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Victor Oladipo Gives Perfect Response to Pacers GM Asking If He's a 1-Hit Wonder

Timothy RappMay 1, 2018

Indiana Pacers point guard Victor Oladipo had a career season in 2017-18, averaging 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while leading the squad to the postseason.

But he doesn't plan on slowing down. Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard recently challenged Oladipo on whether he could repeat the performance, per Wheat Hotchkiss of the team's website, and the guard rebuffed him:

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Oladipo is a virtual lock to win the NBA's Most Improved Player award, and if he maintains his form, he'll be a perennial All-Star. Pritchard looks vindicated after trading Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, a move widely panned at the time but one that looks quite good in hindsight.