The Cleveland Charge, the G League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, have acquired guard Victor Oladipo, according to the official G League transaction board. Oladipo, the former number two overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, was playing with the Wisconsin Herd. In exchange, the Charge sent Jacob Gilyard and Drake Jeffries to Wisconsin, as well as 2026 second-round and international draft picks.
In 26 games with the Herd, Oladipo is averaging 14 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, though he does appear to be playing in a somewhat restricted capacity (28.7 minutes per game). Oladipo has a long, long history of leg and knee injuries, including a ruptured quad (which he re-ruptured two years later), followed by a torn achilles. The team, naturally, has displayed caution with the former lottery pick.
Oladipo last appeared in an NBA game during the 2023 playoffs as a member of the Miami Heat, logging 19 minutes. He missed the following season rehabilitating that torn achilles, getting traded (or more accurately, his contract) multiple times over before being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies almost two years ago. Oladipo played briefly in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Guangzhou Loong Lions.
The Charge now feature a back court of former top-seven draft picks in Oladipo and Killian Hayes, the latter of whom is averaging 24.6 points and 7.7 assists per game. Hayes is just the latest reclamation project for the Charge, who have sent several players to the NBA over the last several seasons. Olapido figures to be the next, as he works toward a return to the NBA.