2. Kelly Olynyk
It's crazy to believe that Kelly Olynyk is in his 11th year after starring at Gonzaga, but I digress. There's a reason why he has 11 seasons of service time in this league - he's a quality stretch big.
If the Nets are cautious about giving up a good amount of assets to Utah for Lauri Markkanen, perhaps Olynyk would be a solid target.
While his three-point attempts are down to 1.8 per game (cut by about half from last year), he is averaging a career high 47.8% from deep this season. At 6'11", this is extremely valuable, especially considering that the Nets don't have any bigs that fit this mold.
Making it look easy! @KellyOlynyk
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Shot fakes and ball fakes!!!
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The knock on Olynyk, especially this season, is that he is a liability defensively. However, Brooklyn has a bunch of quality defenders that could make up for his lapse in defense, which Utah doesn't necessarily provide.
Unlike the two other trades on this list (so far), Olynyk is a rental, so he would be coming off the books after this season.
Utah is currently sitting 12th in the west, so they will be surely looking to move their expiring deals before the deadline to get some value.