Before his ugly departure from Miami to Phoenix, the Miami Heat and Shaquille O'Neal were a match made in heaven. He proved that he could get along with a young star. Most importantly, that young star was able to give him his first NBA title without Kobe Bryant. Going into the 2006-2007 season, everything was looking good for the post-Lakers Shaq.

However, the good times came to an end, when Dwyane Wade was injured. He was unable to return to fighting shape and that would cost the Heat in the long-run. It is often said that Shaq does not play unless his team can win without him. In Miami, he never had a problem with his strong play. The play of Wade carried the team, but when he went down, Shaq could not carry the team.

The injury to Dwyane Wade ended up proving to be worse than expected and Shaq was forced to become the focal point of the team, early in the next season. It was then that he proved that age had caught up with him. Under the leadership of Shaq and Shaq alone, the Miami Heat went down. Halfway through the season, the Heat were the worst team in the NBA and O'Neal was being shipped out to Phoenix. The next season, a healthy Wade, but no one outside of Haslem, from the championship squad remained. They made the playoffs, but Shaq did not. It was the first time since 1993 that the NBA Playoffs did not feature O'Neal. Having traded for Shaq to win an NBA title, the Phoenix Suns unloaded him during the offseason.

Currently, Shaquille O'Neal plays with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is in the final year of his contract that he had signed with Miami in 2005. While he has enjoyed playing with the Cavs, they are going to be looking for youth this offseason. The Miami Heat have lacked a strong big man since the departure of Shaq and they have placed their bets on landing Amare Stoudemire and/or Chris Bosh. No other team in the league has as much salary cap space as Miami when the season ends. Even with all of the perks of coming to Miami, those players may choose to sign with a team already contending, or they may choose to stay put. But, for Shaq, his options are limited and he could work with the Heat, again. They traded him out of desperation, but with Wade playing the best basketball of his career and with Michael Beasley in the mix, Miami could contend with Shaq.

Back in 2008, Shaquille O'Neal stated that he would either return to the Los Angeles Lakers, or retire. But, his stint in Cleveland has made it clear that he has a lot left in the tank and that he could never return to play with Kobe Bryant. After all, since he left, he has played with all of his rivals. But, he and Dwyane Wade never had a rivalry and Shaq has proven that he is willing to take a pay cut if it means that he will win. Since he left, the Heat organization has hired better trainers, so if he comes down with an injury, it will not be as serious and he will not miss as many games that he used to.

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Before his ugly departure from Miami to Phoenix, the Miami Heat and Shaquille O'Neal were a match made in heaven. He proved that he could get along with a young star. Most importantly, that young star was able to give him his first NBA title without Kobe Bryant. Going into the 2006-2007 season, everything was looking good for the post-Lakers Shaq.

However, the good times came to an end, when Dwyane Wade was injured. He was unable to return to fighting shape and that would cost the Heat in the long-run. It is often said that Shaq does not play unless his team can win without him. In Miami, he never had a problem with his strong play. The play of Wade carried the team, but when he went down, Shaq could not carry the team.

The injury to Dwyane Wade ended up proving to be worse than expected and Shaq was forced to become the focal point of the team, early in the next season. It was then that he proved that age had caught up with him. Under the leadership of Shaq and Shaq alone, the Miami Heat went down. Halfway through the season, the Heat were the worst team in the NBA and O'Neal was being shipped out to Phoenix. The next season, a healthy Wade, but no one outside of Haslem, from the championship squad remained. They made the playoffs, but Shaq did not. It was the first time since 1993 that the NBA Playoffs did not feature O'Neal. Having traded for Shaq to win an NBA title, the Phoenix Suns unloaded him during the offseason.

Currently, Shaquille O'Neal plays with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is in the final year of his contract that he had signed with Miami in 2005. While he has enjoyed playing with the Cavs, they are going to be looking for youth this offseason. The Miami Heat have lacked a strong big man since the departure of Shaq and they have placed their bets on landing Amare Stoudemire and/or Chris Bosh. No other team in the league has as much salary cap space as Miami when the season ends. Even with all of the perks of coming to Miami, those players may choose to sign with a team already contending, or they may choose to stay put. But, for Shaq, his options are limited and he could work with the Heat, again. They traded him out of desperation, but with Wade playing the best basketball of his career and with Michael Beasley in the mix, Miami could contend with Shaq.

Back in 2008, Shaquille O'Neal stated that he would either return to the Los Angeles Lakers, or retire. But, his stint in Cleveland has made it clear that he has a lot left in the tank and that he could never return to play with Kobe Bryant. After all, since he left, he has played with all of his rivals. But, he and Dwyane Wade never had a rivalry and Shaq has proven that he is willing to take a pay cut if it means that he will win. Since he left, the Heat organization has hired better trainers, so if he comes down with an injury, it will not be as serious and he will not miss as many games that he used to.

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