<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heat2.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason Miami’s trade pursuit of Kyle Lowry, LaMarcus Aldridge hinges on Kelly Olynyk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-21T16:21:16-07:00">March 21st, 4:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-21T16:22:48-07:00">March 21st, 4:22pm</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat are one of the teams that are rumored to be active in the trade and buyout market. It was reported on Sunday that the Heat are pursuing a deal to acquire Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry harder than anyone in the market. The Heat are also one of, if <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1373754870138830853?s=20">not the biggest suitors,</a> for San Antonio Spurs LaMarcus Aldridge, who could be bought out this season.</p><p>One asset the Heat have to give up in pursuit of these two players is power forward Kelly Olynk, who has played significant minutes for the team this season. According to Ira Winderman, Miami Heat writer for South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Olynk is possibly included in trade offers to acquire Lowry but that would mean the Heat have to acquire Aldridge to take Olynk’s position. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Heat in an interesting timing spot. Kelly Olynyk could be included in a Raptors deal for Lowry, but that would have to come with some confidence of landing Aldridge on buyout market. It's not as if an Aldridge buyout has a timing element.</p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1373754870138830853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p> </p><p>The trade deadline and buyout market season will be interesting for the Heat. Since February 18, the Heat have finally found<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/roster"> their momentum</a> after winning 11 out of their last 16 games. They currently have the third-best defensive rating in the league but are ranked 22nd on offense. Adding Aldridge and Lowry could boost their offense as the former can score in the frontcourt while the latter can spearhead the team’s pick-and-roll offense. Lowry is also a shooter who can do damage off the ball, which the Heat could really use right now. </p><p>Moreover, as O’Connor points out, Lowry and Bam Adebayo would be a perfect pairing in pick-and-rolls and handoff actions. Adding these two assets could also lessen the workload of superstars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason Miami’s trade pursuit of Kyle Lowry, LaMarcus Aldridge hinges on Kelly Olynyk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Heat-news-Kelly-Olynyk-picks-up-13.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Kelly Olynyk picks up $13.6 million player option for 2020-21 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T10:34:18-08:00">November 19th, 10:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T10:34:18-08:00">November 19th, 10:34am</time><address><a>Immanuel Canicosa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA is set to enter its free agency, but Miami Heat big man Kelly Olynyk decided to bypass it and remain with his current team.</p><p>The Heat power forward/center became the latest player to skip free agency, and has exercised his $13.6 million player option for the upcoming season, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329464147256496128">ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Miami's Kelly Olynyk has exercised his $13.6M player option for the 2020-21 season, source tells ESPN</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329464147256496128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 29-year-old Olynyk signed a four-year, $50 million deal with the Heat back in July 2017, and now enters the final year of his contract, and will become a free agent at the end of the 2020-21 season. Olynyk, who was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, spent his first four seasons with the Celtics before joining the Heat in 2017. </p><p>In his third season in South Beach, the former Gonzaga Bulldog averaged 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, shooting 46.2 percent from the field and a career-high 40.6 percent from beyond the arc. As a backup big man to rising star Bam Adebayo, he helped Miami finish with a 44-29 record and the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, with the team eventually reaching the NBA Finals but ultimately falling in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers. </p><p>Olynyk’s decision to opt into the final year of his deal will leave Miami with an estimated $22 million in cap space, per <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-kelly-olynyk-20201119-bpwnfsirv5c5de55tivxy2szpa-story.html">Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel</a>. If Olynyk does return to the Heat, Pat Riley and the team’s front office still have decisions to make regarding bringing back free agents Goran Dragic, Jae Crowder, and fellow center Meyers Leonard for next season. </p><p>The Heat <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-dwyane-wade-reacts-to-miami-selecting-precious-achiuwa/">selected</a> Memphis big man Precious Achiuwa in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft last night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Kelly Olynyk picks up $13.6 million player option for 2020-21 season

