Shaquille O’Neal News

Bron, meet Shaq. The Cavs and Suns are near a deal swapping Shaquille O’Neal for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a draft pick and cash.

By unloading 325-pound Shaquille O’Neal and his equally massive contract to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Phoenix Suns made it clear they are no longer tweaking.

Posted by Mike Schmitz on June 30th, 12:25 am A If the Suns aren’t going to get close to equal value for Amar’e Stoudemire via trade, why not make some moves and build around the 26-year-old All-Star? I have lobbied for an Amar’e trade on VotS several times before, as I assumed Amar’e would undoubtedly be gone after next season and the Suns should …

Amid a wealth of midseason rumors that he was headed to Cleveland in February at the trading deadline, Shaquille O’Neal says another team also was trying to land him - the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Sports Illustrated’s Web site.

Chuck Powell of 98.7 The Peak joins Fanster’s Vince Marotta for Friday’s “Show To Be Named Later” here on Fanster.com. A lot of basketball issues to talk about, the draft, the trades, and more to the point, what the hell are the Suns doing? STBNL for June 26, 2009 - Chuck Powell and Vince Marotta Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player is required to play …

There was apparently a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse when the Pacers’ first-round draft selection of North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough was announced.

Several trades overshadowed Thursday’s NBA Draft, with the biggest move–literally and figuratively–sending Shaquille O’Neal from Phoenix to Cleveland in exchange for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a conditional second round 2010 draft pick and cash.

VIDEO: Shaquille O’Neal at Syracuse University’s Sportscaster U. in May of this year .

NBA trades these days are about two things: championships and payroll. Some teams trade to contend for a title.

There are a couple great ironies in the Shaq-LeBron partnership–the most self-aware NBA superstar in recent memory joining the most blissfully self-obsessed, for example.

MARIETTA SCHOOLS PROJECT NUMBERS REVEALED: The proposed project to put all Marietta City Schools on one campus has a price tag of $78.7 million.

Steve Nash. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — By unloading 325-pound Shaquille O’Neal and his equally massive contract, the Phoenix Suns made it clear they are no longer tweaking.

Shaquille O’Neal hasn’t picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number — his old one.

Earl Clark’s voice was barely audible, drowned out by the shrieks and laughter of the 25 or so friends and relatives celebrating inside his Plainfield home.

NEW YORK - The Los Angeles Clippers selected Blake Griffin with the No. 1 pick Thursday night, grabbing the only player considered a sure thing in a draft full of question marks.