Victor Oladipo said, “I’m a Pacer,” and he’s sticking to it — for now at least. On Thursday, J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star reported that Oladipo had asked players on the Miami Heat, New York Knicks, and Toronto Raptors to get their teams to acquire him in a trade.
Now, more than 24 hours later, the two-time All-Star has finally decided to squash the speculation via Shams Charania of The Athletic (again), as opposed to issuing a PR statement through the team, speaking for himself directly via Zoom call, or taking advantage of the original opportunity to respond to requests for comment, which Michael says was made available to the 28-year-old guard and his team for two-plus weeks ahead of publication.