In Indiana's resurgence to the top of the college basketball world, Cody Zeller has been the team's focal point and consensus All-American. However, G/F Victor Oladipo has been the heart and soul of the team all year long. At 6'5" 215 lbs, he projects as a shooting guard in the NBA, but has power and quickness to matchup with players both bigger and smaller than him.
He is the second leading scorer on the nation's second most potent offense scoring 13.9 per game on 66.0% shooting. No that's not a typo. He is currently 6th in the nation in shooting percentage but first amongst non-forwards. His ability to finish at the rim and accuracy from long range (54.8% from 3pt range) make him very difficult to guard.
However his most valuable ability when NBA teams look at him is his perimeter defense. While currently holding the 13th most steals per game , Oladipo's ability to lock down an opponent's top perimeter player will is extremely underrated. He should be considered a favorite for the nation's all-defensive team.
While offense doesn't always translate from college to the NBA (ie. Adam Morrison) defense does. Countless teams are looking for help defensively on the perimeter with the emergence of so many young and talented point guards in the league in the past few years. Oladipo has a little bit of Dwayne Wade in his game combined with the defensive instincts of a Tony Allen- type player.
Overall I see him projecting as a mid-first round pick with Aaron Afflalo to Brandon Roy (pre-injury) potential.
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