The New Orleans Pelicans have had difficulty rebounding all season long. But their acquisition of center Kelly Olynyk -- combined with the absence of Victor Wembanyama for the San Antonio Spurs -- led to a dominant rebounding performance by the Pelicans in a 114-96 victory against the visiting Spurs on Sunday night.
Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 26 points and had nine rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans used a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to defeat the Utah Jazz.
The New Orleans Pelicans are years away from contention — so the front office shipping Brandon Ingram to Toronto for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk and draft capital at the deadline wasn't much shock to anyone around the league.
Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 26 points and had nine rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans used a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to defeat the Utah Jazz 128-121 on
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Phoenix Suns forward Bol Bol is making the most of his increased role with the Suns this past month. The 7-foot-3 Bol is now averaging 19.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in five games as a starter this year after recording a team-high 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting,
Olynyk is making quite the impact with his new team, and there's no reason he can't keep it going with the amount of injuries in New Orleans. Over his last four outings, Olynyk has earned a long look in fantasy formats with averages of 14.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.3 three-pointers in 25.2 minutes.
The New Orleans Pelicans returned to the Smoothie King Center Sunday after three consecutive double digit losses on the road.
DALLAS – Kelly Olynyk has been traded four times during an 11-year NBA career that has seen him play for seven different franchises.
Star Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is enjoying playing alongside Kelly Olynyk, who they aquired at the trade deadline.
Bol Bol scored 25 points, one shy of his career high, and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-108 to snap a three-game skid.