Overview
- BC Roma announced the signing Saturday and said Olynyk is completing Italian entry visa formalities before arriving in Rome to join the team.
- Olynyk said he is very happy to join the BC Roma project and that he looks forward to meeting teammates and starting work with the club.
- Head coach Alessandro Magro said Olynyk’s three-point shooting, passing and basketball IQ should allow him to fit quickly into Roma’s systems.
- Olynyk is a 2013 first-round pick who played 13 NBA seasons and roughly 842 regular-season games and he helped Canada win bronze at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
- BC Roma is an ambitious new club co-founded with ties to Donnie Nelson and Luka Dončić, and the team has not disclosed contract terms or an exact debut date as it builds a roster of experienced players.