NBA Draft 2013: Profiling 10 players the OKC Thunder may draft tonight

8. Kelly Olynyk

Feb 16, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Kelly Olynyk (13) speaks with forward Elias Harris (20) during the second half against the San Francisco Dons at War Memorial Gym. The Gonzaga Bulldogs defeated the San Francisco Dons 71-61. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

The rundown
Olynyk averaged 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for Gonzaga last year as a junior while shooting 62.9 percent from the field. He was very efficient and had one of the top PER’s in college basketball.

How the Thunder can get him?
Olynyk will probably be on the board when the Thunder are drafting No. 12.

How he will fit in with the Thunder?
Olynyk should be able to score in the post and in the pick-and-roll in the NBA, but maybe not immediately. The Thunder are definitely looking for someone who can score down low. Olynyk may not be a center in the NBA and more of a power forward but with Serge Ibaka, OKC could probably make the two work together down the road.

NBA comparison
Spencer Hawes and Fabricio Oberto.