Shaq to the Heat?

So apparently if the Heat are willing to trade Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, and either Caron Butler or a no.1 pick they can have Shaq

If I'm the Heat I think I'd have to make that trade right? Grant is a fine player, but way overpaid and easily replaced for a cheaper price. Odom is a jack of all trades, master of none. I'd hold on to Butler and send the no. 1 pick.

Shaq, Butler, and Dwyane Wade. That's not a bad trio. The problem is will Shaq's contract prevent them from getting a deep team. But as it is the Heat are sort of handcuffed by Grant and Eddie Jones' contracts.

As a Wizards fan of course, I'm not so sure I want to see Shaq back in our division

He has to get out of L.A. I'll really laugh if Kobe goes elsewhere, but I think Kobe stays once Shaq is offically traded, approved, and signed, sealed, delivered.

Shaq's gonna retire really soon i think, 2-3 years.

looks like its gonna be butler, odom, and grant for shaq. I hate what buss is doing to the team, but atleast their getting something for him and getting him out of the west. Shaq is gonna play pissed off this year and will probably play another 4-5 years baring any major injury. This will help the heat out quite a bit cuz the east has no answers for Shaq and Kobe's attitude has torn apart something that was a pretty succesful partnership. If he signs elsewhere or ends up in jail this would absolutely destroy the lakers next year.

kobe is a selfish player, and he's been good enough to ignore his downside, but what he's done reminds me of when jordan was here with the wizards.... player/gms don't work. EVER. Jordan got a coach for him personally and kinda called the shots, came in and started yelling at the team for not being as good as what he was used to...

kobe has made sure to piss off and disagree with the coach and shaq enough to make them leave... posioning the well will come back to haunt him, just like it did to jordan... as soon as the winning stops, everything explodes ;)

It's official.

From what I can gather, the Hollywood Faker's get Odom, Grant, Butler and a future #1, I personally think it's a steal for the Faker's, Shak is going to lose it fast, if you watched him at all this year, his first step isn't what it was, and his leaping ability is greatly diminished, and it's only going to go down from here, he is very quickly being turned into a player who will have to hit from the outside to survive, and we all no that ain't happening, he won't be able to finish on the inside like he once did, and his inabiltity to hit free throw's will make him a liability, I think miami gave up to much.

I'm not totally sold on the Lakers getting the good end of this deal. I like Odom. He's very versatile. It's just a matter of him staying off the weed. Brian Grant, bless his heart he sure tries. But he's playing out of position at center. The no. 1 pick will probably be a late pick, and there are some rumors that the Lakers are looking to trade Butler before the season starts.

As for the Heat, even at less than 100% Shaq should be able to dominate in the relatively weak East. The biggest concern will be what about the team's depth.

Still waiting on Kobe

Never underestimate a linebacker with a basketball.

Looks like Kobe has decided to stay with the Lakers. And why not, they did everything he wanted them to do