Why for the Jazz: Danny Ainge saves about 2 million in salary this year and about 4 million in committed salary next year with this move. Additionally, he gets a solid young G in Payton Pritchard to continue to develop. Ainge drafted Pritchard, who has shown enough to be considered a solid backup PG when he has received consistent playing time. He also has the shooting chops to potentially develop into something more with increased opportunity.

Why for the Celtics: Olynyk would become this year's Daniel Theis in terms of a trade deadline pickup. While he would likely not crack a Celtics 8-man playoff rotation with everyone healthy, he would become quality insurance in case any one of Rob Williams, Al Horford, or Grant Williams had to miss time during the playoffs or end of the regular season. Olynyk's ability to play the 4 or the 5 and shoot from the outside allow him to fit in fairly seamlessly with any of the Celtics current bigs. While Olynyk's 12 million dollar salary for next year is expensive for an insurance option, he would give the Celtics more peace of mind as they plan around Rob William's health concerns and the pending restricted free agency negotiations with Grant Williams. Assuming Grant gets resigned and Rob finishes the season healthy, Olynyk's expiring contract next year could still be useful for any deals the Celtics might make during the 2023 offseason or the 2024 trade deadline (just as Theis's deal was fundamental to matching salary in the Brogdon deal).