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ANALYSIS: I've been preaching the Olynyk Word forever and ever. And now, with Olynyk being part of a stupidly bad and barren-of-talent Rockets squad, that won't change. Olynyk was moved by Miami just before the deadline to make room for Victor Oladipo, which means Olynyk has gone from starting for the Heat (something he did in 38 of his 43 games this season) to do so for the Rockets along with Christian Wood.
Okay. That might not be the case. Houston might opt to keep one of those two (most probably Olynyk) on the bench instead of going big with both on the court at the same time. But Olynyk and Wood are--other than John Wall--the two best players on this team, so they better give them large runs on the court. Olynyk is averaging a good 10-6-2-1 line on the year in just 27 MPG while hitting almost a couple of treys per game (1.8 3PG). That, simply put, is more than every other Rocket is doing this season with the exception of the two mentioned above (remember, Dipo is out of town).
Even if Olynyk comes off the pine, that wouldn't really kill his upside that much. Olynyk has been sharing the court with Bam Adebayo in Miami and was playing alongside Jimmy Butler too, which meant his usage on the year just amounted to a low 17%. That mark will go up whether he starts or gets into the second unit. The minutes will probably stay high, and Olynyk's bets numbers are always going to come on the boards and points with the addition of that three-point prowess, more than great for a big man.
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