Pistons reportedly acquiring Bogdanovic from Jazz for Olynk and Lee
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The Detroit Pistons are reportedly in the final stages of finalizing a trade with the Utah Jazz that should boost the team’s outside shooting.
The Pistons will reportedly send Canadian centre Kelly Olynk and guard Saben Lee to the Jazz for forward Bojan Bogdanovic.
The 33-year-old Bogdanovic, who has also played for Brooklyn, Washington and Indiana, is headed into the final season of a four-year deal for $73.1 million that will see him early $19.55 million this season.
Aside from adding a veteran player to Detroit’s young core, the six-foot-seven, 226-pound Bogdanovic also provides the Pistons a consistent outside scoring threat.
Bogdanovic was second in scoring for Utah lat season, behind Donvan Mitchell, with an average of 18.1 points per game. He shot 38.5 per cent from beyond the three-point arc while the Pistons finished 29th in the league last season in three-point percentage at 32.6 per cent despite finishing 16th in the league in three-point attempts.
The 31-year-old Olynk signed a three-year deal for $37 millions with the Pistons last August. Injuries limited the six-foot-11, 240-pound Olynk to just 40 games last season and he averaged 9.1 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game.
The 23-year-old Lee was actually a second-round pick by Utah in 2020, but was traded in November of that season to the Pistons, who signed him to a two-way contact.
The six-foot-two, 183-pound Lee has appeared in 85 games with the club and 37 games last season when he averaged 5.6 points per game.
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