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5 NBA Teams Who Should Sign Victor Oladipo After Latest Report<\/a> originally appeared on Fadeaway World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Victor Oladipo last played an NBA game over two years ago for the Miami Heat<\/a>, and he is now attempting a comeback. According to ESPN<\/a>, Oladipo made a positive impression in a private workout in Las Vegas on Monday and is hoping to get another opportunity in the NBA.<\/p>\n

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“The two-time All-Star, 33, was part of a well-attended private workout in Las Vegas on Monday morning, with a large contingent of NBA and European teams attending. Oladipo played full-court five-on-five in a group workout of international pros. Multiple team sources in attendance came away impressed, with Oladipo described as being in excellent shape as he pursues another comeback.”<\/p>\n

Oladipo tore his left patellar tendon in Game 3 of the first-round series between the Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> in 2023. It was just the latest setback for the guard who had previously undergone quad surgeries in 2019 and 2021. You feared that the Heat-Bucks series could be the last time we saw him on the court.<\/p>\n

Oladipo never gave up hope, however, and there is now some consideration around the NBA that he might get a roster spot. With how much time the two-time All-Star has missed, there is no way to say for sure how well he can still play on the court.<\/p>\n

The last time we saw Oladipo in action, he averaged 10.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game for the Heat in 2022-23. He was a really key piece off the bench for them.<\/p>\n

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With Oladipo likely being available on the veteran’s minimum, there isn’t much risk involved for any team that signs him. With that in mind, here we take a look at five teams that should consider bringing him in.<\/p>\n

Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n

Golden State Warriors<\/a> general manager Mike Dunleavy had\u00a0stated<\/a>\u00a0that they’d like to bring in a point-of-attack defender this offseason. Gary Payton II had played that role for the Warriors but wasn’t very effective in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

Oladipo was an exceptional point-of-attack defender at his peak and played that role well for the Heat before going down with the injury. Provided he hasn’t lost that electrifying quickness laterally, he would be a fine addition for the Warriors.<\/p>\n

Miami Heat<\/p>\n

The Heat should consider a reunion with Oladipo, and his familiarity with the system is an added bonus. They just acquired Norman Powell and will be pairing him with Tyler Herro in the backcourt. While a Powell-Herro backcourt packs a punch offensively, neither is a good defender, to say the least.<\/p>\n

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So, the Heat could do with bolstering their defense in the backcourt. They already have Davion Mitchell coming off the bench, and Oladipo would be another fine option alongside him.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n

Speaking of teams that need help defensively in the backcourt, we get to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. The Lakers have a terrific backcourt of Luka Doncic<\/a> and Austin Reaves<\/a>, but their limitations on defense were horribly exposed in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That made getting a defensive wing one of the top priorities for the Lakers this offseason. They have signed Jake LaRavia, and while he isn’t a bad defender, he isn’t a great one either. Oladipo could prove to be the man for the job.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

It was with the Indiana Pacers<\/a> that Oladipo enjoyed the best years of his NBA career. He won Most Improved Player and made both the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams with the Pacers in 2017-18.<\/p>\n

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Oladipo parted with the Pacers on a sour note, but time heals all wounds. He also played college basketball at Indiana, and it would be great to see him go back. With Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> out for the 2025-26 season as well, the Pacers could do with having a veteran in that backcourt.<\/p>\n

Phoenix Suns<\/p>\n

Lastly, we get to the Phoenix Suns<\/a>, who are set to part ways with Bradley Beal<\/a>. Oladipo could fill the role off the bench that Beal played at times last season. He is not as good of a scorer as Beal, but should be much better defensively and can do a bit of playmaking as well.<\/p>\n

The Suns do have a logjam at shooting guard, but Oladipo can play point guard too. They are hoping to compete next season despite losing Kevin Durant<\/a>, and he would be a quality, low-risk signing.<\/p>\n

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You can make a case for some other teams to look into signing Oladipo as well, and it will be interesting to see where he ends up.<\/p>\n

Related: Victor Oladipo Breaks Silence On Botched Surgery That Changed His Career: “Your Surgery Is Probably Better For A 90-Year-Old Woman”<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Fadeaway World<\/a> on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"5 NBA Teams Who Should Sign Victor Oladipo After Latest Report originally appeared on Fadeaway World. Victor Oladipo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[1013,7,3086,491,1347,164,144,126,4077,938,150,368,295,189,3881,1208,121,152,6,558,472,1176,492,278,8942],"class_list":{"0":"post-177138","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-heat","8":"tag-austin-reaves","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-bradley-beal","11":"tag-davion-mitchell","12":"tag-gary-payton-ii","13":"tag-golden-state-warriors","14":"tag-heat","15":"tag-indiana-pacers","16":"tag-jake-laravia","17":"tag-kevin-durant","18":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","19":"tag-luka-doncic","20":"tag-miami","21":"tag-miami-heat","22":"tag-miamiheat","23":"tag-mike-dunleavy","24":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","25":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","26":"tag-nba","27":"tag-norman-powell","28":"tag-phoenix-suns","29":"tag-the-heat","30":"tag-tyler-herro","31":"tag-tyrese-haliburton","32":"tag-victor-oladipo"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114869297779598184","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}