shaq got traded to the heat in 2004.
shaq got traded to the heat in 2004.
when did shaq get traded to the heat?
2004
on july 14, 2004, o'neal was traded to the miami heat for caron butler, lamar odom, brian grant, and a future first-round draft choice (who would turn into jordan farmar in the 2006 draft). o'neal reverted from (his lakers jersey) number 34 to number 32, which he had worn while playing for the magic. upon signing with the heat, o'neal promised the fans that he would bring a championship to miami. he claimed one of the main reasons for wanting to be traded to miami was because of their up-and-coming star dwyane wade, to whom he gave the nickname "flash". with o'neal on board, the new-look heat surpassed expectations, claiming the best record in the eastern conference in 2004–05 with 59 wins. he played in 73 games, his most since 2001 season, averaged 22.9 points a game along with 10.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. shaq also made his 12th consecutive all-star team, made the all-nba 1st team, and won the eastern conference player of the month award for his performance in march. o'neal also narrowly lost the 2004–05 mvp award to phoenix suns guard steve nash in one of the closest votes in nba history.
shaquille o'neal
doug kramer would eventually get traded on may 4, 2012 to the barako energy cola team after playing 2 conferences with powerade. he would get traded for jondan salvador and a 2nd round pick. it was the 2nd big trade for the powerade team as rumors were swirling that they would trade their marquee players before selling their franchise to a new company. with four months left in his pba contract, barako signed him with a contract extension of three more years, which was rumored to be above 12 million pesos.
doug kramer