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Victor Oladipo is the star that Indiana needed

June 30, 2017, is a day that Pacers fans once feared would live in infamy. After Paul George made it clear to Kevin Pritchard and the media that he was out the door, Pritchard and Co. had to scramble to find any kind of return on the star who would likely be a one-year rental.

It was expected of Pritchard to grab some draft picks, maybe a young guy or two, and start a rebuild. Instead, he grabbed Domantas Sabonis, a guy who had a rough rookie season in Oklahoma City and Victor Oladipo, a Hoosier who despite being the No.