Oladipo's NBA Learning Curve

Nov. 20 -- It's only been 10 games, but Orlando's Victor Oladipo is clearly struggling with finding his comfort zone running the point.

Oladipo, the No. 2 pick out of Indiana, has been up or down in the early going, showing flashes of his talent and flashes of his youth.

He has scored in double-digits in eight of the 10 games, averaging 11.7 points (second among rookies) on 38.9 percent shooting (37.5 percent on 3s). He's also getting 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 25.5 minutes per game, all coming off the bench.

But he has also struggled with turnovers, racking up 4.0 per game, most among rookies (Michael Carter-Williams is second at 3.0 per game). Most recently, Dallas hounded Oladipo into nine turnovers in the Mavs' 108-100 win on Saturday.

"It's tough being who he is right now," teammate Jameer Nelson told the Orlando Sentinel. "He's the No. 2 pick coming to a new situation and a different level of basketball and is asked to do something that he's never done and play the point guard position. For him, he has a lot of people in his ear, and I'll pick and choose my spots when I say things to him because of that."

Having Nelson -- who has averaged 2.2 turnovers in his 10-year career -- around should help the 21-year-old make the adjustment.

"Everything's correctable, so I've just got to stay positive," Oladipo said. "[The Dallas game] was just me trying to make plays that aren't there. I've got to simplify it, really. It's easier said than done. But once I realize how to do that, then it's going to be better for me."

The Magic know it's a learning process for Oladipo, who played three seasons at IU (and mostly off the ball), so they're willing to take the bad with the good as the team rebuilds.

-- Drew Packham

Dropped out: Gal Mekel, Cody Zeller

Just missed the cut: Zeller, Mason Plumlee, Pero Antic, Giannis Antetokounmpo

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