Victor Oladipo says he values rings over being team’s main star https://t.co/k3BcbRDj2c
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) October 4, 2020
Fat Joe:
When it comes to you, would you make a choice to stay or go to a team where you’re just the star, or do you want that hardware, Victor?
Oladipo:
I don’t know, man. That’s where it gets tough, you know? It’s like picking your poison. Sometimes, you can have the best of both worlds. But sometimes, you can’t.
Anybody who knows me, I’m all about winning. And I feel like that’s what you’re defined as in this game. A lot of people say they don’t play for the money. But that’s what I live and breathe by. I just want to be the greatest. I want people to talk, to have my name amongst the greats. And in order to that, you’ve got to get rings. You’ve got to have trophies. Not saying Charles Barkley ain’t a great player. But at the end of the day, I want to be able to show my kids, when I have them, how great of a player I was. And in order to do that, you got to show them some hardware. So, that’s what I’m locked in on doing, man. I want some hardware, and I want a lot of hardware.
The timing of the news from Victor is important because the Lakers are now 200 to 1 favorites to win the championship. What better time to signal you’re interesting in getting a ring and willing not to be the #1 option on a team?
Lakers offer would be Green, Kuzma, and 2020 first round pick but Victor would have to want trade and be willing to tell other trade suitors he would not re-sign with any other team if traded ala Anthony Davis. Otherwise, there will be better offers from other teams.
These are the kinds of opportunities the Lakers are going to have after winning this championship and players seeing how dominant LeBron and AD can be. You can imagine Victor visualizing what it would be like to be playing on the Lakers with those two guys. That’s basketball nirvana.