{"id":535943,"date":"2026-09-30T15:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=535943"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:06:24","slug":"bc-roma-closing-in-on-kelly-olynyk-agreement-in-principle-with-canadian-big-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/bc-roma-closing-in-on-kelly-olynyk-agreement-in-principle-with-canadian-big-man\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Roma closing in on Kelly Olynyk: agreement in principle with Canadian big man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olynyk heading to Rome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BC Roma is closing in on Kelly Olynyk.<\/strong> According to <strong>Superbasket<\/strong>, the 35-year-old Canadian center has reached an agreement in principle with the Italian club and is expected to sign in the coming hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An NBA veteran with 842 games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>211 cm forward-center<\/strong> has made <strong>842 NBA appearances<\/strong> between 2013 and 2026. Throughout his career, Olynyk has averaged <strong>9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds<\/strong>, while shooting <strong>36.9% from three-point range<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian has also earned more than <strong>$120 million<\/strong> during his professional career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming off his San Antonio season<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olynyk arrives in Rome after spending the latest season with the <strong>San Antonio Spurs<\/strong>, with whom he reached the Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1991-born big man also represented <strong>Canada<\/strong> in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 11 derby targeted for his debut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BC Roma now hopes to complete the deal quickly and have Olynyk arrive in Rome in time to make his debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first target is a particularly important one: the <strong>October 11 derby against Maxima Roma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superbasket.eu\/lba\/62664\/bc-roma-in-chiusura-con-kelly-olynyk\">Superbasket<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 35-year-old Canadian, an NBA veteran with 842 appearances, is reportedly close to joining the Italian club. 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