SALT LAKE CITY – Former Utah Jazz center Kelly Olynyk has signed a contract extension with the Toronto Raptors.
News of the deal was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on social media.
“Toronto Raptors center Kelly Olynyk has agreed to a two-year, $26.25 million contract extension,” said Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball told ESPN,” Wojnarowski wrote. “The deal is the most Olynyk has been able to extend.”
Toronto Raptors center Kelly Olynyk has agreed to a two-year, $26.25 million contract extension, Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball tells ESPN. The deal is the most Olynyk has been able to extend. pic.twitter.com/KjFBVsI15u
–Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 4, 2024
Raptors Olynyk since leaving Jazz
The Jazz traded Olynyk and second-year wing Ochai Agbaji to the Raptors at the NBA trade deadline in exchange for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis Jr and a 2024 first-round pick.
Olynyk was a centerpiece of the Jazz rotation since his acquisition in the summer of 2022 by forward Bojan Bogdanovic.
The Canadian big man averaged 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 50 appearances with the Jazz this season. Olynyk played in 118 games as a member of the Jazz.
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– Ball Time (@BallTimee) February 27, 2024
Agbaji was averaging 5.4 points per game with the Jazz before the trade.
Since joining the Raptors, Olynyk is averaging 9.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in nine appearances.
Agbaji is averaging 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game in Toronto.
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