1. Kelly Tyler Olynyk is a Canadian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.
25 Facts About Kelly Olynyk
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Kelly Olynyk played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned NCAA All-American honours in 2013.
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In March 2021, Kelly Olynyk was traded to the Houston Rockets.
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Kelly Olynyk was traded to the Utah Jazz in 2022 and to the Toronto Raptors in 2024 and to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2025.
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Kelly Olynyk serves as captain of the Canadian national team.
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Kelly Olynyk was born in Toronto, where he started playing basketball at an early age.
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Kelly Olynyk moved to Kamloops, British Columbia when he was in grade 7.
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Kelly Olynyk developed as a point guard, continuing to play the position even after growing from 6'3" to 6'10" in grade 11.
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Kelly Olynyk was heavily recruited out of high school by the likes of Syracuse, Providence and North Carolina State.
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Kelly Olynyk chose Gonzaga in part so he could play closer to home.
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Kelly Olynyk was a quarterback for the Titans when he was in high school and broke his arm during a playoff game in 2007.
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Kelly Olynyk played college basketball at Gonzaga from 2009 to 2013.
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Kelly Olynyk was mostly a bench player for the Bulldogs in his freshman and sophomore years, averaging around 12 to 13 minutes per game.
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On July 7,2013, Kelly Olynyk signed his rookie scale contract with the Celtics.
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Kelly Olynyk was selected alongside teammate Jared Sullinger on Team Webber for the 2014 Rising Stars Challenge.
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On July 4,2017, after he became a restricted free agent, the Celtics renounced their rights to Kelly Olynyk, thus resulting in him becoming an unrestricted free agent.
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On July 7,2017, Kelly Olynyk signed a four-year, $50 million contract with the Miami Heat.
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Kelly Olynyk helped the Heat reach the 2020 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.
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On September 26,2022, Kelly Olynyk was traded, alongside Saben Lee, to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic.
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On February 8,2024, Kelly Olynyk was traded to the Toronto Raptors alongside Ochai Agbaji in exchange for Kira Lewis Jr.
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On July 17,2019, Kelly Olynyk was included on the Canadian national team's training camp roster, but withdrew from the team after being injured in an exhibition game with Nigeria on August 7.
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On May 24,2022, Kelly Olynyk agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.
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Kelly Olynyk was named captain of Canada's team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Kelly Olynyk's mother, Arlene, was a Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's basketball referee.
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Kelly Olynyk had a brief cameo playing a basketballer who hits a buzzer-beater in the Netflix show Running Point.