3 for 1! The Spurs reached a deal! Wenban Yama waited for the inside helper

On July 10, the Spurs officially announced that they would send Malaki Blanham, Blake Wesley, and the second round pick in 2026 to the Wizards, and a 3-for-1 trade was obtained by Kelly Olynick. This second round pick is the worst of the Thunder, Mavericks and the 76ers. It is likely to be the last part of the second round and it is not worth much money.

Olynik's contract has $13.5 million left, and this deal is not risky to the Spurs. After the transaction, the Spurs only have 12 formal contract players left on the roster, which is still 12.5 million US dollars away from the luxury tax line. The Spurs also have a biennial exception (annual salary of 5.1 million yuan) to sign, and the rest are only basic salary contracts available.

This is the second time Olynik is traded within half a month. On June 25 this year, the Pelicans sent CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynick and a second round pick to the Wizards, and the trade was obtained by Jordan Poole, Sadiq Bay and the 40th pick this year. For Olynick, it is better to come to the Spurs than to play badly with the Wizards and the Pelicans.

Olynik was born on April 19, 1991. He is 2.11 meters tall and has a wingspan of only 2.08 meters. In the 2013 NBA Draft, he was selected with the 13th pick in the first round. Olynick has played for the Celtics, Heat, Rockets, Pistons, Jazz, Raptors and Pelicans in his career, and he has to change his team in less than two years.

On April 27, 2015, in the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 101-93 and swept their opponent 4-0. Love was pulled by Olynik while competing for rebounds and was directly reimbursed for the season. Love revealed that Olynik had contacted him several times, but Love did not reply. Love said: "I don't want to hear this name again!"

G3 in the second round of the 2017 playoffs, Celtics vs. Wizards, Olynick knocked down Oubre with a secret move. The referee blew Olynick's cover foul, and he looked innocent. Oubre rushed over and pushed Olynick down, and he was suspended for one game. Olynik has many other cases of vicious crimes, so I won’t go into details here. In the 2024-25 season, Olynick played a total of 44 games with the Raptors and the Pelicans. He averaged 20.3 minutes per game, scored 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocks and 1.7 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 50%, 41.8%, 76.9%. In April this year, Olynik underwent minimally invasive surgery on his left heel and tendon debridement.

Finally, let's talk about the Spurs' reinforcements this year's offseason: 1. Dylan Harper was selected for the second pick; Carter Bryant was selected for the No. 2 and 14 picks; Luke Connet was signed for $41 million in 3 and 4 years, which was fully guaranteed in the first two years, and only $2.55 million was guaranteed in the third year, but not guaranteed in the fourth year; 4. 3 for 1 trade was obtained from Olynik.

Although Paul and Mamuklashvili and others left the team, overall, the Spurs' strength on both the outside and inside were improved. Cornet was born on July 15, 1995, with a height and wingspan of 2.16 meters. In the 2024-25 season, he averaged 18.6 minutes per game with the Celtics, scoring 6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1 block.

The last question: With the Spurs' existing lineup, can they make it to the playoffs next season?