Guess what. Shaquille O'Neal is being traded to the suns for Shawn Marion.?

From suns.com

The Phoenix Suns today acquired four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal from the Miami Heat in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks, pending completion of physical examinations by both teams.

“We’re thrilled to add a player and person of Shaquille’s quality to our roster,” President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr said. “We believe this addition strengthens our team. We thank Shawn and Marcus for their contributions to our team. Shawn in particular has been a tremendous player for this organization the past eight-and-a-half years and his impact both on and off the court in Phoenix will not be forgotten.”

In the 7-1, 325-pound O’Neal, Phoenix acquires one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players and one of the most prolific scorers in league history. O’Neal owns a career scoring average of 25.6 points, the ninth-highest in league history, and ranks 11th all-time in scoring (25,908) in 1,013 career games. The 16-year veteran is a career 58.0 percent shooter, third-highest in NBA history, and has led the league in field goal accuracy nine times, matching Wilt Chamberlain’s all-time record. O’Neal has averaged 11.5 rebounds (21st-NBA history) and grabbed 11,630 (21st) boards as a member of the Orlando Magic (1992-97), Los Angeles Lakers (1997-2004) and Miami Heat (2005-2008). The three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree (2000, 2001, 2003) ranks 8th all-time in blocks (2,485).

O’Neal, 35, won three NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) and one with the Miami Heat (2006). A three-time NBA Finals MVP (2000, 2001, 2002), O’Neal owns career playoff averages of 25.5 points (10th), 12.1 rebounds and 2.19 blocks and is a career 56.6 percent (6th) shooter from the field in the postseason. Shaq has pulled down the third-most rebounds in NBA playoff history (2,401) and blocked the third-most shots (433).

The Louisiana State product, who won a gold medal as a member of the 1996 USA Men’s Senior National Team, was named the 1999-2000 NBA MVP after averaging 29.7 points and 13.6 rebounds for the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers. O’Neal is a 13-time All-NBA First Team selection, a 14-time All-Star and the 1992-93 Rookie of the Year.

Originally selected with the first overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, Shaq signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 18, 1996, before being acquired by the Heat on July 14, 2004, in exchange for Caron Butler, Brian Grant, Lamar Odom and a future first-round pick.

Marion has played all nine of his professional seasons with the Suns after being selected by Phoenix with the ninth overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. The UNLV product owns career averages of 18.4 points and 10.0 rebounds in 660 games (647 starts). The four-time All-Star is second in minutes played in franchise history (24,948), fourth in points (12,134), second in rebounds (6,616), second in steals (1,245) and third in blocked shots (894). Amaré Stoudemire, in his sixth season with Phoenix, is now the longest-tenured Sun.

Banks signed with the Suns on July 20, 2006 and in just over one season has averaged 5.0 points, 0.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 11.8 minutes in 69 games (two starts) for Phoenix.

The three-time defending Pacific Division Champion Phoenix Suns own the best record in the Western Conference (34-14) and tonight host the New Orleans Hornets (32-15, 1.5 games back) at 7 p.m. at US Airways Center. All the action can be seen on FSN Arizona and heard on Sports 620 KTAR.

Guess what. Shaquille O'Neal is being traded to the suns for Shawn Marion.?nba championships

dude..your like 12 hours behind.

Guess what. Shaquille O'Neal is being traded to the suns for Shawn Marion.?nba game ,nba teams

shaq is old
is this a question, and this isnt news to me, sorry
Everyone's argument with the Shaq trade has to do with the conflict of the up tempo style of Phoenix. First of all, you really think that when the Suns used to run up the court during a fast break, that all 5 of their players were there?? Steve Nash even said that it was usually 2 of 3 players who ran up the court fast and the other 2 usually trailed behind. Everyone seems to look at the trade from a bad perspective but what about the advantages??

