SAN ANTONIO — Kelly Olynyk barely missed the cut. Still, he knows what a 7-foot generational talent looks like. "Seven footers are a lot more skilled than they used to be," the 34-year-old said on a public ESPN broadcast, speaking from experience.
Kelly Olynyk is excited to begin the next chapter of his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, especially as a new teammate of Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs acquired Olynyk in a trade with the Washington Wizards this summer.
In trading for Kelly Olynyk, 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.
How many of the active NBA players with at least 10 40-point games in their career can you name in five minutes?
The San Antonio Spurs have been active in making upgrades to their roster this offseason. On Wednesday, the team officially announced that they had made a three-player trade with the Washington Wizards.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
14 days after he was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Washington Wizards, former Gonzaga All-American Kelly Olynyk was shipped to San Antonio for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, and a 2026 second round pick.
The San Antonio Spurs traded for center Kelly Olynyk Tuesday, a deal that gives them another shooting big man and closes the book on a big part of their disastrous trade of Derrick White.
For as inactive as the Washington Wizards have been in free agency, they've been busy in the trading game as any team in the league. They've made a variety
Washington and Kelly Olynyk barely got to know one another, as the Wizards dealt the newly acquired big man to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, according to an ESPN report.
Two days after landing Kelly Olynyk in a three-team trade, the Washington Wizards are flipping the veteran big man to San Antonio, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
He was just traded two days ago from New Orleans to Washington in the three-team deal that included CJ McCollum and Jordan Poole.
The Washington Wizards made a major trade Tuesday that could pay dividends for them next year.
The Pelicans shook up their roster on Tuesday when they agreed to send CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a second-round pick to the Wizards in exchange for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick in this year's draft, per ESPN's Shams Charania.
The Toronto Raptors were over a year into a slow, cautious rebuild where they traded off veterans and slowly accumulated draft picks. Wednesday, they completely reversed course to make a win-now trade.
The Golden State Warriors reportedly have their eyes on Kelly Olynyk ahead of the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline. The Toronto Raptors center was linked to the Warriors by NBA insider Jake Fischer.
This upcoming season is an important one for the Toronto Raptors, being their 30th season as a franchise. To celebrate this milestone, Toronto revealed the iconic purple jerseys as their “Classic Edition” jersey this season.
The Toronto Raptors have locked up Canadian big man Kelly Olynyk. The Raptors signed him to a two-year, $26.25 million contract extension per Adrian Wojnarowski. Toronto acquired Olynyk along with Ochai Agbaji from the Utah Jazz for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis and a 2024 first-round draft pick at the trade deadline.
You don't have to be Canadian to play for the Toronto Raptors. But it certainly doesn't hurt.
The deal is the max amount Olynyk was able to extend on. The extension was made official by the team.
The Toronto Raptors brought in Kelly Olynyk at the NBA Trade Deadline. Toronto acquired the Canadian center and Ochai Agbaji from the Utah Jazz in return for Kira Lewis Jr., Otto Porter Jr., and a 2024 first-round pick.
Pulling on a Toronto Raptors shirt for the first time as a roster player, Canada’s Kelly Olynyk didn’t feel out of place. The seven-foot center, who spent
The Miami Heat could use a little depth boost. A reunion with old friend Kelly Olynyk would help that issue.
Leading up to the anticipated NBA trade deadline, the Utah Jazz continue to be surrounded by rumors and apparent interest around the league surrounding their roster.
More chatter continues to surround the Utah Jazz and veteran big man Kelly Olynyk. Despite the Jazz rattling off their recent six-game win streak to kick off 2024, it looks like the front office will not be sitting on their hands ahead of the February 8th trade deadline.
As the NBA trade deadline begins to get closer and closer, it makes for a good time to propose some hypothetical deals we could see happening during the middle of this season.
The Utah Jazz’s most coveted trade asset might surprise you.
Veteran NBA insider Marc Stein reported on his Substack that the Boston Celtics are one of several teams monitoring Kelly Olynyk's status with the Utah Jazz.
Boston’s favorite klutz could be coming back home.
Without question, the Celtics are looking to beef up their bench as they eye a run at a championship. And to do that, they just might try to bring back an old friend.
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