h2><b>Raptors’ outlook amid forgettable 2023-24 season</b></h2><p>Toronto currently holds a 23-38 record this season. The Raptors have consistently underperformed. As a result, key players such as Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby were moved prior to the NBA trade deadline.</p><p>Toronto is rebuilding. They are set to rely on younger players and impactful veterans who can utilize their experience and help amid the rebuild.</p><p>The Raptors would obviously love to bounce back in 2024-25, but it may take a few years for the team to emerge as a contender once again. Their performance in the draft, free agency, and trades will play a pivotal role in determining how long the rebuild lasts. Simply being able to develop players will also be of the utmost importance.</p><p>It will be intriguing to see how Kelly Olynyk fits into their plans moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors, Kelly Olynyk agree to $26.25 million contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-kelly-olynyk-shares-classy-farewell-message-to-utah-after-trade-to-raptors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kelly Olynyk shares classy farewell message to Jazz after trade to Raptors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jazz_news__Kelly_Olynyk_shares_classy_farewall_message_to_Utah_after_trade_to_Raptors.webp"></figure><h1>Kelly Olynyk shares classy farewell message to Jazz after trade to Raptors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-13T19:22:53-08:00">February 13th, 7:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-13T19:22:53-08:00">February 13th, 7:22pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors were one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-nets-raptors-trade-spencer-dinwiddie-dennis-schroder" rel="noopener">most active teams</a> at the NBA trade deadline. They even kicked off the trade season with the OG Anunoby trade in late December. One of the teams who served as a trade partner with the Raptors was the Utah Jazz. The Jazz acquired Kira Lewis Jr. and Otto Porter from the Raptors in exchange for Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji. Olynyk had been a popular player among Jazz fans and even though he’s going to his home country Raptors, he <a href="https://twitter.com/KellyOlynyk/status/1757592510719816183" rel="noopener">penned a nice farewell</a> to the organization on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank You Utah 💜🎷🎵 <a href="https://t.co/GgjeyrOBBY">pic.twitter.com/GgjeyrOBBY</a></p><p>— Kelly Olynyk (@KellyOlynyk) <a href="https://twitter.com/KellyOlynyk/status/1757592510719816183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kelly Olynyk played for the Jazz for one and a half seasons. He was acquired by the Jazz in a trade with the Detroit Pistons ahead of the the 2022-23 season. Over the course of his time with the Jazz, Olynyk averaged 10.6 points per game, 5.7 rebound and 4.0 assists with splits of 51.9 percent shooting from the field, 40.3 percent shooting from the three point line and 77.5 percent shooting from the free throw line.</p><p>Kelly Olynyk has played in two games for the Raptors so far and has averaged 14.0 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals with splits of 50 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent shooting from the three point line and 100 percent shooting from the free throw line.</p><p>Olynyk began his NBA career with the Boston Celtics as the No. 13 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. Throughout his 11 year career, he’s also played for the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets in addition to the Raptors, Jazz and Pistons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Olynyk shares classy farewell message to Jazz after trade to Raptors

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He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors were one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-nets-raptors-trade-spencer-dinwiddie-dennis-schroder" rel="noopener">most active teams</a> at the NBA Trade Deadline. Even before the trade deadline, the Raptors got the trade season off to a bang when they shipped OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks and Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers. One of the moves the Raptors made at the deadline was to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-jazz-raptors-4-player-trade-featuring-kelly-olynyk" rel="noopener">acquire Canada native Kelly Olynyk</a> from the the Utah Jazz. During his introductory media availability, Olynyk was ecstatic to be a Raptor and let it be known via Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports that he wants to <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1756098065331601643" rel="noopener">finish his career</a> as a Raptor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Olynyk: “I would love to be here for the rest of my career if that plays out.”</p><p>— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1756098065331601643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kelly Olynyk grew up a Raptors fan and both his parents worked for the organization with his mom as a scorekeeper and his dad on one of the team’s coaching staffs. The former No. 13 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Olynyk began his NBA career with the Boston Celtics were he played for four seasons.