The playoffs will start to run out Kelly Olynyk. From his participation in the Heat epic to the 2020 NBA Finals, the interior hasn’t had the opportunity to go beyond the regular season. Stints in Houston, then in Detroit last year did not help him. And not sure that his new Jazz team, at home he was sent by the Pistons in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic, will allow him to find these final stages.
In Utah, however, he finds a well-known figure from his early career: Danny Ainge. It was he who had set up a transfer to recover the Canadian during the 2013 Draft, where he was selected in 13th place by the Mavs. A few days later, he appointed Brad Stevens as coach, and especially sent Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry to the Nets, signing the beginning of a new era for the Celtics: reconstruction.
« It’s crazy because when I was drafted by Boston, we were almost in the same situation with Danny that they are in now. We’ve got older guys with experience, we’ve got young guys, a bunch of draft picks for the next few years, and we’re trying to get better every day. compares the interior.
As he did in Boston, the leader decided to start almost from scratch by transferring Bojan Bogdanovic, after sending Rudy Gobert to Minnesota, then Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland in exchange for a number of Draft rounds. And as with the Celtics at the time, he will leave with a rookie coach in the person of Will Hardy. Which does not seem to scare the newcomer at all.
« I’m happy to be here, to be a part of it all. I like leaders. I believe they know where they are going and have a plan in place to get there. I believe in them “, Continues the 31-year-old player, whose new coach salutes the versatility and intelligence of the game.
To Jazz fans wondering where their team is headed, the Canadian has a simple message: In any business, success doesn’t happen overnight, does it? It takes work, time, small construction elements. He (Ainge) knows what he’s doing. He’s been in it for decades. »
