When starting point guard Immanuel Quickley stepped away from the Toronto Raptors, it was not obvious who would set up the team's offence. All-star forward Scottie Barnes usually took over play-making duties with the team's second unit, but he was already out with a broken hand. Enter six-foot-11 backup centre Kelly Olynyk.
When starting point guard Immanuel Quickley stepped away from the Toronto Raptors , it was not obvious who would set up the team's offence. All-star forward Scottie Barnes usually took over play-making duties with the team's second unit, but he was already out with a broken hand. Enter six-foot-11 backup centre Kelly Olynyk . "Someone's got to do it," laughed Olynyk on Monday a day after leading Toronto with 11 assists in a 135-120 loss to the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.
"I'm just trying to help the young guys and make it a little bit easier on them. "Get us some easy looks, some easy baskets, keep the continuity and flow of the offence a little bit because when you don't have guys who make a bunch of plays for others, it gets a little stagnant and it's tough to play like that." Olynyk, from Kamloops, B.C
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