The Utah Jazz are finalizing a
deal to send Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji to the Toronto Raptors
in exchange for Kira Lewis, Otto Porter Jr. and a 2024 first-round
pick, according to Adrian
Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Olynyk, a 6-foot-11 center/power
forward, is currently averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4
assists in 50 games. Agbaji, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, averaged
5.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 51 games this season. This trade
gives the Raptors shooting and additional spacing around young star
Scottie Barnes and recent acquisitions Immanuel Quickley and RJ
Barrett.
Lewis, a 6-foot-1 guard, has
rarely played this season. He was traded from New Orleans to
Toronto earlier in the year, and now he moves again to Utah. Lewis
has only appeared in 16 total games, averaging just 2.8 points and
1.1 assists.
Porter, a 6-foot-8 forward and a
2022 champion with the Golden State Warriors, also has appeared in
just 15 games for the Raptors and he’s averaging just 2.6 points
and 1.9 rebounds.
The 2024 first-round pick to the
Jazz will be the least
favorable of Thunder/Clippers/Rockets/Jazz in 2024, according to
Wojnarowski.
This move indicates the Jazz are
focused on developing their younger players after also trading
starting forward Simone Fontecchio to Detroit yesterday. This
likely means more minutes for their 2023 lottery pick Taylor
Hendricks at the 4 and Walker Kessler starting at the 5 more
often.
