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MILWAUKEE, WI - JANUARY 17: Kelly Olynyk #41 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on January 17, 2025 at Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images).
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NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Raptors' Kelly Olynyk, Chris Boucher Ahead of Deadline

Timothy Rapp
Jan 20, 2025

The Toronto Raptors are expected to be open for business ahead of February's trade deadline, and no surprises thereโ€”with the team just 10-32 on the season, selling off role players and veterans for draft assets and young players makes sense.

Two players to keep an eye on are big men Kelly Olynyk and Chris Boucher.

According to NBA reporter Marc Stein, "Olynyk is in the mix alongside Chicago's Nikola Vuฤeviฤ‡, Washington's Jonas Valanฤiลซnas and Portland's Robert Williams III on the list of big men perceived to be available via trade leading up to the deadline."

He added that Olynyk was "nearly traded" to the Golden State Warriors ahead of last season's trade deadline while he was still with the Utah Jazz, but was instead dealt to Toronto.

The 33-year-old is averaging just 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in 19 appearances, coming off the bench for the Raptors with Jakob Poeltl starting at center for the Raptors. He is shooting 45.2 percent from three, and teams looking for a scrappy, floor-stretching big man could do worse than Olynyk.

As for Boucher, Stein reported that he's "not regarded as a likely buyout candidate, sources say, even if he stays put with the Raptors beyond the trade deadline. Word is that the 32-year-old big man with the floor-spacing outside touchโ€”while drawing trade interest from various teamsโ€”has interest in a contract extension with the Raptors."

He's seen a bigger role than Olynyk, averaging 10.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 37 appearances while shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc. And it sounds as though he's interested in remaining with the Raptors as size and experience off the bench.

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