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This is exactly where the Miami Heat currently sit as they anticipate a huge decision from their third-year big man Kelly Olynyk.</p><p>Per Tim Reynolds of the <a href="https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds/status/1328104725762412546">Associated Press </a>(via <a href="https://heatnation.com/rumors/miami-heat-rumors-kelly-olynyk-expected-to-opt-into-player-option-by-thursday-deadline/?fbclid=IwAR0VK_pi_sWfzwaGqS_YYrSJBNlll4Nb46zQCv7ZY383glBrNAp8GE9IwCw">Heat Nation</a>), Olynyk has until Thursday afternoon to decide on whether or not he does end up staying with the defending Eastern Conference champions. Reynold also noted that the Canadian is expected to opt-in.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Olynyk's option deadline is 5pm Thursday, for Heat fans who may be wondering.</p><p>He is expected to opt-in, but technically has until Thursday to decide.</p><p>— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds/status/1328104725762412546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 15, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Though the Canadian isn’t exactly the biggest piece in the Heat roster, Olynyk’s pending decision on his player option coming into the 2020-2021 season has huge <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-offseason-hinges-on-kelly-olynyk-big-decision/?fbclid=IwAR2h9fklwARpGF-4dsIqboNrlYmbqJvIghi4IcfceK7r0mq4zkp5C4tLuJ4">implications</a> for the team.</p><p>Olynyk is expected to get upward of $13 million on his fourth year in Miami if he does decides to stay, which should complicate things for the Heat. Adding swingman Andre Iguodala’s $15 million contract into the conversation, that’s already roughly $30 million the Heat are giving up.</p><p>Olynyk only started nine games for head coach Erik Spoelstra last season, including the playoffs and was a decent off-the-bench option for the Heat.</p><p>Olynyk’s decision to stay (or leave) will also affect the capability of the Heat to retain their starting center in Meyers Leonard, who enters the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.</p><p>Leonard, who started majority of the regular season for the Heat, showed signs of potential as a key member of their roster but was rather unused in the playoffs with Miami opting to go small and stick with Bam Adebayo at the five.</p><p>Obviously, it would be nice for the Heat to have both Leonard and Olynyk come back as frontcourt options for Spoelstra but with both of them due for a nice pay check, that might be close to impossible.</p><p>—</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on </i><a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> &amp; </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, and like us on </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/"><i>Facebook</i></a><i>. 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Kelly Olynyk opting into $13.6M player option could impact Heat’s offseason

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However, the franchise’s activity this offseason hinges on the decisions of current players such as Kelly Olynyk.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-kelly-olynyk-player-option-20201016-62rls7odbjhspbqesnl23qez4e-story.html">Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel</a>, Olynyk’s decision to opt in to his deal could very well grant the Heat the cap space they need for a co-star alongside Butler:</p><blockquote>Should Olynyk opt in, his 2020-21 salary then would become available to be utilized in a trade. Paired with the $15 million the Heat owe Andre Iguodala for next season, those two salaries, when combined in a trade, would leave the Heat positioned to deal for a player earning as much as $35 million in 2020-21.</blockquote><p>Olynyk will make $13.1 next season if he opts in on his current deal. Given his production on the court this season, his value is roughly around that dollar mark–possibly going as high as $15 million in the instance that he opts out. Winderman also noted that a trade exclusively centered on Olynyk and Andre Iguodala wouldn’t completely move the needle in trade talks for Miami.</p><blockquote>While there are trade kickers that would factor in for both players, and while a trade partner, with the exception of one looking for a salary dump, assuredly would want additional assets, the combined Olynyk and Iguodala salaries would represent a starting point for a large-scale move.</blockquote><p>At 29, Kelly Olynyk is entering an offseason in which he could earn possibly the most money of his career. The former Gonzaga University big man could also look to turn a blind eye to the Heat and pursue situations that only benefit him in the long run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s offseason hinges on Kelly Olynyk’s big decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/rondo.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Rajon Rondo sinks unbeliavable shot over Jimmy Butler, Kelly Olynyk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-04T19:14:40-07:00">October 4th, 7:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-04T19:14:40-07:00">October 4th, 7:14pm</time><address><a>David Bernal</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Lakers’ point-guard Rajon Rondo hit a <a href="https://streamable.com/02jrrp">high arcing shot</a> off the top of the basket Sunday night, despite being chased down by both Jimmy Butler and Kelly Olynyk of the Miami Heat.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/o/02jrrp#?secret=1aZU8jy3AF" class="no-margin" width="1280" height="720"></iframe></figure><p>Rajon Rondo has had something of an offensive renaissance thus far in the playoffs, hitting over 44 percent of his 3-pointers to go along with 7.0 assists per game. Initially missing the start of Los Angeles’ postseason run, Rondo’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-rajon-rondo-speaks-out-possibly-winning-title-with-la-celtics/">presence</a> in the lineup has alleviated the concerns many had over the Lakers lack of perimeter depth. Forced to rely on the ball handling of LeBron James during Rondo’s absence, the former-Celtic has since shared playmaking duties with James, allowing LeBron to operate off-ball in the hope of sparing him additional responsibilities.</p><p>While he has largely operated with a pass-first mentality, using passing lanes to feed cutting teammates, Rondo still possesses the ability to attack off the dribble, as evidenced by his circus shot. 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VIDEO: Rajon Rondo sinks unbeliavable shot over Jimmy Butler, Kelly Olynyk

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Moritz Wagner

Allonzo Trier

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Kelly Olynyk

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Glenn Robinson III

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Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

2013-14 All-Rookie

Boston Celtics

Miami Heat

Houston Rockets

2 seasons

3 seasons

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1 season

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Momma there goes that man!!!! #JSuggs! What a game... 1 more #ZagUp! @ZagMBB

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Bout that time! Let’s go Zags! #ZagUp #Final4

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Thank you Miami 🙏🏼🔥 4 years and countless memories. To the amazing fans, city and organization, thank you! My teammates, coaches and everyone involved, thank you! I’ll always remember my time in Miami. Houston we’re excited for what’s next! 🚀 

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It takes everyone, let’s end the stigma  #BellLetsTalk

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
19.0	8.4	4.1	0.6	1.4

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
19.0	8.4	4.1	0.6	1.4

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