dailybasketball.com - 2/6/2008
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Miami should feel guilty manipulating a GM like this; the Heat should have offered their next first-round pick (between #1 and #4) to make this deal look like less of a hoax.
The Marion-Shaq Trade Impact
sportsofboston.com 2/6/2008 — It’s looking like the Suns and Heat are about to make a very unlikely trade: Shaquille O’Neal will be going to the run-and-gun Suns while Shawn Marion and former awful Celtic Marcus Banks will be heading to the Heat. First, WHY!
Best Case Scenario - is it worth it?
brightsideofthesun.com 2/6/2008 — It's pretty clear that about 75% of Suns fans are in mortal shock right now and the other 25% are smoking crack...ok, maybe just a little happy tabaky. But what if everything works out perfectly and the Suns actually win the ring with this new "Suns" ...
Suns grow larger, acquiring Shaq from Heat for Marion, Banks - NBA
sports.espn.go.com 2/6/2008 — PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns have acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sends four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat . The improbable pairing of the speedy Suns and the slow but once-mighty O'Neal ...
Heat Trade O'Neal to Suns for Marion and Banks
nba.com 2/7/2008 — The Phoenix Suns today acquired four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O'Neal from the Miami Heat in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks, pending completion of physical examinations by both teams.