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06-26-2009, 12:29 AM
Rent-A-Shaq - O'Neal's travels (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/Rent-A-Shaq_-_ONeals_travels.html)
Douglas Pils - Express-News
Shaquille O誰eal is headed to his fifth NBA team after the Cleveland Cavaliers paired him with LeBron James by making a deal with the Phoenix Suns early Thursday. O誰eal knows a thing or two about sharing time with great players, but now the 37-year-old will be the lesser of two greats.
A look at O誰eal痴 previous stops and his partners:
Orlando Magic
Years: 1992-96 (4)
Stats: 27.2 ppg, 12.5 rbg, 2.8 bpg
Team Record: 208-120 (.634)
Playoffs: 18-18, swept in 1995 NBA Finals and 1996 Eastern Conference finals
Star teammate: Anfernee Hardaway averaged 19.5 points and 7.0 assists with O誰eal. Hardaway was never the same after Shaq left.
Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 1996-2004 (8)
Stats: 27.0 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.5 bpg and he won his lone MVP in 2000 when he averaged 29.7 ppg and 13.6 rpg
Record: 435-189 (.697)
Playoffs: 78-43, won three straight titles from 2000-02 and lost in the NBA Finals in 2004.
Star teammate: Kobe Bryant had one scoring title with O誰eal (2002-03). Bryant has added three more without him and, more importantly, he just won his first title too.
Miami Heat
Years: 2004-08 (3 1/2)
Stats: 19.6 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Record: 163-124 (.568)
Playoffs: 27-15, won the 2006 NBA Finals and lost in the 2005 Eastern Conference finals
Star teammate: Dwyane Wade blossomed into one of the game痴 best, averaging 27.2 points in their championship season. He just won his first scoring title this past season, but the Heat lost in the first round to Atlanta.
Phoenix Suns
Years: 2008-09 (1 1/2)
Stats: 16.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Record: 64-47 (.577)
Playoffs: 1-4, the Suns had hoped O誰eal would help them finally vanquish Tim Duncan and the Spurs, but that didn稚 happen.
Star teammate: Steve Nash played as he always has, but Phoenix has become a fractured place to be with little continuity. That continues with O誰eal痴 departure.
Douglas Pils - Express-News
Shaquille O誰eal is headed to his fifth NBA team after the Cleveland Cavaliers paired him with LeBron James by making a deal with the Phoenix Suns early Thursday. O誰eal knows a thing or two about sharing time with great players, but now the 37-year-old will be the lesser of two greats.
A look at O誰eal痴 previous stops and his partners:
Orlando Magic
Years: 1992-96 (4)
Stats: 27.2 ppg, 12.5 rbg, 2.8 bpg
Team Record: 208-120 (.634)
Playoffs: 18-18, swept in 1995 NBA Finals and 1996 Eastern Conference finals
Star teammate: Anfernee Hardaway averaged 19.5 points and 7.0 assists with O誰eal. Hardaway was never the same after Shaq left.
Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 1996-2004 (8)
Stats: 27.0 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.5 bpg and he won his lone MVP in 2000 when he averaged 29.7 ppg and 13.6 rpg
Record: 435-189 (.697)
Playoffs: 78-43, won three straight titles from 2000-02 and lost in the NBA Finals in 2004.
Star teammate: Kobe Bryant had one scoring title with O誰eal (2002-03). Bryant has added three more without him and, more importantly, he just won his first title too.
Miami Heat
Years: 2004-08 (3 1/2)
Stats: 19.6 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Record: 163-124 (.568)
Playoffs: 27-15, won the 2006 NBA Finals and lost in the 2005 Eastern Conference finals
Star teammate: Dwyane Wade blossomed into one of the game痴 best, averaging 27.2 points in their championship season. He just won his first scoring title this past season, but the Heat lost in the first round to Atlanta.
Phoenix Suns
Years: 2008-09 (1 1/2)
Stats: 16.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Record: 64-47 (.577)
Playoffs: 1-4, the Suns had hoped O誰eal would help them finally vanquish Tim Duncan and the Spurs, but that didn稚 happen.
Star teammate: Steve Nash played as he always has, but Phoenix has become a fractured place to be with little continuity. That continues with O誰eal痴 departure.