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Former Celtic Kelly Olynyk traded to Jazz, reunites with Danny Ainge

Utah Jazz CEO of basketball operations Danny Ainge made a move to strengthen the team’s frontcourt following the trade of Rudy Gobert, acquiring a former Celtic on Thursday.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Jazz traded forward Bojan Bogdanovic to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Saben Lee and forward/center Kelly Olynyk.

Olynyk, 31, was drafted 13th overall in 2013 by the Dallas Mavericks before being shipped to the Celtics in a draft-day deal. He went on to appear in 278 games for Boston between 2013 and 2017, making 36 starts and averaging 9.