NBA trade deadline: Olynyk going back to Canada in Jazz-Raptors swap – source
Kelly Olynyk is returning to his native Canada after the Utah Jazz agreed Thursday to trade the veteran to the Toronto Raptors, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji are headed to Toronto for a first-round pick in June’s draft, Otto Porter and Kira Lewis, the person said.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had yet to receive final approval from the league.
Toronto would become the sixth NBA team for Olynyk, who also played for Boston, Miami, Houston and Detroit before spending parts of two seasons with the Jazz.
Olynyk averaged 8.1 points and 5.1 rebounds for Utah this season, while Agbaji averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 rebounds. Both played about 20 minutes per game, mostly off the Jazz bench.
Porter had two stretches of injury sidelined this season, was not currently part of the Toronto rotation and has only played in 23 games since the start of last season. Lewis has made one appearance with the Raptors since being acquired from New Orleans last month in the deal that saw Toronto send Pascal Siakam to Indiana.
Pacers trade Buddy Hield to 76ers – source
The collapsing Philadelphia 76ers have acquired Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers for Marcus Morris Jr., Furkan Korkmaz and three second-round draft picks, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Thursday.
The Sixers also sent Daniel House and a 2024 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons, the person said. The House transaction creates $4.3 million in capital space as part of the traded player exception. The trades have opened up salary cap space and roster space for the Sixers to pursue a player on the buyout market.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the transactions were not yet official.
Sixers president Daryl Morey made the moves hours before the NBA trade deadline, with the Sixers sliding down the East standings without injured All-Star Joel Embiid.
The 76ers are 4-12 without Embiid and will be without the reigning MVP for at least a month — if not much longer — after knee surgery this week.
Hield will make $19.2 million this season in the final year of a four-year contract. He averaged just 12 points in 52 games with the Pacers this year. He is a career 40% three-point shooter. Hield made just 28 starts this year but should see a bigger role on a Sixers team hit hard by injuries and illness.