<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1994 Canada </Td> <Td> Team competition </Td> </Tr> <P> Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (/ ʃəˈkiːl / shə - KEEL; born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq" (/ ʃæk / SHAK), is an American retired professional basketball player currently serving as a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA . He is widely considered one of the greatest players in NBA history . At 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and 325 pounds (147 kg), he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA, where he played for six teams throughout his 19 - year career . </P> <P> Following his time at Louisiana State University, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft . He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992--93 and leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals . After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers . They won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002 . Amid tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourth NBA championship followed in 2006 . Midway through the 2007--2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns . After a season - and - a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009--10 season . O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010--11 season before retiring . </P> <P> O'Neal's individual accolades include the 1999--2000 MVP award, the 1992--93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All - Star game selections, three All - Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All - NBA team selections, and three NBA All - Defensive Team selections . He is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All - Star game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year (2000); the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998 . He ranks 8th all - time in points scored, 6th in field goals, 15th in rebounds, and 8th in blocks . Largely due to his ability to dunk the basketball, O'Neal also ranks third all - time in field goal percentage (58.2%). O'Neal was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 . He was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017 . </P>

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