Victor Oladipo Seeking NBA Comeback

Two-time NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo took part in a “well-attended” private workout on Monday in Las Vegas, according to Jeremy Woo of ESPN, who says the veteran guard competed in a five-on-five scrimmage alongside a handful of international pros in front of representatives from many NBA and European teams.

Multiple team sources who attended the workout were impressed by how Oladipo looked, says Woo. The 33-year-old, who hasn’t played in the NBA since 2023, is hoping to make it back to the league after recovering from a series of knee injuries and was described as being in “excellent” shape on Monday, Woo adds.

In a Twitter post on Sunday, Oladipo said he feels “great right now,” writing that he believes he’s capable of helping a team and that his injuries are behind him. According to Woo, there’s a belief that the former No. 2 overall pick could end up on an NBA roster this fall for training camp.

Oladipo was one of the NBA’s best two-way performers in 2017/18, when he averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.4 steals per game across 75 outings for the Pacers. He earned MVP and Defensive Player of the Year votes that season, winning the league’s Most Improved Player award and claiming a spot on the All-NBA third team and All-Defensive first team.

Oladipo made a second consecutive All-Star team for Indiana in 2018/19, but his season was cut short by a ruptured quad tendon, which sidelined for roughly a full calendar year. That quad tendon injury continued to be an issue after the guard eventually returned to action and required a second surgery in 2021.

Oladipo has appeared in just 102 total NBA games since sustaining that initial quad injury in January 2018, most recently suiting up for the Heat during the 2022/23 season. He sustained a torn left patellar tendon in his last game with the Heat in April 2023.