</p><p>Olynyk signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat during the 2017 offseason and he played for the team for three and a half seasons, helping them to the 2020 NBA Finals. He’s also played for the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets and most recently the Utah Jazz.</p><p>This season, Olynyk suited up in 50 games, including eight starts for the Jazz. He had been averaging 8.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists with splits of 56.2 percent shooting from the field, 42.9 percent shootings from the 3-point line and 84.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Olynyk’s 1 beautiful wish after trade to Raptors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grading-jazz-raptors-4-player-trade-featuring-kelly-olynyk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading the Jazz-Raptors 4-player trade featuring Kelly Olynyk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/grading-the-jazz-raptors-4-player-trade-featuring-kelly-olynyk.webp"></figure><h1>Grading the Jazz-Raptors 4-player trade featuring Kelly Olynyk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-08T08:55:54-08:00">February 8th, 8:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-08T11:56:05-08:00">February 8th, 11:56am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024 NBA <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/everything-to-know-about-2024-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">trade deadline</a> is here, and deals are starting to fly in like crazy across the league. One of the more <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-kelly-olynyk-raptors-trade-deadline-deal" rel="noopener">surprising deals</a> of the morning saw the Toronto Raptors pick up Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agabji from the Utah Jazz in exchange for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis Jr., and a 2024 first-round pick.</p><p>While the Jazz were known to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-linked-to-kelly-olynyk-as-trade-deadline-approaches" rel="noopener">exploring deals</a> for Olynyk, the fact that the Raptors were the ones that managed to pick him up was a bit surprising. Either way, with the deal now in the books, let’s take a closer look at the return for both teams, and hand out some final grades to each squad as well.</p><h2><b>Raptors get: C Kelly Olynyk, G Ochai Agabji</b></h2><h2><b>Jazz Get: F Otto Porter Jr., G Kira Lewis Jr., 2024 1st-round pick</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jazz_news_Utah_sends_Kelly_Olynyk_to_Raptors_in_4-player_trade_deadline_deal.webp"></figure><p>Olynyk is the biggest piece of this deal, so it’s best to look at the Raptors return first here. Viewed as one of the top big man trade targets at the deadline, Olynyk adds spacing from the center position when he’s on the floor, while also playing solid interior defense as well. Olynyk’s shooting has been lights out this season (8.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 4.4 APG, 56.2 FG%, 42.9 3P%), so it’s not surprising that he had a lot of suitors.</p><p>When you consider that Olynyk’s minutes had been cut pretty significantly from last season, it made sense for Utah to get rid of him. With bigger minutes, Olynyk should be able to thrive as a stretch big whose playmaking has also continued to improve as he’s gotten older. On a Raptors team that has been selling away some big pieces, there’s no question Olynyk will have minutes on his new team.</p><p>In addition to Olynyk, Toronto landed Agbaji, who was taken with the 14th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft. Agbaji has flashed his potential early on in his career, but his numbers are down from last season (5.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 0.9 APG, 42.6 FG%), and the Jazz apparently decided it was time to cut ties with him.</p><p>It’s not that Olynyk or Agbaji are bad players, but the trade as a whole for Toronto is confusing. They have already gotten rid of Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby this year, so they are unquestionably selling. And yet, they decided to pick up Olynyk, one of the top big man trade targets, in a move that a buyer would typically make.</p><p>Landing Agbaji and giving him minutes is a good idea, but there’s no doubt this is a bit of a head-scratching move by the Raptors. Maybe they will make some more deals before the deadline to make this clearer, but as of right now, it’s tough to see how this trade actually makes their team better moving forward.</p><p><b>Final Grade: C+</b></p><p>The Jazz have been intent on selling off some of their spare parts to aid their rebuilding-on-the-fly efforts, and after getting an iffy return for Simone Fontecchio on Wednesday, they did better here with Olynyk. Giving up on Agbaji felt a bit premature, but his path to minutes was a bit too crowded, so it’s not the end of the world to send him to Toronto with Olynyk.</p><p>The return for Utah is going to be highlighted by the first-round pick they got, as that adds to what is becoming an increasingly impressive haul of picks. Chances are it’s not going to be an outrageously high pick, but it could be used in another move to help the Jazz bring more talent to Utah.</p><p>Porter has only played in 15 games this season, and while his numbers aren’t impressive by any stretch of the imagination (2.6 PPG, 1.9 APG, 1.5 RPG, 42.4 FG%), he’s a strong two-way wing who has championship experience after winning the 2022 NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors. Porter could get moved again before the deadline, but if he stays put, he could be a helpful piece of Utah’s rotation.