Like every rookie in NBA history, Kelly Olynyk will have to overcome a lot of obstacles in his career to be successful. He will have to find ways to adjust to his below-average length and athleticism. He will have to add muscle so he can impose his way down low. Even if he stays relatively lucky throughout his career, at some point, he will have to overcome injuries.
Ironically, however, one of the first obstacles Olynyk will have to overcome is his inability to be an obstacle.
Through four games, Olynyk has shown a variety of NBA skills which have even his most ardent doubters wondering if he cant at least be serviceable in the league. But one area in which he has been noticeably deficient has been as a screener. Rather than setting solid screens, a staple in the ignition of the pick-and-roll, Olynyk has been sputtering allowing defenders to navigate around him easily or, in some cases, run right through him.
