Miami Heat (AP) — The Miami Heat returned Victor Oladipo to the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night in exchange for future draft compensation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The move would create a $9.45 million trade exception for the Heat, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was not finalized by the NBA. It also provides some financial flexibility to Miami, well beyond the tax limit for next season.
Oladipo exercised his option on Tuesday to be under contract for next season, although it is unclear when he will be able to play next. He tore his left patellar tendon During the first round of the playoffs against Milwaukee in April.
The 31-year-old has had his third major surgery in the past four years – the other two were in the area of his right knee – and there is no timetable for his return.
Oladipo was a two-time All-Star with Indiana before Get hurt in January 2019. Indiana traded him to Houston in January 2021. Traded to Rockets him to Miami After two months; He played four games in March 2021 with the Heat before getting injured again.
Oladipo averaged 15.9 points with the Thunder in the 2016-17 season. He spent his first three years in Orlando, then spent a year in Oklahoma City before moving to Indiana.
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