Settle Down Big Fella

How Jerry West Stole Shaq

Episode 5 of the Basketball Reasons podcast, hosted by Charles Diamond, titled "Settle Down Big Fella" was published on May 10, 2018 and runs 28 minutes.

May 10, 2018 ·28m · Basketball Reasons

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Summary

How exactly did Shaq decide on joining the Lakers? Was it always his number one choice, or did the Orlando Magic basically buy his plane ticket to LAX? Charles Diamond recounts the tale of Shaquille O'Neal's 1996 free agency, a story told originally by Joel Corry of CBS Sports, who was an assistant to Shaq's then agent Leonard Armato. This is a textbook case of how NOT to treat your star player-turned free agent, and a pivot point not only in NBA free agency history, but also Los Angeles Lakers history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

How exactly did Shaq decide on joining the Lakers? Was it always his number one choice, or did the Orlando Magic basically buy his plane ticket to LAX? Charles Diamond recounts the tale of Shaquille O'Neal's 1996 free agency, a story told originally by Joel Corry of CBS Sports, who was an assistant to Shaq's then agent Leonard Armato. This is a textbook case of how NOT to treat your star player-turned free agent, and a pivot point not only in NBA free agency history, but also Los Angeles Lakers history.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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