Ex- Orlando Magic Star Relates To Luka Dončić's Pain Of Being Traded

"I didn't know I got traded, I had no idea I was getting traded," Oladipo said. "And I cried in my driveway, I had just bought a house in Orlando, too."

Oladipo was selected No. 2 in the 2013 draft by the Magic. At the end of the 2015-16 season, Oladipo was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a deal that brought Serge Ibaka to Orlando.

"The No. 2 pick don't get traded," Oladipo said. "You're supposed to be at your same organization for a while."

Oladipo said he could tell something was different in the building the day before Orlando traded him,

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"I could just tell, people are terrible at hiding things," Oladipo said. "I kinda knew, but I didn't know, and I didn't necessarily want to believe it. I just bought a crib."

"I felt like I was improving every year over there," Oladipo added. "It was tough for me to deal with because, again, it was embarrassing for me."

In three seasons with the Magic, Oladipo averaged 15.9 points and four assists. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard solidified himself as a two-way threat, averaging over 1.5 steals.

"If Luka getting traded, now the whole narrative is nobody's safe, like it's kind of a normality," Oladipo said. "But back then, it just felt like okay, so you don't want me, you ain't think I was good enough."

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