That crossed the line between Anti Laker and pure stupidity
To me, Shaq would be taking with him a lot of baggage.... like:
1. Age: Shaq is noticeably deteriorating with the years. Granted when he wants to, he can play but as often as he used to? Not really.
2. His attitude: He has such a piss poor attitude that a well-rounded team would probably not go after him. Not in a trade suggested by Orale anyways.
3. His salary: With the factors said above, I can see teams hesitating to pay him 28 million the next season and 30 million the year after that. Now if Shaq takes a paycut, then he's a good short-term pickup.
With that said, I was kidding about the Hawks thing. Shaq is definitely worth more than that but not much.