a) The jury's still out on whether he'll ever physically return to his pre-injury self (his 13 games this season aren't encouraging, but I get that he'll need some time to work off the rust)
b) On paper his 2018 season was an outlier; he was even regressing back to the mean the following season before getting injured. He was also established as IND's #1 lead alpha in '18 (30.1% usage, 17.9 FGA) and this wouldn't be the case down here. In MIA he'd have to adjust back to a smaller non-primacy role -- a role in which he's never thrived. So I have questions about his offensive portability in what would be a lowkey "big 3" alongside Jimmy and Bam. We'd essentially be relying on him to do something he's never done before
c) He effectively cancels any other whale moves and our flexibility in general. This is a contingent concern as it only comes into play if the previous two aren't extinguished. If Oladipo can perform in MIA as an impactful component of a greater whole then I'd be more than happy to get that rather than surrender all our eggs to a Giannis/AD basket (assuming this Dipo get wouldn't require more than minor pieces like Nunn/DJJ/KO/etc).
So for me it really comes down to weighing the risks of gambling on Dipo's health/portability/impact versus going all in on Giannis/AD. The former -- if it fails -- would spell disaster, the latter -- if it fails -- would still leave us with cap flexibility. I myself am currently torn, hopefully the resumed season can give us better info on Dipo
