Victor Oladipo Signs with Bucks G League Team

Oshkosh, Wis. Two-time NBA All-Star guard Victor Oladipo has signed with the Wisconsin Herd, the G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, as he continues his bid to return to the NBA after more than a year away.

The Herd announced the addition of the 33-year-old Oladipo on Sunday, acquiring him from the Santa Cruz Warriors after he entered the league's player pool. Oladipo last appeared in an NBA game during the 2023 playoffs, when he suffered a torn left patellar tendon while playing for the Miami Heat in their first-round series against the Bucks. He was waived by Miami in February 2024 and has since focused on rehabilitation and exhibition play, including two preseason games with the Chinese Basketball Association's Guangzhou Loong Lions, where he showed flashes of his athleticism, such as an alley-oop dunk against the San Antonio Spurs.

Oladipo's NBA career began promisingly after the Orlando Magic selected him second overall in the 2013 draft out of Indiana University. He spent three seasons with the Magic before a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016. His peak came with the Indiana Pacers from 2017 to 2021, where he earned back-to-back All-Star selections in 2018...