</p><p>Lewis, who was the 13th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, hasn’t really panned out so far in his career, and his addition in this deal doesn’t really move the needle. He’s still just 22 years old, so the potential is still there, but there’s no doubt he’s a downgrade from Agbaji, who just sent away to Toronto.</p><p>It’s not a mind-boggling trade, but it’s tough to look at this deal and not view the Jazz as the winner. Whereas the Raptors are seemingly running in circles trying to figure out what to do, the Jazz are continuing to build for the future, while also piecing together a decent team on the court currently. This move isn’t going to win them a title, but it’s a shrewd piece of business that falls in line with their deadline day strategy, which is something that the Raptors cannot necessarily say they did on the other end of this deal.</p><p><b>Final Grade: </b><b>B</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading the Jazz-Raptors 4-player trade featuring Kelly Olynyk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-kelly-olynyk-raptors-trade-deadline-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz send Kelly Olynyk to Raptors in 4-player trade deadline deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jazz_news_Utah_sends_Kelly_Olynyk_to_Raptors_in_4-player_trade_deadline_deal-1.webp"></figure><h1>Jazz send Kelly Olynyk to Raptors in 4-player trade deadline deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-08T08:05:18-08:00">February 8th, 8:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-08T08:09:32-08:00">February 8th, 8:09am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz are <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1755615780115267771?s=20" rel="noopener">finalizing a trade</a> that would send Kelly Olynyk and former first-round pick Ochai Agbaji to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Kira Lewis Jr., Otto Porter Jr., and a 2024 first-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><p>Olynyk, who was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-intel-rumors-jazz-knicks-76ers-make-moves" rel="noopener">widely expected</a> to be dealt ahead of the NBA trade deadline, is in the final year of his contract and set to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer. Known for his abilities to spread the floor as a stretch big, Olynyk now heads to a Raptors team that is currently re-tooling in hopes of once again finding playoff success.</p><p>In a total of 50 games with the Jazz this season, Olynyk has averaged 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game while shooting 42.9 percent from three-point range. He will be an immediate frontcourt upgrade for the Raptors, alongside starting center Jakob Poeltl.</p><p>Agbaji now gets a fresh start with a team that values youthful wing. After falling out of Utah’s rotation this season, it became clear that Agbaji’s time with the franchise that drafted him 14th overall in 2022 was coming to an end.</p><p>The Jazz, who were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-kelly-olynyk-trade-destinations-if-jazz-move-him" rel="noopener">receiving a lot of interest</a> on the trade market for Olynyk, elected to move him to a team not in an immediate position to contend for a playoff spot. In return, Utah gets two players, Lewis and Porter, both of whom do not seem to check off any boxes for what the Jazz need. Porter could very much be re-routed to a new team before the trade deadline.</p><p>The first-round pick the Jazz receive from the Raptors is the least favorable of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, and Jazz first-round picks in 2024. The Jazz had previously traded their 2024 first-round pick.</p><p>This deal with the Raptors opens up minutes for some of Utah’s younger players, as well as creating more flexibility moving forward with another draft asset.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz send Kelly Olynyk to Raptors in 4-player trade deadline deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-linked-to-kelly-olynyk-as-trade-deadline-approaches');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors linked to Kelly Olynyk as trade deadline approaches');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA-rumors-Warriors-linked-to-Kelly-Olynyk-as-trade-deadline-approaches.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors linked to Kelly Olynyk as trade deadline approaches</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-08T05:41:08-08:00">February 8th, 5:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-08T05:41:08-08:00">February 8th, 5:41am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid the Golden State Warriors’ tumultuous 2023-24 season, they have found themselves prominently involved in trade rumors. After all, the expectation as long as Stephen Curry is playing at a high level is for them to compete for a championship, much less a playoff spot. Alas, to this point, the Warriors have stood pat, and it’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-steve-kerr-drops-truth-bomb-on-dubs-rumored-trade-deadline-desperation" rel="noopener">looking rather unlikely</a> that they pull off a blockbuster trade that drastically affects their title odds this season.