A big name player has signed with the Milwaukee Bucks organization.
Victor Oladipo is the newest member of the Wisconsin Herd, the G League affiliate of the Bucks.
ESPN's Jamal Collier reported the signing on Sunday with this post on X:
"Victor Oladipo will join the Wisconsin Herd, the Bucks G-league affiliate, sources told ESPN. Oladipo had been playing in the Chinese Basketball Association and appeared in a few NBA preseason games last month. He entered the G League player pool this weekend."
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Oladipo made two All-Star teams in the NBA before injury troubles upended his career.
The formerly high-flying Oladipo last played in the 2022-23 NBA season, when he tore his left patellar tendon while playing for the Heat in the playoffs.
He had starred prior to that with the Indiana Pacers.
The one-time Indiana Hoosiers great was chosen No. 2 overall in 2013.
His All-NBA 2017-18 season was followed by multiple knee injuries the following year, and his career since then has been bumpy.
"I feel so great right now!!" Oladipo wrote this summer on X. "Better than I felt in the last 7 years mind, body and soul. I know I am a fighter! I know I am a warrior! I have seen every lens this game and this league has to offer. I know I can help any team in any role win in any way! I also know the people want to see me succeed in this game and play at the highest level again. My injuries are behind me and it will never happen again! I am at peace with that and my past. I’m ready to build a present now and future of a life time."
The Bucks will see what Oladipo still has in the tank while he plays under a coaching staff they employ, and if it's good, Oladipo may eventually get signed to the big club.
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