The Player
- Louisiana(1989-1992)
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- Two-time All-American
- Two-time SEC Player of the Year
- 1991 NCAA Player of the Year
- Led nation in rebounding in 1991 averaging 14.7 per game
- Set an NCAA record with 17 blocked shots in one game vs Miss. St.
- Member of the LSU Hall of Fame
- Member of the LSU All-Century Team
- Jersey #33 retired by LSU
- Completed Bachelor of Arts in General Studies in 2000
- Orlando(1992-1996)
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- Selected #1 overall in 1992 NBA Draft
- 1993 Rookie of the Year
- First rookie voted an All-Star started since Michael Jordan
- Won NBA scoring title in 1994-95 with 29.3 PPG
- NBA-Best .599 field goal percentage in 1993-94
- Led the NBA in field goals in 1993-94(953) and 1994-95(930)
- Took Orlando to their first ever NBA Finals in 1994-95
- 3-time Player of the Month
- 4-time All-Star
- Los Angeles(1996-2004)
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- Signed a 7-year, $121 million with LA in July 1996
- Won Olympic gold with 1996 US “Dream Team III” in Atlanta
- 3-time NBA Champion (2000, 2001, 2002)
- 3-time Finals MVP
- Earns highest scoring average for a center in NBA history
- 1999-2000 Regular Season MVP
- 6-time All-NBA 1st Team
- 2004 All-Star Game MVP
- Back-to-back scoring titles (1999, 2000)
- Miami(2004-2008)
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- Traded to Miami in July 2004
- Averaged a double-double (22.9 PPG, 10.4 rebounds) in 2004-05
- Signed 5-year, $100 million extension in 2005
- Won 4th NBA Championship (2006)
- 3-time All-Star
- 2-time All-NBA 1st Team
- Twice led the league in field goal percentage (2005, 2006)
- Reached 25,000 career points during the 2006-07 season
- Phoenix(2008-2009)
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- Traded to Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks in Feb. 2008
- Averaged 12.9 points and 10.6 rebounds in 28 regular season games
- Made 15th All-Star Team (2009)
- 2009 All-Star Game Co-MVP
- Led the league with a .609 FG% in 2008-2009
- Dubbed himself “The Big Shaqtus”
- Scored 45 points against Toronto a week before his 37th birthday
- Cleveland(2009-2010)
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- Traded to Cleveland for two players, $500K and 2nd round pick
- Told press he wanted to “Win a Ring for the King” (LeBron James)
- Became the oldest active player in the NBA
- Helps Cavs earn #1 seed in playoffs
- Averaged 12 points and 6.7 rebounds per game
- Missed 7 weeks with right thumb injury
- Averaged 11.5 PPG in the playoffs
- Boston(2010 - 2011)
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- Signed as a free agent in August 2010
- Celtics were 19-3 in games he played 20+ minutes
- Missed 27 games with Achilles injury
- Strained right calf five minutes into his first game back
- Missed 1st round of playoffs and played only two games of 2nd round
- Announced retirement via Twitter and Tout on June 1, 2011