</p><p>But this doesn’t mean that the Warriors aren’t looking into upgrading the roster, particularly the frontcourt. As of late, they have relied heavily on Draymond Green to hold the fort at center; while Green can do a job at that position, the lack of size on the interior remains a concern for them. Thus, it’s not too big of a surprise to hear that the Warriors are <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1755480081575583762" rel="noopener">linked to versatile big man</a> Kelly Olynyk, who, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, has been linked to a potential move to the Dubs.</p><p>“Here’s an interesting name for Golden State. There are a number of teams pursuing Kelly Olynyk with the Utah Jazz. He’d be a perfect fit for Golden State. That’s a player Golden State will continue to have some dialogue about,”Wojnarowski said on SportsCenter.</p><p>(Skip to 1:03 for the relevant part about the Warriors.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Reporting on the final hours of the NBA Trade Deadline with <a href="https://twitter.com/notthefakeSVP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@notthefakeSVP</a> <a href="https://t.co/iypjnT9TT3">pic.twitter.com/iypjnT9TT3</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1755480081575583762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Warriors’ interest in Kelly Olynyk <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-trade-deadline-2024-interest-in-bruce-brown-jr-gaining-steam-on-trade-market-000412165.html" rel="noopener">was corroborated</a> by Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer, who wrote that Golden State is one of three teams (Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat) that could seriously entertain an Olynyk pursuit with hours to go before the deadline.</p><p>Like Wojnarowski said, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-kelly-olynyk-trade-destinations-if-jazz-move-him" rel="noopener">Olynyk profiles</a> as the archetype of player that should fit seamlessly on the Warriors’ motion-based offense. Olynyk loves to keep the ball moving, and he has shown the ability to run dribble handoffs, and his ability to space the floor is a big bonus for a Warriors team that loves trotting out five-out lineups.</p><p>Alas, the Warriors and Jazz may find it difficult to be a trade match. Will the Dubs want to offer Gary Payton II away? Will the Jazz find a trade centered around Payton’s contract enough? Those are questions that should be answered as we inch closer to the trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors linked to Kelly Olynyk as trade deadline approaches

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He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics are already among the elite of the elites of the NBA so far in the 2023-24 NBA season, but they know they can’t just sit on their laurels. They are said to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-celtics-searching-frontcourt-depth-before-trade-deadline-catch" rel="noopener">eyeing</a> to <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-trade-deadline-intel-lakers-celtics-bulls-cavs-mavs-nets-pistons-wizards-grizzlies-wolves/" rel="noopener">shore up their roster</a> ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, according to HoopsHype.</p><p>“The Celtics are looking to package some of their minimum contract players at the end of the rotation and draft pick compensation to bolster their bench heading into the playoffs, league sources told HoopsHype.”</p><h2><b>Celtics exploring options to improve roster depth</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/celtics-news-joe-mazzulla-drops-harsh-truth-bomb-on-getting-booed-in-loss-to-lakers-ezgif.com-jpg-to-webp-converter.webp"></figure><p>The Celtics appear to be interested specifically, but not exclusively, in improving the depth of their frontcourt, with Utah Jazz big man Kelly Olynyk and Chicago Bulls rebounding machine Andre Drummond gaining the attention of Boston.</p><p>“Boston has expressed interest in a wide range of trade targets, including Kelly Olynyk, Delon Wright, Andre Drummond, and others, league sources told HoopsHype.”</p><p>Both Olynyk and Drummond are due to hit the free-agent market by the end of the 2023-24 NBA season, so the Celtics don’t have to sell the farm in order to acquire either veteran. While Olynyk and Drummond are both bigs, they play differently in contrast to each other. Olynyk is more of a finesse player with better range than Drummond, while Drummond is more of a bruiser who’s also got an insatiable appetite for getting rebounds. Statistically speaking, Drummond is already one of the greatest rebounders in the history of the NBA.</p><p>The Celtics have Kristaps Porzingis as a lock starter at center, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-kristaps-porzingis-drops-truth-ankle-injury-return-2-game-absence" rel="noopener">his health</a> is often a question mark, so Olynyk or Drummond could serve as insurance behind the Latvian.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Andre Drummond, Kelly Olynyk drawing Celtics trade deadline interest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/best-kelly-olynyk-trade-destinations-if-jazz-move-him');   ga('set', 'title', 'Best Kelly Olynyk trade destinations if Jazz move him at deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/est-kelly-olynyk-trade-destinations-if-jazz-move-him-at-deadline.webp"></figure><h1>Best Kelly Olynyk trade destinations if Jazz move him at deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-02T06:02:47-08:00">February 2nd, 6:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-02T06:02:47-08:00">February 2nd, 6:02am</time><address><a>Shervon Fakhimi</a>Shervon Fakhimi was born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is an editorial writer at ClutchPoints. He is a big sports fan who dearly loves the Los Angeles Lakers, Green Bay Packers, and Arkansas Razorbacks.