When you have a guy Shaq's size in the post that can harm you, I don't think you'd want to drive in for a layup or attack the basket. You'd just be intimated by Shaq's physical body and his personality. Another thing is Amare stoudamire isn't a true big center. He is more of a power forward. How do you think the Spurs beat them in the playoffs? Tim Duncan dominated Amare. Amare isn't a good center period. When you move him to forward position, you're talking about great size advantage and quickness over other forwards.

Another thing, one of the Sun's biggest flaws was double teaming. They would double team a big guy which would leave other players open. This was true in the Suns-Spurs series last year. 2 players would double team Duncan leaving Finley or Ginobli open. Now that you have Shaq, you don't need double teaming because Shaq by himself can double team the player with his size. This minimizes allowed 3 point field goals.

Most people say he isn't a good defensive player. Why else would you think he wasn't a good defensive player? Because he was responsible for putting up the points. It was mostly him and Wade doing all the scoring. Now that you have other players on the Suns who can score, you relieve Shaq and let him focus on his defensive game.

One more thing, how about the show time Lakers of the 80's?? Didn't they have a 40 year old center running up and down with them??
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
He is at the game watching the SUNS!
Is there a question here?

Umm...and Shaq is old. I think he was on the ark or something.

He was in the NBA when Tim Duncan was in middle school.

He was in the NBA when Lebron was potty training.

Shaq is awesome, I love him, but he is old and unreliable. He will be on the DL at least once by March.
no really?

i must of missed it for the last 12 hours it was online.....
yep its bs...and?
Woo you can copy and paste. You didn't even ask a question. Go be a junkie on a sports fan forum.
a old shaq going to the suns will not end the run of the spurs.

dont kid yourselves.

look at the talent in the west.

the suns are not the team people should be really worried about.

....especially after they gave up a scorer for somebody who has been struggling.

i know a lot of you would like to think this trade will bring a boston celtic type outcome...but it aint happening.

got love for shaq....but i dont think this was a good move for either side....well maybe the heat.......who knows.....only time will tell
really (sarcastically)
They are decent offensively

Offense is never the problems

its the defense

The suns are one of the worst rebounding teams in the league...now you take out Marion and put in Shaq who is fat and lazy, the Suns have even lesser rebounders on the team

On top of that Marion was their second best defender. With Bell aging, who are they gonna put on opposing scorers?

And if bell picks up 2 quick fouls, what are they gonna do? lol

Diaw and Barbosa are like butter...they'll get creamed by opoosing scorers

This was an all around bad trade

Shaq won't give the suns more than 20 minutes of effective basketball and it will suck up the shot clock just to get the ball to Shaq....which will result in less touches for others and mess up the floor spacing and rhythmg of the Suns' run and gun style

totally bad trade

Nash, Amare and Shaq won't have a lot of sucess

Mike D'Antoni is a run and gun system wizard there is no way in hell he'll know how to utilize Shaq in the post and use up like 20 seconds in the clock to get the ball to him lol

And Also the Suns are already one of the worst rebounding teams in the NBA...with Marion gone, they'll be even worse!

Also Marion is their second best defender...if Raja Bell, who is aging, is in foul trouble or is injured, who do they put on opposing defenders? lol

Shaq doesn't rebound...he's fat and lazy

And also Amare complains about touches...so how are the Suns gonna accomodate two post players' needs?

that is not their styel...the suns style is to run and gun and shoot the 3, not pounding the ball inside

The Suns are small, they have no length, they will get easily beat by Western opponents

this is poor move by Suns GM Steve Kerr...its a knee jerk reaction to the massive frontlinet the Lakers have put up with the acquisition of Pau Gasol

its not a great deal for the Heat either

well they get a good young poing guard in Marcu Banks to team up with Wade but Marion's contract is expring...he's gonna leave the heat who are rebuilding for a championship contender

the Suns window of opportunity to win a title just got slammed shut
Dude where have you been?
I welcome this trade.
dude ur like so late this happened like yesterday
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A little late there. And, where's the question?