The Detroit Pistons hope to have Kelly Olynyk back in the lineup as they search for reinforcements Wednesday night when they play the second game of a Northern California back-to-back against the Sacramento Kings.
Going without Jerami Grant and Olynyk, their leading and fourth-leading scorers, the Pistons were swamped 102-86 by the Golden State Warriors at San Francisco in the opener of a four-game Western swing Tuesday night.
Grant stayed home from the trip as he rehabilitates ligament damage in his right thumb, but Olynyk practiced Monday before sitting out a 33rd straight game as he gets closer to returning from a sprained left knee.
Pistons coach Dwane Casey not only left the door open for Olynyk to face the Kings on Wednesday, but he also envisioned how he might use the veteran big man as a tag-team with and alongside Trey Lyles.
“Those two will be interchangeable,” Casey said. “We need all the help we can get offensively. Having those two on the floor at the same time gives us…