FILE - In this April 10, 2009, file photo, Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal (32) muscles his way to the basket against Memphis Grizzlies forward Marc Gasol, left, of Spain, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn. The Cleveland Cavaliers are close to acquiring center Shaquille O'Neal in a trade with the Suns, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press early Thursday, June 25, 2009. O'Neal will join Cleveland in exchange for center Ben Wallace, guard Sasha Pavlovic, a second-round draft pick (No. 46 overall in the NBA draft) and cash, said the two people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league still must approve the deal. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this April 10, 2009, file photo, Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal (32) muscles his way to the basket against Memphis Grizzlies forward Marc Gasol, left, of Spain, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn. The Cleveland Cavaliers are close to acquiring center Shaquille O'Neal in a trade with the Suns, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press early Thursday, June 25, 2009. O'Neal will join Cleveland in exchange for center Ben Wallace, guard Sasha Pavlovic, a second-round draft pick (No. 46 overall in the NBA draft) and cash, said the two people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league still must approve the deal.

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  1. Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins, right, greets center Marc Gasol, left, as they meet in a hallway during NBA basketball media day in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
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  3. Spain's captain Juan Carlos Navarro (L) , Marc Gasol and Pau Gasol celebrate following their win in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009. Spain won 85-63.
  4. Spain's Marc Gasol (R) vies for the ball with Serbia's Ivan Paunic (C) during the final of the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
  5. Spain's Marc Gasol (L) and Rudy Fernandez block Serbia's Stefan Markovic during the final of the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
  6. Stefan Markovic, center, from Serbia is challenged by Marc Gasol, left, ad Rudy Fernandez, right, both from Spain during their EuroBasket 2009, European Basketball Championships gold medal match in Katowice, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  7. Partizan Belgrade center Aleksandar Maric, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, right, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 111-80.
  8. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, passes around Partizan Belgrade center Slavko Vranes, left, as Partizan forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, looks on during the first quarter of an NBA exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  9. Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley, top right, blocks the shot of Partizan Belgrade center Slavko Vranes (33) as Suns forward Eric Clark, bottom left, looks on in the first quarter of an NBA exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  10. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, is fouled by Partizan Belgrade forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, as Stoudemire drives to the basket past Partizan center Slavko Vranes, left, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  11. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, is fouled by Partizan Belgrade forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, as Stoudemire drives to the basket past Partizan center Slavko Vranes, left, in the second quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  12. Phoenix Suns guard Goran Gragic, left, of Slovenia, drives to the basket around Partizan Belgrade forward Zarko Rakocevic, right, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  13. Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown, left, talks with Cavaliers' Russell Robinson during the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.
  14. Charlotte Bobcats' D.J. Augustin, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers' Andre Barrett battle for a loose ball in the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 92-87.
  15. Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal, left, and LeBron James laugh in the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 92-87.
  16. Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Henderson, right, is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers' Coby Karl (5) in the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Cleveland. Cavaliers' Darryl Watkins (20) watches. The Cavaliers won 92-87.

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