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The Utah Jazz traded Kelly Olympique and Ochai Agbaji to the Toronto Raptors

The Utah Jazz continue to be active in the trade market.

A day after trading forward Simone Fontecchio to the Detroit Pistons for Kevin Knox II and a 2024 second-round pick, the Jazz traded Kelly Olympique and Toronto Raptors guard Ochai Agbaji for forward Kyra Lewis Jr. Otto Porter Jr. and a 2024 first-round pick, team sources confirmed to Sarah Todd of the Deseret News on Thursday morning.

ESPN Adrian Wojnarovsky was the first to report.

The first round pick sent to Utah would be the least favorable of the picks held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets and Jazz.

It wouldn't be a huge surprise if the Jazz were open to trading Olynyk and Agbaji.

Todd reported earlier this week that there was a good chance Olympique could move before the deadline, and ESPN's Zach Lowe also reported on “The Lowe Post” podcast that Utah is willing to move the veteran big man for the right price.

Yahoo Sports' Jake Fisher reported Wednesday night that the Jazz were in talks with the Raptors over forward Bruce Brown, with Utah offering Olympique and Agbaji in that version of the trade.

In Lewis and Porter, the Jazz get two players at different points in their careers.

Lewis, a 22-year-old guard who played collegiately at Alabama, is in his third professional season and Porter is in his 10th NBA season, having played in Washington, Golden State, Chicago, Orlando and Toronto.

Both were lottery picks, Lewis in 2020 and Porter in 2013.

This season, Lewis played in 16 games and averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 assists per game. Porter played in 15 games and averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest.

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