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Victor Oladipo’s Pending Return In Miami

Once a two-time All-Star and one of the better two-way guards in the league, Victor Oladipo has had trouble remaining healthy on the floor in recent years. He suffered a major right leg injury in 2019 and since then, Oladipo has dealt with many other injuries. 

Last season, Oladipo had season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon after being traded to the Heat and he has been out since. 

However, Victor Oladipo is on the mend and has been ramping up his rehab and practice schedule in order to be with the Heat heading into the postseason. 

Not only has the former All-Star rejoined the team in practices, doing some team and individual work, but he recently did 5-on-5 work with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the G-League, a big milestone in Oladipo’s recovery process. 

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“It feels good to be able to play the game I love,” Oladipo said after practice last week. “You go through stuff in life, and you have to battle. I’ve gone through this twice, so I know how to prep mentally. But each time is new, and those challenges arise, and you have to adapt.”

No timetable has been laid out for when the Heat are expecting Victor Oladipo to make his season-debut with the team, but there are optimistic that he will have plenty of time to get his legs under him before the start of the playoffs. 

The Miami Heat are currently 38-21 coming out of the All-Star break, which is tied with the Chicago Bulls for the best record in the Eastern Conference. Just 4.5 games separate them from the 6-seeded Boston Celtics though, so anything can happen down the stretch run of the season. 

The East is full of talented teams this season and the path to the NBA Finals is going to be a bloodbath. Every team is going to need all the talent they can get and while Victor Oladipo may not be the same All-Star talent he once was, he will provide even more depth to a Miami Heat team that may just be the deepest team in the league. 

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Should Victor Oladipo return at some point in March, the Heat should be deemed the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. 

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