Shaq probably has only three more good years left in him, he has a huge salary, and the Lakers are not going to take just anyone for him. Any team wanting him has to be thinking that by adding him they're going to be competing for the NBA championship next year and the two years after that. No team is going to start a rebuilding process around Shaq, he's just too old for that. That would narrow the number of teams down to most of this year's playoff teams. Now most, if not all, of those teams don't have the salary cap room to add Shaq to their rosters. But I don't know the intricacies of the salary cap so I'll just leave it at that for now. Those teams are also going to have to be able to give up enough talent for Shaq and still keep enough talent around Shaq to compete for a title. So there's no way Shaq is going to the T'wolves because the only player of worth to the Lakers on that team is Garnett and there's just no way that's going to happen.
Taking all of that into consideration, it would seem that the Mavericks, Pacers, Kings, and Grizzlies have the best shot of landing Shaq. Shaq and T-Mac have talked about meeting up in Dallas and the Mavs have an owner in Mark Cuban's who has a history of taking on salaries. The Lakers should demand Nowitzki and someone else but the rumors have it that the Mavs are not going to move him for anyone but there's still some combination of Walker, Nash, Jamison, and Finley to consider taking. The Pacers have some good young talent to part with like Harrington, Bender, and Artest. Adding Shaq to the other O'Neal would give the Wallaces a run for their money. The Kings would probably have to give up Webber or Miller along with Peja or one of their point guards. The Grizzlies, with Jerry West, could possibly get away with trading the Pau Gasol straight up for Shaq.
Anyway, enough of what I think and my procrastination.
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