Raptors acquire Olynyk, Agbaji from Jazz for Lewis, Porter, first-round pick

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetFebruary 08, 2024 - 3:24pm

Raptors Show's Will Lou and Blake Murphy discuss how newly acquired Canadian veteran Kelly Olynyk fits in on and off the court, and whether they think there's a chance they could bring him back after his contract expires at season's end?

The Toronto Raptors acquired Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji from the Utah Jazz in exchange for Kira Lewis, Otto Porter Jr. and a 2024 first-round pick on Thursday.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the deal.

The first-round pick sent to the Jazz will be the worst of the 2024 first-round picks that the Raptors currently hold.

Olynyk, born in Toronto but raised in Kamloops, B.C., was the captain of Canada's bronze-medal winning team at the FIBA World Cup this past fall.

He is part of its core of players that have committed to playing at the Paris Olympics in July.

Olynyk is averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists this season. Agbaji, the 14th pick in the 2022 NBA draft, is averaging 5.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists.

Agbaji is a very intriguing add for Toronto. The second-year guard out of Kansas is averaging 5.4 points per game for the Jazz this season.

Selected 14th overall by the Jazz in the 2022 NBA draft, the 23-year-old guard averaged 7.9 points per game in his rookie season.

He is a career 42.7 per cent shooter from the field, shooting 34.6 per cent from behind the arc.

Porter is averaging 2.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists this season. The 30-year-old veteran forward has been snake-bitten since signing with Toronto on a two-year deal in July 2022.

He underwent season-ending surgery on his left foot after playing only eight games last season. He missed several weeks in early January with a knee injury this season and hasn't played since he returned from injury.

Lewis only played in one game with Toronto — earning a personal foul in 1:33 of playing time — after he was sent to the Raptors on Jan. 17 as part of the deal that moved all-star forward Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers. Lewis is averaging 2.8 points, 1.1 assists and 0.9 rebounds over 16 games this season.

— With files from the Canadian Press

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