VICTOR OLADIPO RECORDS FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE OF NBA SEASON - ALL-MET ELITE

VICTOR OLADIPO

RECORDS FIRST

 TRIPLE DOUBLE

 OF

 NBA SEASON 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

"I know this may sound maybe a little too early," Durant said, "but he reminds me a lot of Dwyane Wade in his body, his athleticism and how he gets to the basket. I'm not saying he's Dwyane Wade, but he reminds me a lot of him. He's definitely looking forward to taking on that role."
  
Oladipo and Durant grew up in the Washington, D.C., area, but since Oladipo is four years younger than Durant, their paths hadn't crossed before the Magic selected Oladipo second overall in the 2013 NBA Draft.


Durant is one of Oladipo's biggest supporters, and Durant has served as a mentor of sorts to Oladipo ever since they first met during the summer of 2013.

Unfortunately, the Magic just couldn't hold on at the end and the Thunder escaped with a 139-136 win in double-overtime. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant both scored over 40 and Victor Oladipo had a triple double, with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in the loss.