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching. Only two weeks are left for teams to add or subtract to their roster before the offseason to either make a playoff push or wave the white flag. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-jordan-clarkson-trade-destinations-if-jazz-move-him-at-deadline" rel="noopener">Utah Jazz are in a position</a> to choose one or the other. It may seem like they’re going with the latter. They were in a similar boat they are now in 2023 (24-25; tied for ninth in the West) and opted to prioritize the long view by trading away veterans like Mike Conley, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Malik Beasley. They might do the same this year with players like Kelly Olynyk and Jordan Clarkson.</p><p>Michael A. Scotto of HoopsHype <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-trade-deadline-rumors-knicks-clippers-jazz-rockets-hawks-nets-wizards/">has reported</a> that Kelly Olynyk has ‘drawn interest from various teams across the league’ and that Olynyk is the most likely Jazz player to get dealt at the trade deadline. It would make sense as to why; Olynyk is one of the better shooting big men in the league with a ton of playoff experience under his belt. He would help a ton of teams around the NBA. A couple really stand out as options for Olynyk.</p><h2><b>Oklahoma City Thunder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-shouts-out-shai-gilgeous-alexanders-leadership-amid-okcs-breakout-campaign_2.webp"></figure><p>There may not be a team that could use Kelly Olynyk more <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-shares-eye-opening-okc-claim-after-taming-nuggets" rel="noopener">than the Oklahoma City Thunder</a>. As great as Chet Holmgren is, the Thunder don’t have many options at center outside of him. Jaylin Williams is a fine backup center but he has been in and out of the Thunder’s rotation this season. He is a solid passer and shooter from the center spot (career 38.2% shooter from deep and a +2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio) and a charge-taking maestro, but the Thunder could stand to improve at that position and get someone who can not only give Holmgren a breather but also play alongside him.</p><p>Kelly Olynyk is that guy. Olynyk is a career 37% shooter from deep but has shot 39.4% and 42.5% from distance over the past two seasons. He’d also fit in like a glove with this Oklahoma City roster. He doesn’t need the ball but his playmaking and ability to stretch the floor would accentuate the skills of the Thunder’s stars in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren.</p><p>Most importantly, Olynyk has plenty of playoff experience. Everyone knows they can trust Olynyk with 20 minutes in a postseason environment. The Thunder are short on that experience. Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, and Davis Bertans are the only players on Oklahoma City’s roster that even have playoff experience.</p><p>That can be overblown a bit; no one should expect Williams or Holmgren to get overwhelmed in that setting. But having another veteran who can calm these young players down in certain situations is very valuable. Olynyk can do that and plays a position of need. He’d be a great addition for Oklahoma City.</p><h2><b>Denver Nuggets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-reacts-to-offensive-dominance-by-denvers-starters-vs-pacers.webp"></figure><p>How the Nuggets fare when Nikola Jokic is on the bench has been a talking point for years. Head coach Michael Malone solved that problem by deploying a Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon frontcourt in the postseason last year en route to their title. But Green is gone and Gordon is too vital to rely on him to be both their starting frontcourt mate next to Jokic and their backup center.</p><p>Olynyk can fill that void and allow the Nuggets to play a similar style with him at center while Jokic gets his rest. His shooting ability complements Gordon (or Peyton Watson if Gordon is getting a breather) and Jamal Murray very well. Not only could Olynyk play a legit role for this Nuggets team, but if Denver, the champions a year ago, were to acquire him, they’d bolster their chances of repeating by keeping away from another contender, like the aforementioned Thunder. Olynyk would be a great get for the Nuggets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Best Kelly Olynyk trade destinations if Jazz move him at deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-kelly-olynyk-rumors-nba-trade-deadline-impact');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk rumors impacts NBA trade deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/How_Celtics__Kelly_Olynyk_interest_impacts_NBA_trade_deadline_-_1.webp"></figure><h1>How Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk rumors impacts NBA trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-27T07:38:55-08:00">December 27th, 7:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-27T07:40:02-08:00">December 27th, 7:40am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is no denying that the Boston Celtics are the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-10-lakers-pacers-struggles-since-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener">early favorites</a> to win the 2024 NBA Finals. Following their Christmas Day victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Celtics are now 23-6 on the season, dominating virtually every single team they have faced. Although they have the best starting group in the NBA, Boston’s front office, led by former head coach Brad Stevens, is still looking to make moves in order to firmly lock in this team’s chances of winning a title. That is why Utah Jazz big man Kelly Olynyk is now on his former team’s radar.