Indiana Pacers swingman Doug McDermott loves what he is seeing from teammate Victor Oladipo. He shares that the former All-Star is now close to 100 percent healthy for the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA regular season at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Per Pacers reporter Scott Agness, McDermott shared that the Pacers will soon be back to full force now that Oladipo and another key player T.J. Warren have finally overcome the injury bug.
Doug McDermott: "Really impressed with T.J. Warren. Victor (Oladipo), in particular, looks phenomenal. I’m really excited to see him back on the floor."
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) July 17, 2020
Victor Oladipo emerged as the go-to guy for the Pacers since arriving to the team via trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017. He was named the Most Improved Player of the Year in 2018 and made two consecutive All-Star game appearances in '18 and '19.
Disaster struck for Indiana when Oladipo figured in a nasty fall in a game against the Toronto Raptors back on January 23, 2019. He missed the remainder of the season after suffering a ruptured quad tendon on his right knee.
Oladipo made a triumphant return last January and appeared in 13 games for the Pacers prior to the hiatus. However, it was quite evident that the 28-year-old guard was still shaking off some major cobwebs, as he notched 13.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, on 39.1 percent shooting from the field and 30.4 percent from the 3-point area.
The Pacers still managed to remain competitive without him, thanks in large part to the development of Domantas Sabonis, who himself was also named an All-Star last February.
Doug McDermott also pitched in quite nicely, contributing 10.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 62 appearances. The Creighton alum has been shooting the lights out this season, draining 49.1 percent of his field goals and 44.5 percent of his 3-pointers.
Indiana is currently tied with the Philadelphia 76ers for 5th and 6th spots in the East with an identical 39-26 slate,
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