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2 days ago – via Twitter Rockets_Insider

Alykhan Bijani: Victor Oladipo on Stephen Silas: “He just has a great personality and spirit to him. I’m looking forward to playing for him. We can do something very special here, we just gotta continue to buy into it. The sky is the limit if we continue to do that.” #Rockets

3 days ago – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Victor Oladipo open to re-signing with Rockets

Michael Scotto: Victor Oladipo on the Houston Rockets and free agency: “If it fits, things work out, if I’m happy. Essentially, it’s like a business plan. You’ve got to go through every aspect of the business plan before you kind of figure out if you want to invest in it.”

5 days ago – via Twitter

Victor Oladipo declined a multiyear contract extension with Indiana

Ryan McDonough: Victor Oladipo turned down Indiana’s multiyear contract extension starting at $25+ million, per league sources. After Oladipo declined to extend, the Pacers realized he was likely to leave in free agency this offseason. Indy replaced VO with Caris LeVert, who’s signed til 2023. IMG

1 week ago – via Kevin O'Connor @ The Ringer

Victor Oladipo still hoping to end up in Miami?

Houston could also still flip Oladipo, who wanted out of Indiana but landed in another place he doesn’t want to be. League sources say Oladipo still hopes to find himself in Miami.

1 week ago – via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

Oladipo will be one of the top unrestricted free agents on the market after the season, as noted in our HoopsHype 2021 rankings. “I’m not sure what happens there,” an Eastern Conference executive told HoopsHype. “They might just want to get off money, so took the expiring Oladipo to have financial flexibility next year. Or they could try to re-sign him and see him as a fit with Wall.”

2 months ago – via Twitter TheNBACentral

NBA Central: Brian Windhorst: “This is based on conversations from all around the league at every level. Victor Oladipo and Russell Westbrook do not have trade value.” (h/t @alec_sturm ) pic.twitter.com/S9PsM4uNzc

2 months ago – via Twitter SiriusXMNBA

SiriusXM NBA Radio: “He didn’t say anything like that at all.” @VicOladipo’s agent, Aaron Turner, refutes the report of Oladipo asking opposing players if he can join their team with @TheFrankIsola and @Scalabrine

3 months ago – via RealGM

“From talking to people around the league, I don’t think his value is nearly as high as his name brand would suggest at the moment. And I think it’s more likely that the Pacers go into the season and either hope he plays really well and they do great and he decides to stay. Or that he plays better and they maybe trade him later, when his value goes up soon.”

3 months ago – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

The Indiana Pacers can offer an extension beginning at 120% of Oladipo’s salary for the 2020-21 season — a deal that would start around $26 million, a few million per year below what he could sign on a max contract next offseason as an unrestricted free agent. Oladipo, who suffered a torn quadriceps tendon in January 2019 and then struggled upon returning this year, could want to come back next season and try to prove he’s still the All-NBA player he was in 2018.

3 months ago – via Eric Pincus @ Bleacher Report

Hayward would return home (he was born in Indianapolis and went to high school in the suburb of Brownsburg), giving the Pacers a player to potentially replace Victor Oladipo on the wing. Oladipo is heading into the last year of his contract, and several executives around the league believe Indiana will shop him this offseason. Boston may not have the willingness to give up the kind of assets needed to take on Oladipo, but Turner might be attainable.

3 months ago – via Eric Pincus @ Bleacher Report

Victor Oladipo looking for a max deal?

Hayward may be open to a more reasonable extension in Indiana than Oladipo, who one executive noted is “looking for a max deal.”

5 months ago – via YouTube

Ian Begley: And I would think that Oladipo is looking for a max contract when he becomes a free agent in the summer of 2021. So I wouldn’t be surprised at all, if the Pacers at least considered trading Oladipo because they know they may not be able to resign-him. I think if you’re the Knicks or the Nets, you have to gauge what you think Oladipo would be when he’s healthy because he’s coming off that significant injury, you have to gauge whether you’d be willing to commit a max salary to him next summer. I do know that some people with the Knicks are very high on Oladipo but I don’t know if top-decision makers are high in Oladipo.