</p><p>Olynyk, who spent the first four seasons of his career in Boston, has bounced around between a lot of teams through the years. From the Miami Heat to the Houston Rockets to the Detroit Pistons to now being with the Jazz, the 32-year-old veteran is once again a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-celtics-interested-in-kelly-olynyk-reunion-via-jazz-trade" rel="noopener">reliable target</a> for contending teams ahead of February’s trade deadline.</p><p>The Celtics, who have made it known they are evaluating all options to add secondary depth this season, are <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-nba-trade-chatter-and" rel="noopener">monitorin</a>g Olynyk’s status with the Jazz. Marc Stein was the first to report on these Olynyk rumors, claiming he is one of several veterans in Utah who could be moved ahead of this season’s deadline.</p><p>Obviously, if the Jazz are to be sellers at the trade deadline, it would also make a whole lot of sense for the Celtics to pursue an experienced guard who is accustomed to being in a sixth man role such as Jordan Clarkson. While he has started for the Jazz this season, Clarkson won the 2020-21 Sixth Man of the Year award and would be the scoring weapon Boston has been missing on their bench. However, the Celtics do not have a lot of flexibility when it comes to finding more talent to add to their roster. Not to mention, Clarkson’s $23.4 million contract this season would be too much to bare, while Olynyk is making just $12.2 million.</p><p>Currently owning one of the league’s highest payrolls, the Celtics have already gone all-in by trading for Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis this past offseason. Nonetheless, Stevens has maintained an aggressive mindset, putting the rest of the league on notice that money will not stand in the way of the Celtics pursuing more championship-caliber players such as Olynyk.</p><p>Of course, there are still obstacles that the Celtics would need to tackle in order to have a chance at pursuing Olynyk. Specifically, they would need to part ways with a key member of their bench.</p><h2><b>How Celtics can pursue Kelly Olynyk</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/How_Celtics__Kelly_Olynyk_interest_impacts_NBA_trade_deadline_-_3.webp"></figure><p>Kelly Olynyk’s $12.2 million contract this season is an expiring one. From the Celtics’ point of view, he is the ideal type of trade target this season due to the team not having to worry about any long-term contractual stress. As things stand right now, Boston is going to be paying Jaylen Brown close to $300 million through the 2028-29 season and Jayson Tatum is next in line to receive a massive extension.</p><p>Basically, the Celtics can only add smaller, one-year contract to their roster unless they want to limit their ability to retain Tatum and have a sustainable tax bill. Pursuing a player like Jordan Clarkson is not really reasonable for the reasons outlined above. However, Olynyk’s contract is significantly less than Clarkson’s and Boston does have a path to reacquiring the versatile big man.</p><p>In order to pursue Olynyk in a trade, the Celtics would need to do their best to match his $12.2 million incoming salary. A package revolving around Payton Pritchard, Luke Kornet, Oshae Brissett, another small contract, and draft picks technically works and can make the transaction successful, but why would the Jazz do this?</p><p>Kornet, Brissett, and any other minimum contract player would be of no use to Utah. Pritchard does draw some intrigue, though, especially since Danny Ainge was the one who drafted him and now has his fingerprints all over the Jazz front office. From the Celtics’ point of view, giving up three or four players, plus draft assets, for an extra big man on the bench does not bring many advantages. This move would immediately force the Celtics to spend even more money by adding minimum contract players for the rest of the year.</p><p>While Pritchard may be a player the Jazz have some interest in, this scenario is nothing more than something you would see in NBA 2K.</p><p>The real scenario the Celtics face when evaluating options on how to pursue Olynyk is one that involves Al Horford. His $10 million contract this season is really the only way the Celtics could facilitate this contract with the Jazz. Trading Horford and one of their players on a minimum contract works for Boston from a financial perspective, yet the Jazz would likely want more value since Horford still has $9.5 million on his deal for next season.</p><p>The logistics from here become nothing but hypotheticals, as there is no telling as to if the Jazz would want someone like Pritchard, two second-round picks, or a first-round pick in addition to Horford for Olynyk. There is also the possibility that another team could be involved to facilitate the deal and take on Horford’s contract.