shaquille
o'neal
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| Position |
C |
| Number |
34 |
| Born |
6/3/72 |
| Height |
7'1" |
| Weight |
315
lbs |
| College |
Louisiana
State |
career
highlights
- Selected
in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
- Two-time
NBA Finals MVP after leading the Lakers to back-to-back NBA Finals victories
(2000, 2001).
- Voted
the 1999-2000 Most Valuable Player by media.
- Three-time
All-NBA First Team selection (1997-98, 1999-2000, 2000-01), two-time All-NBA
Second Team selection (1994-95, 1998-99) and three-time All-NBA Third Team
selection (1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97).
- Two-time
NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (1999-2000, 2000-01).
- Nine-time
All-Star selection (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002).
- Co-MVP
of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game after tallying 22 points and nine rebounds.
- Two-time
regular season scoring champion after posting 29.3 ppg (1994-95) and 29.7
ppg (1999-2000).
- Led
the league in field-goal percentage five times (1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99,
1999-2000, 2000-01).
- Won
the 1999-2000 IBM Award, determined by a computerized rating that measures a
player's overall contribution to a team.
- Named
1992-93 NBA Rookie of the Year, and to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, after
averaging 23.4 ppg, 13.9 rpg and 3.53 bpg.
- Member
of gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta (1996) and World
Championship team in Toronto (1994).
career
transactions
Selected
after junior season by the Orlando Magic in the first round (first pick overall)
of the 1992 NBA Draft....Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers on
7/18/96.