5 months ago – via Jabari Young @ CNBC

Though the NBA saved itself from losing more than $1 billion by not canceling its season, the league will still suffer substantial revenue losses due to Covid-19. That will likely affect Oladipo’s next contract, as the players will see a drop in income available. Oladipo said his current concern is helping the Pacers in the NBA bubble and “continuing to strengthen my knee.” “I’m just focused on doing what I can to help my team the best way I can,” he said. “One day, it will all click again, and then I can worry about those other things when the time comes.”

5 months ago – via HoopsHype

Twitter: Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) started following Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers).

5 months ago – via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

Myles Turner on Victor Oladipo rumors

Since he’s come back to you guys, there’s been some noise about him looking ahead towards his free agency. And, you know, you’ve been around the league long enough now where you see this stuff all the time, but teams like the Heat get mentioned. From your perspective, what do you make of that free agency talk a year in advance? Myles Turner: I mean, it’s just the media doing what the media does. They have to gaslight certain situations, and you know I don’t think much of it, because like you said, it’s really a year out. Ultimately, it’s going to be up to him and the decision he wants to make, or the decision the front office wants to make. So, until then, all you can do is control what you can control and just hoop on the floor. I think if he continues to be himself, then he can kind of create his own destiny, so I don’t pay much attention to all that stuff.

5 months ago – via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

When you guys are in the locker room, obviously you hear about that stuff, or you see it on Twitter. Do you guys as his teammates and as friends also do you guys talk about that stuff? Myles Turner: Nah, man, we’re all professionals. We all know that, like I said, the media has to gaslight certain things to create a story or create a narrative. We really don’t care. We just play basketball.

6 months ago – via podbay.fm

Victor Oladipo opting out?

Brian Windhorst: The strange thing about this is that now Victor (Oladipo) is sort of reevaluating his opt out. And from what I understand, I mean, at least what I’ve been led to believe, I don’t know if it’s 100 percent true or not, his reevaluating is not to do with the 3 million bucks, although I can’t accept that it doesn’t figure into at least part of his thinking. But the fact that he’s gotten out and played five-on-five with his team and feels pretty good… From what I understand he looks back, from what I understand. He looks better than any Pacer down there, even the guys who are fully healthy. Now Malcolm Brogdon is coming back from COVID. so I don’t know what kind of condition he’s in, but I heard he’s the best guy on the floor.

7 months ago – via Miami Herald

Victor Oladipo eyeing move to Miami?

The chatter began with The Athletic’s Shams Charania noting the Heat’s interest in adding both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Oladipo — the two players that I had identified a week earlier as Miami’s most likely targets in 2021 free agency. And now comes a Wednesday report from the Indianapolis Star that “despite rampant speculation that he could end up with the Knicks (he fired Leon Rose of CAA, then his agent who is now president of the franchise), the strongest preliminary indication is Miami” as his next team.

7 months ago – via Miami Herald

The Star reported that “two league sources told IndyStar that Oladipo wants two things: the most money possible [he will be 29 next year] and the chance to win big in the playoffs.”

7 months ago – via J. Michael @ Indianapolis Star

Oladipo insisted that his thought process has nothing to do with 2020-21, when he’ll be in the final year of his contract with the Pacers and likely enter the summer as an unrestricted free agent. “I understand this is a business,” Oladipo said. “I’m making this decision based on my health. I want to be at the best form possible.”

7 months ago – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

“I think there’s a lot riding on him coming back,” a Western Conference coach said. “There’s major concerns with these injuries. If Vic comes back and plays well — and he works his ass off, so he could — I think he’s gonna give a reminder to everyone how good he can be. “If he proves he looks the part, you’re gonna see teams like the Knicks, and other teams trying to build something, try to go get him.”

7 months ago – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

Although Oladipo made the All-Star team in 2018 and 2019, the combination of him having only one truly great season, the injury and having just one year left on his contract has many scouts and executives skeptical about committing to him on a big deal. “The tricky thing for me with Oladipo is this guy has had a relatively long career and he had one year at an All-NBA level and that’s really the only All-Star-level [year he’s had],” an Eastern Conference executive said. “Last year, he wasn’t as good before he got hurt. Previous [to Indiana], he wasn’t playing unbelievably, either.”