</p><p>No matter what would occur, the Celtics do not have many options when it comes to pursue Olynyk from the Jazz. Almost every scenario that makes sense would involve dumping Horford, a move that could wind up throwing off the chemistry of this team given the veteran’s leadership behind the scenes. Plus, Horford is still effective on the court, especially when it comes to defending the likes of Joel Embiid.</p><h2><b>Kelly Olynyk’s fit with Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/How_Celtics__Kelly_Olynyk_interest_impacts_NBA_trade_deadline_-_2.webp"></figure><p>If the Celtics were to add Olynyk to their rotation right now without moving Horford, they would have virtually everything needed to win their 18th championship. Holiday and Derrick White would run the backcourt, Tatum and Brown would give Boston everything they need scoring wise on the wing, and the frontcourt would have Porzingis, Horford, and Olynyk as options who can play inside and out.</p><p>Bringing in Olynyk to replace Horford is not the worst idea in the world, especially given the Jazz big man is a better long-range shooter than Horford. Whereas Olynyk is a better shooter, Horford is a better rebounder and defender.</p><p>This is basically a balancing scale and the Celtics would have to make a decision on which attributes better suit them on their championship journey. There’s no denying that Olynyk would make them a better team, but would he do so at the cost of Horford?</p><p>The Celtics have been the best team in the NBA to this point in the season, which has led many to believe that the pursuit of players on eight-digit contracts just isn’t feasible. Making trades ahead of the deadline however is not out of the realm of possibilities for Boston.</p><p>Stevens and this front office still have a $6.2 million player exception that can be utilized this season. It is much more likely that the Celtics will consider players who fit in this salary range rather than someone like Olynyk that would require the team giving up at least one of their key contributors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk rumors impacts NBA trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-celtics-interested-in-kelly-olynyk-reunion-via-jazz-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Celtics interested in Kelly Olynyk reunion via Jazz trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NBA_rumors_Celtics_interested_in_Kelly_Olynyk_reunion_via_Jazz_trade.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Celtics interested in Kelly Olynyk reunion via Jazz trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-25T14:25:50-08:00">December 25th, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-26T06:47:35-08:00">December 26th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics have one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-derrick-white-accomplishes-insane-feat-no-guard-ever-has-clippers-win" rel="noopener">best starting lineups</a> in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean they’re standing still ahead of the trade deadline on February 8.</p><p>Utah Jazz forward Kelly Olynyk, who spent the first four seasons of his career in Boston, is reportedly <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/274081/Boston-Celtics-Have-Trade-Interest-In-Kelly-Olynyk" rel="noopener">being monitored by</a> the Celtics, per NBA insider Marc Stein. The Jazz are currently 12-18 and far from competing for a title, so it wouldn’t be a shock if they were sellers at the deadline.</p><p>In addition, former Celtics <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-danny-ainge-shocking-jimmy-butler-trade-revelation" rel="noopener">general manager Danny Ainge</a> is now the CEO of basketball operations for Utah. His connections with Olynyk and Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens are apparent, making a potential swap more likely given their strong business relationship.</p><p>But before the C’s get their hopes up, a few roadblocks stand in the way of a deal. Olynyk is earning $12.2 million this year, which would be difficult for Boston to match without sending away a crucial player. The Celtics are currently 22-6 and in first place in the Eastern Conference, and while they always want to improve, it might not be worth a significant price.</p><p>Stein suggested that the C’s could combine the salaries of multiple players on minimum contracts to acquire Olynyk, yet there’s no telling if Utah would go for that smaller value.</p><p>During his four seasons with Boston, Kelly Olynyk averaged a solid 9.5 points in 20.7 minutes per game. He has an outside shot, can rebound, and is even somewhat of a playoff performer. In Game 7 of the second round of the 2017 playoffs, Olynyk torched the Washington Wizards with 26 points to capture a 115-105 victory. In the fourth quarter of that series-clinching win, he had 14 points alone.</p><p>This season, the Gonzaga product is averaging 7.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per outing. Olynyk mostly comes off the bench and plays 21.9 minutes per game, but that’s more similar to the role he’d likely have in Beantown.</p><p>Regardless of a possible trade, the Celtics and Jazz will meet soon for the first time all season on Friday, January 5th.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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