In the draft of 1992, Orlando Magic selected O 'Neal with the first pick in the first round. Before moving to Orlando in the summer, he improved his basketball skills under the guidance of Irving Johnson, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame in Los Angeles.
During the season of 1992-93, in his first season in the NBA, he had three experiences of rebounding and dunking, and the last one was pulling the basket. O 'Neill also became the first player to start as a newcomer in the NBA All-Star Game after Michael Jordan in the 1984-85 season. Shaquille O 'Neal helped Magic win 20 more games than last season. He averaged 23.4 points 13.9 rebounds and became the "best rookie in NBA" in 1992-93 season.
1993-94 season, O 'Neill averaged 29.3 points per game and shot 60% from inside. 1993165438+1On October 20th, O 'Neill, who was under 22 years old, won the first "triple double" of his career in the away game against the New Jersey Nets. He shot 19 in 36 minutes 12, scored 24 points and 28 rebounds, and also sent 15 blocks in terror, becoming the only two players who can send 15 blocks in a single game after 1985. This season, he led the Orlando Magic into the playoffs for the first time. 1In the summer of 994, he led the American Men's Basketball Team Dream II to win the gold medal in the World Championships and personally won the MVP in the World Championships. Two years later, he won the Atlanta Olympic gold medal with 1996 on behalf of Dream Three Team, becoming the only player in NBA history who combined the six top honors of world basketball: World Championship gold medal, World Championship MVP, Olympic gold medal, regular season MVP, All-Star Game MVP and finals MVP.
1994-95 season, O 'Neill averaged 29.3 points per game, accumulating 23 15 points, and won his first scoring title. This season, the Orlando Magic won 57 games and entered the NBA playoffs again. In the Eastern Conference finals, the team eliminated Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the last 17 games of the regular season and entered the NBA finals for the first time. Facing hakeem olajuwon, the first center in 1990s, O 'Neill averaged 28 points 13 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and shot 59% (Olajuwon 48%). Except for his score, all the data exceeded his dream, but the team was swept out by the rocket. O 'Neill averaged 25.7 points 1 1.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 57.7% shooting percentage in the playoffs.
1995-96 season, O 'Neill was injured and missed 28 games. Although Orlando Magic won 60 games this season and entered the playoffs again, it was eliminated by Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan.
In the four years of Magic, he won the title of scoring champion once. In the first year, he brought a weak team to the playoff gate, in the second year, he entered the quarterfinals, and in the third year, he entered the finals. However, during O 'Neill's three years in Magic, although he has "unlimited strength", his skills are still slightly rough. (1996–2004 season)
1In the summer of 1996, O 'Neill, who became a free agent, signed a seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers worth1.200 million dollars and officially joined the Los Angeles Lakers.
1996-97 season, O 'Neill's performance was average due to injury.
1997-98 season, rick fox and robert horry came to the Lakers, which strengthened the offensive power of the team. In this NBA season, O 'Neill and his teammates won 6 1, but were defeated by Utah Jazz 0-4 in the Western Conference finals.
1998-99 season, the Lakers got former Bulls player dennis rodman, and the team entered the playoffs with 3 1 win 19 loss (reduced to 50 games due to lockout this season). Although he defeated Houston Rockets 3-/Kloc-0-0 in the first round in the West, he was swept out of the house by San Antonio Spurs 0-4 in the second round.
1999-00 season, the Lakers got the former Bulls coach Phil Jackson to join, which made the team quickly show their courage. On March 7, 2000, O 'Neill broke out against the Clippers. He made 24 of 35 shots, made 22 free throws 13, got 6 1 minute and 23 rebounds, leading the team to win the Clippers. This day is also O 'Neill's 28th birthday. This season, O 'Neill played 79 games, averaging 29.7 points 13.5 rebounds and 3 blocks, among which the scoring data set a record for a single season. That year, he also won the All-Star Game (shared with tim duncan) and the MVP award in the regular season, averaging 29.7 points and 13.6 rebounds. The team ranked first in the West with 67 wins 15 losses and entered the playoffs. O 'Neill averaged 30.7 points, 2.4 blocks 15.4 rebounds and 56.6% shooting percentage in 23 playoff games. He beat Vlade Divac in 2m 65,438+08, chris webber reached the top, Luke Langley beat Arvydas Sabonis in 2m 65,438+08, he beat him in 2m 23 and beat him in 2m 65,438+08. In the finals on June 20, 2000, O 'Neill scored 40 points and 24 rebounds, but in 46 minutes, he stood on the free throw line 39 times, setting an NBA record. In the past 20 years, no player has made more than 30 free throws in a single game except O 'Neal. Throughout the series, O 'Neill scored 38 points, 65,438+06.7 rebounds and won the MVP title in the finals under the "rogue" defense of pacers 2M265,438+0, Dutch captain Rick Smith and defense expert Dale Davis. Became the first player to win all the "Most Valuable Player Awards" in the same season since Jordan 1998, thus becoming the best season of O 'Neill's career.
