Heat sign C Olynyk

Free agent center Kelly Olynyk reached agreement with the Miami Heat on a four-year, $50 million deal, ESPN reported Thursday.

The fourth year includes a player option.

Olynyk played for the Boston Celtics the past four seasons, and averaged 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game this past season.

The Celtics were forced to give up their rights to him earlier this week to make salary-cap room after landing Gordon Hayward.

The Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers were the other teams that showed interest in the 7-foot Canadian.

Kelly Olynyk Undergoes Right Shoulder Surgery

Statement from the Celtics website.

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BOSTON – The Boston Celtics announced today that Kelly Olynyk yesterday underwent a successful right shoulder arthroscopy for recurrent subluxations. He will begin an immediate rehabilitation program and the time frame for his return to basketball activities has not yet been determined.

Olynyk, who completed his third year with the team, averaged 10.0 points, including shooting 40.5 percent from beyond the arc, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.2 minutes per game during the 2015-16 regular season.

The 7’0” forward/center recorded a season-high 28 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting from the field, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block on December 11, 2015 against the Golden State Warriors.

Celtics' Olynyk out, Hawks' Schroder may play in Game 3

From the NBA website.

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BOSTON (AP) — Celtics center Kelly Olynyk will miss his second straight game with a sore right shoulder, while the Hawks remained hopeful that backup point guard Dennis Schroder would available for the Game 3 after spraining his left ankle.

Boston coach Brad Stevens said before the game Friday night that Olynyk was "feeling a little bit better" but was having some shifting issues in his shoulder and still in a fair amount of pain. He also did not participate in a pregame shoot around or walkthrough.

Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said Schroder's ankle was fine after flying from Atlanta, and that he was generally unrestricted during most of the Atlanta's morning walkthrough. Schroder injured the ankle near the end of the Hawks' Game 2 win in Atlanta.

Stevens also announced a pair of changes to his starting lineup. He said Evan Turner would start in place of Marcus Smart and that Jonas Jerebko would start for Jared Sullinger.