Victor Oladipo’s return to the NBA represents the next step with the G League move
Back in the preseason, the LA Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs hosted the Guangzhou Lung Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. NBA fans were familiar with one name in particular on Guangzhou’s roster Victor Oladipo admitting he wants to return to the league.
Over the weekend, Victor Oladipo took another step toward returning to the NBA. signs with the Wisconsin Herdthe G League subsidiary Milwaukee Bucksaccording to ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel. The G League season ended last week, with the Herd off to an 0-1 start after losing to the Windy City Bulls on Saturday.
Oladipo is trying to make a comeback from a knee injury he suffered in 2023. The 2022-23 season was the last time Oladipo appeared in the NBA. He played for the Miami Heat that year, appearing in 42 games, including two starts, with just over 26 minutes per game.
That year, Oladipo averaged 10.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals on 39.7 percent shooting from the field, 33 percent from the three-point line and 74.7 percent from the free throw line.
Oladipo was on track to play a key role for the Heat during the 2023 playoffs, including their triumph in the NBA Finals that year, but suffered an injury in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Bucks. In the two playoff games in which he appeared, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals.
After that season, Oladipo was traded by the Heat to the Oklahoma City Thunder and then to the Houston Rockets in the same offseason. He began the 2023-24 season on the Rockets’ roster before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies without appearing in a single game. The The Grizzlies would waive Oladipo also without his playing in the game.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Oladipo began his career with the Orlando Magic. He appeared in a total of 504 NBA games with the Magic, Thunder, Heat, Rockets and Indiana Pacers.
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