Once an All-NBA guard and two-time All-Defensive team stud, Victor Oladipo was the prototype teams wanted in a modern two-way star: explosive, competitive, switchable, a dawg. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft was hyped for a limitless ceiling. But in January 2019 with the Indiana Pacers, Oladipo suffered a ruptured quad tendon, keeping him out for the rest of the season. He would never be the same. Recurring setbacks in Miami, including a torn patellar tendon, have kept him out of the NBA since 2023. At 33, Oladipo — who now plays for the Guangzhou Loong-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association — has been in basketball limbo. Still, there was a glimmer of the old Oladipo this week. In two preseason games against the San Antonio Spurs, the former star averaged 22 points, 2.5 rebounds, four assists, 3.5 steals and one block. Oladipo’s skill set still has value in today’s game. He doesn’t need to be the 20-point scorer from Indiana anymore. Here are five NBA teams that could use him: New York th
