{"id":9429,"date":"2025-07-20T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/9429\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T02:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T02:00:07","slug":"cavs-linked-to-former-no-2-overall-pick-as-exciting-free-agent-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/9429\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs linked to former No. 2 overall pick as exciting free agent signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cleveland Cavaliers have an open roster spot.<\/p>\n

They might use it to bring in a former No. 2 overall pick.<\/p>\n

Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor<\/a> links the Cavs to free agent guard Victor Oladipo.<\/p>\n

Oladipo went one slot after the Cavs chose Anthony Bennett to start the 2013 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

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Then, Oladipo went No. 2.<\/p>\n

He was a two-time All Star once he went from Orlando to Oklahoma City to Indiana.<\/p>\n

Then he played for the Rockets and Heat.<\/p>\n

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Oladipo last played in the 2022-23 NBA season, when he tore his left patellar tendon while playing for the Heat in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

After a recent workout, Oladipo delivered a message on X.<\/p>\n

“I feel so great right now!!”\u00a0Oladipo wrote on X<\/a>. “Better than I felt in the last 7 years mind, body and soul. I know I am a fighter! I know I am a warrior! I have seen every lens this game and this league has to offer. I know I can help any team in any role win in any way! I also know the people want to see me succeed in this game and play at the highest level again. My injuries are behind me and it will never happen again! I am at peace with that and my past. I\u2019m ready to build a present now and future of a life time.”<\/p>\n

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Maybe he’ll bring that energy to Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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