In 2000-0 1 season, O 'Neill defeated Kings, Trailblazers and Spurs in the Western Conference playoffs and advanced to the finals. In the finals, O 'Neill scored 33 points 15.6 rebounds in five games against dikembe mutombo, the best defensive player in the 76ers team. Among them, in the finals on June 9, 2006, 1, 19 12, they got the quasi-"four-double" data of 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 blocks. The "big shark" at its peak also led the team to win the championship. The Lakers 15 win 1 loss also created the best record in playoff history. In this 16 playoff game, O 'Neill averaged 30.4 points and 3.2 assists 15.4 rebounds and shot 56.6%.
In the 200 1-02 season, O 'Neill led the Lakers to win the championship again. In the finals, he averaged 36.3 points 12.3 rebounds against the Nets. Three consecutive championships are the pinnacle of O 'Neill's career. Although all NBA teams try their best to reduce their offensive and defensive strength on the court, including the famous "Hack-the-Shaq", the effect is not great. In these three playoff years, O 'Neill, like Michael Jordan, won the MVP for three consecutive years.
In the 2002-03 season, O 'Neill refused to have toe surgery in the summer, so that he could only play 67 games this season, and the team only achieved 50 wins and 32 losses. Although his all-star teammate Kobe Bryant played the best 30 points per game at that time, he could not escape the bad luck of being defeated by the Spurs in the second round of the Western Conference. Later, in order to save O 'Neill's face, the team took Horry as a scapegoat, but it also deepened the discord between him and Kobe.
In the 2003-04 season, the Lakers, karl malone and gary payton formed the strongest dream combination in the league and reached the finals again. But the result was unexpected. Although O 'Neill, then 32 years old and with a broken leg, scored 26.6 points, 10.8 rebounds,10.6 assists and shot 63%, the Lakers lost to Detroit Pistons by 1-4 in the finals. The Lakers' "golden lineup" also collapsed after the game. The relationship between O 'Neill and Kobe Bryant has further deteriorated to an irreversible level. With the failure of negotiations between the top management of the Lakers and O 'Neal, Shaq moved to Miami, and the O 'Neal era of the Lakers ended. (2004-08 season)
On July 14, 2004, the Lakers traded shaquille o'neal to the Heat and got brian grant, Lamar Odom, the first-round draft pick in 2006 and the second-round draft pick in 2007. After O 'Neill was traded to Miami Heat, he changed his jersey number from No.34 in the Lakers era to No.32 in the Orlando Magic era.
In the 2004-05 season, the arrival of O 'Neill benefited the Heat from both technical statistics and spirit. Dwyane Wade, the core of the team, has also made progress with the help of O 'Neill. In the Heat's game, Wade ranked first in the team for 42 times, while O 'Neal only had 32 times. The Heat finally got the best record in the East with 59 wins and 23 losses. In the playoffs, the Heat and Pistons met in the Eastern Conference finals, and the Heat lost to Pistons in seven games.
In the 2005-06 season, the team joined Gary Payton, alonzo mourning, antoine walker, jayson williams and other players, and met the Pistons again in the playoff Eastern Conference finals. O 'Neal's state declined, but he finally eliminated the Pistons with a big score of 4-2, leading the Heat to the finals for the first time in history. Facing Dallas Mavericks in the finals, the Heat fell behind 0-2 at first, but in the end, they won the first NBA championship in the history of the Heat. O 'Neill also won his fourth championship ring.
In 2006-07, O 'Neill played only 40 games in the whole season and was injured in the middle of the season. Even with Wade's support, the team still lingers on the edge of the game. After the All-Star Game, Wade had a truce due to dislocated shoulder, and O 'Neill led the team again. During this period, O 'Neill performed well. However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Heat was swept out of the house with a score of 0-4, becoming the first defending team eliminated in the first round since 2000. O 'Neill did not perform well in the whole series, averaging 30.3 minutes per game, a career low, 18.8 points and 8.5 rebounds. All season 17.3 points and 7.4 rebounds, the lowest in his career (below 20 points per game for the first time in his career), and he was not selected for the NBA best team for the first time in his career.
