Former Boston Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk has signed with European ball club BC Roma, according to recent reporting from Eurohoops Dot Net contributor Nikola Miloradovic. Per Miloradovic, Olynyk will wear No. 22 for his jersey number with the Luka Doncic-affiliated team, the Canadian center set to compete in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), Italy's highest level of competition.
Picked up by the Dallas Mavericks with the 13th overall selection of the 2013 NBA Draft before he was traded to the Celtics for Lucas Nogueira and draft assets after a draft night deal, the Kamloops, British Columbia native played four seasons with Boston before he left the team in free agency to sign with the Miami Heat in 2017.
Over that stretch, Olynyk put up 9.5 points,
4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 74.3 percent from the stripe, 36.8 percent from deep, and 47. 7 percent overall.
"I'm very happy about this opportunity and to become part of the BC Roma project," said the former Boston big man of his new basketball home, which was incidentally led by the son of another Celtics great, Donnie Nelson, an NBA executive who is the namesake of his Hall of Fame Boston forward father.
"I can’t wait to arrive in Rome, meet my new teammates and start working with the team," added Olynyk. "I’m excited about this new experience."
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