His father Wilbert Olinde won the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with UCLA[1] and took his game to Germany following his collegiate career.

Olinde earned a spot on the roster of SC Rist Wedel, a member of Germany's third-tier men's league ProB, for the 2014–15 season,[4] but had to wait until the following campaign to see playing time.

Still eligible to compete at the youth level that year, he also turned out for the Piraten Hamburg under 19 squad in 2015–16, and was selected for the 2016 NBBL All-Star Game.

[11] Olinde worked out for the Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers in the 2023 offseason.

[15] He helped the German U18 squad to a fourth-place finish at the European Championship in December 2016, averaging 5.0 points and 5.2 rebounds a contest.