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Victor Oladipo · Sometimes in the NBA, it’s about staying ready for when your name is ultimately called. With minimal playing time in the first four games of the Miami Heat’s First Round matchup with the Atlanta Hawks in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo was asked to slide into the starting lineup for an injured Jimmy Butler in Game 5, and he delivered. Catching the defense flat-footed, Oladipo turns on the jets, using a downhill drive and a rhythmic spin move to get into the paint before finishing with a smooth, acrobatic finger roll in traffic. The explosive combo-guard led his team in scoring, dropping 23 points to go along with three steals, on the way to grittily closing out the series on April 26, 2022 with a 97-94 victory. · State of Mint