Forward-Center · Utah Jazz
Kelly Olynyk
Age 35 · Canada · 211 cm (6'11") · 109 kg · Born Apr 19, 1991 · Gonzaga
10.1 PPG
5.1 RPG
2.4 APG
912 games
13 seasons
Career snapshot
13seasons
912games
9,228career pts
15.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Boston Celtics
· 278 games · 2013-14–2016-17
Position rank · 2025-26
#60PPG rank
#60PER rank
#60WS rank
Among 64 Forward-Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
19.0
2020-21 · HOU
RPG
8.4
2020-21 · HOU
APG
4.6
2023-24 · TOR
PER
22.3
2020-21 · HOU
WS
5.5
2017-18 · MIA
Draft
2013
Round 1 ·
Pick 13
from Gonzaga
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2013
Career by team
San Antonio Spurs
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
3.2 PPG
1.8 RPG
1.2 APG
42 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2024-25 – 2024-25 · 1 seasons
10.7 PPG
5.9 RPG
3.6 APG
20 games
Toronto Raptors
2023-24 – 2024-25 · 2 seasons
10.1 PPG
4.7 RPG
3.5 APG
52 games
Utah Jazz
2022-23 – 2023-24 · 2 seasons
10.6 PPG
5.7 RPG
4.0 APG
118 games
Detroit Pistons
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
9.1 PPG
4.4 RPG
2.8 APG
40 games
Houston Rockets
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
19.0 PPG
8.4 RPG
4.1 APG
27 games
Miami Heat
2017-18 – 2020-21 · 4 seasons
10.0 PPG
5.2 RPG
2.1 APG
265 games
Boston Celtics
2013-14 – 2016-17 · 4 seasons
9.5 PPG
4.7 RPG
1.7 APG
278 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | BOS | 70 | 9 | 20.0 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 46.6 | 35.1 | 81.1 | 15.2 | 2.9 |
| 2014-15 | BOS | 64 | 13 | 22.2 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 47.5 | 34.9 | 68.4 | 15.9 | 3.6 |
| 2015-16 | BOS | 69 | 8 | 20.2 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 45.5 | 40.5 | 75.0 | 16.3 | 4.1 |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 75 | 6 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.2 | 35.4 | 73.2 | 15.3 | 4.1 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 76 | 22 | 23.4 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 49.7 | 37.9 | 77.0 | 17.8 | 5.5 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 79 | 36 | 22.9 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 46.3 | 35.4 | 82.2 | 14.4 | 4.7 |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 67 | 9 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 46.2 | 40.6 | 86.0 | 14.6 | 3.7 |
| 2020-21 | HOU | 27 | 24 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 54.5 | 39.2 | 84.4 | 22.3 | 3.2 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 43 | 38 | 26.9 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 43.1 | 31.7 | 77.5 | 12.1 | 1.9 |
| 2020-21 | NBA | 70 | 62 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 48.4 | 34.2 | 82.9 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | DET | 40 | 1 | 19.1 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 44.8 | 33.6 | 77.5 | 16.7 | 1.6 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 68 | 68 | 28.6 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 49.9 | 39.4 | 85.3 | 14.4 | 4.3 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 28 | 19 | 26.4 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 33.8 | 82.4 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 50 | 8 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 56.2 | 42.9 | 84.2 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 20 | 20 | 25.4 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 38.9 | 75.4 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 24 | 2 | 16.0 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 44.2 | 79.1 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | SAS | 42 | 0 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 49.0 | 25.5 | 71.1 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz | season change | ||
| Jul 2021 | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons | season change | ||
| Jul 2021 | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | season change | ||
| Oct 2020 | Houston Rockets | Miami Heat | mid season trade | From 2020-21 to 2020-21 | |
| Jul 2020 | Miami Heat | Houston Rockets | season change | ||
| Jul 2017 | Boston Celtics | Miami Heat | season change | ||
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About Kelly Olynyk
Kelly Tyler Olynyk is a Canadian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the captain of the Canada men's national basketball team. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned All-American honors in 2013. After forgoing his senior season, Olynyk was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft before being immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. In July 2017, he signed with the Miami Heat, where he helped the team reach the 2020 NBA Finals. He has also played for t