It isn’t the phenomenon of Linsanity, but through 38 games, we’re seeing how Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis are settling in with the Indiana Pacers in a way few expected. Just as we learned from Jeremy Lin, we’re seeing that players put in the right situations (and given opportunities) can maximize their abilities.
Since joining the Pacers, Victor and Domas are averaging a combined 15.1 more points, 5.4 more rebounds, and 2.5 more assists a game than they did with the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s an entire other player worth of stats between them.
An All-Star appearance for Oladipo will make it easy for Kevin Pritchard to say he Pritch Slapped another GM once again — especially if the Thunder flame out and Paul George leaves for Los Angeles in the summer.