cleveland.com - 6/25/2009
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The Cavaliers have verbally agreed to a deal to trade for Shaquille O'Neal from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Sasha Pavlovic and Ben Wallace, according to an NBA executive.
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kingjamesgospel.com - 6/25/2009
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Shaq might be the first player to ever
find out he’s been traded on Twitter, especially for...
a trade of this magnitude. Check this out… DJJTR3Y tweeted this at Shaq: And Shaq responded with this:
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Shaq Discovers His Trade Via Twitter
kingjamesgospel.com - 6/25/2009
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An inevitable nickname for Cleveland's new dynamic duo.
At this hour, we know two things for sure:...
A.) Shaquille O’Neal has been traded to the Cavs; B.) Shaq loves giving himself nicknames. That’s why we wanted to welcome the Big Fella with open arms and 20 Cleveland-inspired ...
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Cav-A-Shaq: 20 Cleveland-Inspired Shaq Nicknames
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Shaq To Cleveland
SLAM Online —
... With one year and ticking until Mr. James reaches free agency, the Cavs have made their boldest attempt yet to vault into the upper echelon. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer is reporting that the Cavs have agreed to trade Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic to Phoenix for the Big Cactus, the MDE, the Diesel, the Daddy: Shaquille O’Neal. ...
Let The Storylines Begin
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
... The Daddy is heading to Cleveland to join arms with LeBron in a deal that has been talked about for weeks. Now pundits and basketball fans can speculate for the entire off-season whether Shaq is the piece needed for the Cavs to prevail. And of course there's that possible clash with Kobe and the Lakers. Cleveland.com
Shaquille O'Neal to Cavaliers
Fear The Sword —
... compete with Dwight Howard in the playoffs. Ferry and Phoenix GM Steve Kerr are close friends and had talked off and on about a Shaq deal since the February trade deadline.
O’Neal, 37, makes $21 million next season, and the Suns were determined to move him in a package that would save them money. Wallace made $14 million and could take a buyout to retire, and only $1.5 million of Pavlovic’s $4.9 million salary is guaranteed.
Plain Dealer- Windhorst:
Shaquille O'Neal is going to be a ...
LeBron and Shaq: Can Cleveland Handle These Two Together?
WaitingForNextYear —
lebron-james-shaquille-oneal-dance It appears that the Cavs have pulled the trigger. According to reports Shaquille O’Neal is now a Cleveland Cavalier. Gone are Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic, along with the Cavs second round choice in Thursday’s draft and $500,000. Brian Winhorst broke the story shortly after midnight , and Chris Broussard ...
Welcome to Shaqland, Ohio: Meet Shaquille O'Neal, Your Newest Cavalier
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... Our friend Brian Windhorst at the Cleveland Plain Dealer broke the story that the Cavs and Phoenix Suns have agreed to a trade that will send Shaquille O'Neal to the shores of Lake Erie in the Rock 'n Roll city for Ben Wallace's expiring contract and Sasha Pavlovic's non-guaranteed contract. This is the trade that Danny Ferry wanted from the very beginning -- back in February when this deal was first reported -- and now, four months later, it's in the books: ...
NBA Draft Day 2009
the east coast bias —
... + Some guy named Shaquille O’Neal who is very large was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the expiring contracts of Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic. Basketball Prospectus ...
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Reports: Suns ship Shaq to Cavs —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 6/25/2009
In their latest effort to keep LeBron James in the fold, the Cavaliers have landed Shaquille O'Neal from the Suns in the revival of a deal they tried to make back in February. According to various reports, O'Neal is going to Cleveland.
