After 9 months out of competition while recovering from a quadriceps tendon rupture, Victor Oladipo is ready to return to the courts of the NBA.
According to information received from one of the most reliable journalists around basketball, Shams Charania of The Athletic, Oladipo would be making his debut this season with the Miami Heat on Monday, when they face the Houston Rockets.
Oladipo underwent a second operation to repair the same injury, after in 2019, when he was part of the Indiana Pacers, he first suffered the torn quadriceps tendon.
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New opportunity
From Indiana he was traded to the Houston Rockets last season, playing only 20 games before being traded again, now to Miami, where 4 games after making his debut he was injured again, having to undergo a second surgery.
Victor Oladipo in his 9-year career in the league, has been the Most Improved Player, 2 times All Staronce elected to the Best Defensive Quintet, robbery leaderand has career averages of 17.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.6 steals.
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The addition of the athletic shooting guard will give an extra boost to the Heat’s defense and offense, as Oladipo is characterized as a great scorer as well as a defensive specialist. Miami is first in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 42 wins and 22 losses.
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