1. Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who is currently a sports analyst for ESPN.
42 Facts About Victor Oladipo
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Victor Oladipo last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
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Victor Oladipo was drafted with the second overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic and went on to be named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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Victor Oladipo was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 and then traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2017.
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Victor Oladipo became a first-time NBA All-Star, led the league in steals, was named to the All-Defensive First Team and the All-NBA Third Team, and won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in his first season with Indiana.
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Victor Oladipo underwent season-ending surgery after just four games with Miami and made his playing return in March 2022.
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Victor Oladipo appeared as "Thingamajig" on season 2 of The Masked Singer, finishing in fifth place.
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Victor Oladipo was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and raised in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
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Victor Oladipo's parents moved to the United States in 1985, where they were married.
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Victor Oladipo was named to the Washington Post 2010 All-Met First Team and the First Team All-WCAC.
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Victor Oladipo was ranked No 144 overall and the No 41 shooting guard in his class by Rivals.
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Victor Oladipo chose to play basketball at Indiana University Bloomington and major in sports communication broadcasting, turning down offers from Notre Dame, Maryland, Xavier and others.
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Victor Oladipo produced 42 more points than he allowed per 100 possessions.
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Victor Oladipo was named the Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year, the National Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and a first-team All-American by the USBWA and Sporting News.
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Victor Oladipo was projected as a top-15 pick by ESPN and CBS Sports.
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On December 3,2013, Victor Oladipo recorded his first career triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a double overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Victor Oladipo went on to finish second in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Carter-Williams.
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On October 24,2014, Victor Oladipo was ruled out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture in practice the previous day.
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On March 4,2015, Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 38 points on 15-of-25 shooting in a loss to the Phoenix Suns.
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Victor Oladipo hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to send the game into double overtime.
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Victor Oladipo averaged just 12.8 points per game over his first 12 games of the season.
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Victor Oladipo continued coming off the bench following this performance, averaging 17.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.4 blocks over his first eight games off the bench.
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Victor Oladipo missed the final three games of the season with a concussion.
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On June 23,2016, Victor Oladipo was traded, along with Ersan Ilyasova and the draft rights to Domantas Sabonis, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka.
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Victor Oladipo became the fourth player in Pacers history with at least 30 points and six 3-pointers in a postseason game, joining Reggie Miller, Chuck Person and Paul George.
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Victor Oladipo averaged 23.1 points per game, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and led the NBA in steals at 2.4 per game.
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Victor Oladipo set career highs in nearly every statistical category.
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Also in 2018, Victor Oladipo was named to the All-NBA Third Team and the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
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Victor Oladipo initially announced that he would sit out during the restart of the NBA season, but ultimately committed to play after continued rehab of his quadriceps tendon.
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On January 16,2021, Victor Oladipo was traded to the Houston Rockets as a part of a four-team deal that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.
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In February 2021, Victor Oladipo turned down a two-year, $45.2 million max contract extension, which was the most the Rockets could offer him.
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Victor Oladipo only played 20 games in total with the Rockets, averaging 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
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On March 25,2021, Victor Oladipo was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Avery Bradley, Kelly Olynyk and a 2022 draft pick swap.
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On July 7,2022, Victor Oladipo re-signed with the Heat on a two-year, $18 million deal.
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On July 6,2023, Victor Oladipo was traded back to the Oklahoma City Thunder, alongside two future second-round draft picks, in exchange for cash considerations.
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On February 1,2024, before ever playing for Houston, Victor Oladipo was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with three future second-round picks in exchange for Steven Adams.
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On October 10,2024, Victor Oladipo joined ESPN as a sports analyst.
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Victor Oladipo is a shooting guard who is capable of playing point guard.
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On offense, Victor Oladipo is capable of aggressively and quickly driving to the basket, aided by his leaping ability.
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On defense, Victor Oladipo has been described as a "lockdown off-ball defender who can defend multiple positions".
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Victor Oladipo has the quickness to guard point guards and the strength and athleticism to guard a forward if caught in a mismatch.
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In 2019, Victor Oladipo competed in season two of The Masked Singer as "Thingamajig".