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#8 Victor Oladipo

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Victor Oladipo

One of the biggest contenders for the Most Improved Player Award this year, Victor Oladipo is leading the Indiana Pacers from the front. He has been completely on fire in the clutch and even more so in December. One year ago, everyone thought he was one of the overpaid players in the league as he didn't show any improvement also making us misjudge the Paul George trade completely. He has taken over the league after getting out of Russell Westbrook's shadow and looks like a completely different player(literally too, he has lost weight in the offseason). It'll be interesting to see how much more he can improve.

Let's take a look at his clutch stats of the past 3 years-

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2015-16: 1.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg on 34% shooting and 27% from threes, -0.6 bpm, -11.1 net rating, 12.4 player impact estimate

2016-17: 1.6 ppg, 0.5 rpg on 47% shooting, 45% from threes, +2.6 bpm, +27.0 net rating, 10.5 player impact estimate

2017-18 (till 28/12/07)- 3.7 ppg, 0.8 rpg, on 46% shooting, 37% from threes, +1.5 bpm, +19.4 net rating, 29.7 player impact estimate (second best in the league under minimum requirements)

2017-18 (December)- 5.4 ppg, 1 rpg, 0.6 spg on 54% shooting, 36% from threes, +2.4 bpm, +37.1 net rating, 58.6 player impact estimate!!!

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