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Kelly Olynyk

1991 - Today

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Kelly Tyler Olynyk ( oh-LIN-ik; born April 19, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the captain of the Canada men's national basketball team. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned All-American honors in 2013. After forgoing his senior season, Olynyk was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft before being immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. In July 2017, he signed with the Miami Heat, where he helped the team reach the 2020 NBA Finals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Kelly Olynyk is the 1,294th most popular basketball player (down from 898th in 2024), the 1,411th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,108th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Canadian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kelly Olynyk ranks 1,296 out of 1,757. Before him are Spencer Dinwiddie, Terrell Brandon, Darrun Hilliard, Tyrone Corbin, Elden Campbell, Jerami Grant, Erick Green, and Antoine Diot. After him are Andrew Toney, Tobias Harris, Martynas Andriuškevičius, and Lindsey Hunter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Kelly Olynyk ranks 857. Before him are Kaede Nakamura, Kaori Kawanaka, Orlando Ortega, Poonam Pandey, Erick Green, and Artemi Panarin. After him are Ján Greguš, Steven Caulker, Vicky Losada, Alejandro Pozuelo, Robert Berić, and Antonio Luna.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kelly Olynyk ranks 1,414 out of 1,622. Before him are Samuel Piette (1994), Derek Drouin (1990), Corey Sevier (1984), Simon Gagné (1980), Enuka Okuma (1976), Joey Votto (1983), Iain Brambell (1973), and Neil Sanderson (1978). After him are Mark O'Brien (1984), Marcel de Jong (1986), David Berry (1984), and Curt Harnett (1965).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Canada

Among basketball players born in Canada, Kelly Olynyk ranks 16. Before him are Tristan Thompson (1991), Anthony Bennett (1993), Jamal Murray (1997), Jay Triano (1958), Khem Birch (1992), and Dillon Brooks (1996). After him are Joel Anthony (1982), Kevin Pangos (1993), Dwight Powell (1991), Zach Edey (2002), Jamaal Magloire (1978), and Tyler Ennis (1994).

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