Shaquille O'Neal's strategy was successful; when his team indicated "if he goes to a non-competitive team, he'll opt-out of his contract in 2003," most terrible teams backed out of the trade.
Currently, the teams eager to acquire Shaq are all playoff-level teams.
Paul Pierce is getting close with the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers.
As for Roger, the rumors about him are quite absurd.
Due to being spotted meeting with James Dolan and Mikhail Prokhorov, the rumors involving the Knicks and Warriors are the most prevalent.
However, there are also plenty of other rumors, such as in Orlando. If they don't renew Larry Hughes' contract, the Magic have enough salary cap space to sign Roger outright.
Orlando's God + Orlando's Child? Just imagine, it's extremely exciting.
Some also say Roger might join the Los Angeles Clippers since the basketball market in Los Angeles is not inferior to New York, and is far greater than San Francisco.