In the 2007-08 season, O 'Neill's performance on the court was greatly affected by hip injury and pain in his left knee. O 'Neill scored only 14 points and 7.8 rebounds in the first 32 games, far below the career average. Scores, rebounds and blocked shots are all career lows. His importance in the Heat's offense declined, averaging only 10 shots per game (career average 17 shots per game). O' Neill was also trapped by a foul and left for five consecutive games. Due to poor performance and frequent absences, O 'Neill was neither selected as the starter of the All-Star Game in New Orleans nor as a substitute by the coach. The record of O 'Neill 14 consecutive All-Star Game was ended. O 'Neill expressed his hope to be traded to a strong team during the season. As a result, the team traded him for shawn marion and marcus banks, and O 'Neill joined the Phoenix Suns. (2008-09 season)
In the 2007-08 season, O 'Neill expressed dissatisfaction with people questioning whether O 'Neill was suitable for the style of the Suns, and said that he would win the first championship for the Suns. O 'Neill's first game was the "old club" Lakers. O 'Neal won six games in a row in the fourth quarter to get close to the score when the Suns lost to the Lakers. In the playoffs, the Suns met the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference, and the two teams played double overtime in the first game. Finally, tim duncan's key three points helped the Spurs win the first game. The Suns failed in the whole series, and finally the Spurs eliminated the Suns with a big score of 4: 1 in the first round of the playoffs. But O 'Neill averaged 15.2 points and 9.2 rebounds in this series.
In 2008-09, O 'Neill's previous injuries all disappeared, and his performance was getting better and better compared with the previous two seasons. On February 27th, 2009, O 'Neill scored 45 points against Toronto Raptors, 1 1 rebounds, which was the 49th game of his career with more than 40 points, leading the Suns to beat the Raptors with133-13. After O 'Neill scored 45 points, he became the second player in NBA history to score 45+ at the age of 37 (the other is Michael Jordan). Then, without core players Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire, he scored 33 points and led the team to beat the Western Conference leader Lakers. This game also made O 'Neill the fourth player in NBA history to score 30+ in two consecutive games at the age of 35 (the others are Karl Malone, Alex english and Michael Jordan). The team has also changed, and the running and bombing tactics have changed from "within 7 seconds" to "7 seconds or O' Neill". Although O 'Neill was selected as the third team of NBA Team of the Year, the 2009 NBA playoffs was the first time that O 'Neill missed the playoffs since he failed to enter the playoffs in his rookie season. (2009–10 season)
In the 2009- 10 season, the Cavaliers signed Shaquille O 'Neal to help LeBron James solve the inside problem. In the middle of the season, Antoine jamison was introduced from the Wizards, which strengthened the inside again. The Cavaliers led the league with a record of 6 1. But in the playoffs, O 'Neill missed the first round because of a finger injury. After Cavaliers 4- 1 eliminated the bulls, James tore the ligament of his right elbow and took painkillers. 2-4 lost to Celtic, and was eliminated again in the playoffs.
The 37-year-old O 'Neill's playing time is strictly limited, averaging 6.7 rebounds 12 points/0.2 blocks per game, while the average data compared with NBA centers aged 37 and above is 5.4 points, 3.67 rebounds and 0.65 blocks per game. (2010–11season)
20 10 On August 4th, Boston Celtics announced the signing of O 'Neal. O 'Neill joined the "Green Shirt Army" with a two-year basic salary of 2.8 million. 10 On August 6th, he made his debut on behalf of the Celtics and put on the No.36 jersey. 2010165438+1On October 24th, O 'Neill scored 25 points from 9 shots 1 1 rebounds in the Celtics' home 89-83 victory over the Nets, becoming the NBA's self1988. After his 38th birthday, O 'Neill won. O 'Neal played 37 games for the Celtics this season, averaging 20.3 minutes, 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. All the data are the lowest in his career, and O 'Neal only played two games in the whole playoffs.
O 'Neill was troubled by a serious achilles tendon injury, and it was difficult for him to recover from the injury. Although he still has one year left on his contract with Celtic, he has the option to play in the second year, so O 'Neill has the right to terminate the contract early. On June 2, 20 1 1, O 'Neill posted a short video of 16 seconds on his Twitter, in which O 'Neill "Shark" announced his retirement. Shaquille o'neal's shooting percentage is the highest in the league for five consecutive seasons (equal to Chamberlain), which is the historical record of 10 season. Get an average of 20+ 10 (scoring+rebounding) in consecutive 13 seasons and 26+10 data in consecutive10 years; Player of the month 4 times in a single season; The regular season MVP scored 99.7% of the league record. He holds the league record of 25 free throws in the first quarter of the playoffs, and the total record of 23 17 free throws in the playoff career (more than the second Michael Jordan's 55 1).
(Reference) 1994, O 'Neill was selected as the "Dream No.2 Team" of the American men's basketball team to help him win the world men's basketball championship. He also won the title of MVP of the World Championships for his outstanding performance.
1996, O 'Neill also participated in the Olympic Games held in Atlanta on behalf of American men's basketball team Dream III. In this Olympic Games, "Dream Team 3" averaged 102 points, with a net win of 3 1.7 points. In the end, Dream Team 3 defeated Yugoslavia 95-69 in the final and won the championship.