The rumor about the Phoenix Suns trading Shaquille O’Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Sasha Pavlovic and Ben Wallace is now a reality. The Big Shaqulier is packing his bags once again, and will team with LeBron James to hopefully get the king his first ring like O’Neal did for Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade.
The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources.
Cleveland will send Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic to Phoenix for the future Hall of Famer. Sources said the Suns will also receive the 46th pick in Thursday’s NBA draft and $500,000.
So where does the move leave us? LeBron has a big that can battle Dwight Howard, but Shaq will turn 38 this season and seems to always be in foul trouble. Cleveland’s gonna be tougher but they still need a wingman (somebody like Shawn Marion) to run with LeBron. It’s gonna take more than LeBron and Shaq to get past Boston, Orlando, and the Western champion.