7 months ago – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

Although Oladipo made the All-Star team in 2018 and 2019, the combination of him having only one truly great season, the injury and having just one year left on his contract has many scouts and executives skeptical about committing to him on a big deal. “The tricky thing for me with Oladipo is this guy has had a relatively long career and he had one year at an All-NBA level and that’s really the only All-Star-level [year he’s had],” an Eastern Conference executive said. “Last year, he wasn’t as good before he got hurt. Previous [to Indiana], he wasn’t playing unbelievably, either.”

7 months ago – via podbay.fm

Shams Charania on the Heat: They made it known, ‘We are going to target free agents in that summer of 2021’. Not only Giannis, Victor Oladipo as well.

7 months ago – via podbay.fm

Shams Charania on the Heat: They made it known, ‘We are going to target free agents in that summer of 2021’. Not only Giannis, Victor Oladipo as well.

9 months ago – via Scott Agness and John Hollinger @ The Athletic

The Pacers’ offseason is more complicated than it seems on the surface, and it all starts with Oladipo. In a simple world, they could just sign Oladipo to a contract extension for whatever amount. The reality is more limiting — the Pacers are capped at offering $25 million a year in an extension, a 20 percent raise on the $21 million he’s due this season. Over four seasons, that’s still quite a deal — over $100 million, and one that would pay Oladipo until he’s 32.

9 months ago – via Scott Agness and John Hollinger @ The Athletic

In some ways, this limitation makes life easier for the Pacers. Instead of haggling with Oladipo over whether he’s a max player or not, they can throw their hands up and say the rules cap them at $25 million. It’s a fair offer, too, considering the injury concerns with Oladipo and the questions about paying him into his 30s. But in some ways, it makes life more difficult, too. If Oladipo decides he wants to bet on himself this coming season in the hope that he can get a max deal (four years, $150 million) and choose his destination, the Pacers are powerless to prevent it. The 2021 free-agent market will be flush with cash, too, so Oladipo will not lack for suitors.

9 months ago – via Scott Agness and John Hollinger @ The Athletic

So if they can’t get an extension done, they may be in a position where it makes sense to trade him … except his trade value is at a low ebb right now because teams didn’t get a long look at him post-injury. If they can get an extension done it’s all good, but if not they have a problem.

9 months ago – via Scott Agness and John Hollinger @ The Athletic

Well, let’s start with Oladipo because this is a significant fork in the road for the franchise. They had some talks last fall before the season but shelved discussions until the summer — which is code for ‘we want more’ from Oladipo’s side. It’s difficult for me to imagine the Pacers going into the 2020-21 season without either an extension or trade for Oladipo. Fans will be thinking here’s the Paul George situation all over again, and since Indy is not a destination for free agents, the Pacers can’t let Oladipo walk for anything next summer.

9 months ago – via SportsNet New York

Teams keeping an eye on Victor Oladipo

Opposing teams are keeping an eye on the situation in Indy because the club will likely have to commit significant money to Victor Oladipo in the summer of 2021 if it wants to keep him. The Pacers will be able to exceed the cap to sign Oladipo. But it would take a significant financial commitment from Indy to keep the foursome of Oladipo, Sabonis, Brogdon and Turner intact.

9 months ago – via SportsNet New York

ESPN reported that the Pacers and Oladipo had talks about an extension before the season but concluded it was best to table the talks. Per SNY sources, at one point in the extension talk between the club and Oladipo, the idea of a four-year extension for around $80 million was broached. Discussions about an extension didn’t progress much from there, sources said.

1 year ago – via Dan Feldman @ NBC Sports

Could the Heat land another – the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or Pacers’ Victor Oladipo – in 2021 free agency? Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald: Miami wants to preserve max cap space that summer for a run at Giannis Antetokounmpo or, secondarily, a few other targets including Victor Oladipo.

4 years ago – via Twitter AlexKennedyNBA

Alex Kennedy: Oladipo on OKC: “I’d love the opportunity to be here long-term. I love this city. I know I’m going to love the organization. I already do.”

4 years ago – via Oklahoman

Victor Oladipo wants max deal

Westbrook, however, isn’t the only one whose contract will expire after the 2016-17 season. New Thunder guard Victor Oladipo will be a free agent, too, and he’s reportedly seeking the maximum salary, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Under the projected 2017 salary cap ($102 million), Oladipo’s salary would jump to a little under $24 million in 2017-18 if he were to receive a maximum extension.