jermaine o'neal sees himself being traded

Jermaine O'Neal sees himself being traded
By J.E. Skeets
Pacers center Jermaine O'Neal was a guest on The Monty Show on Sporting News Radio yesterday. It's an excellent interview, most notably for JO's remarks on where he sees himself in the Pacers' immediate future. The ($20 million) money quote:

"I really believe if it comes down to them totally rebuilding, I believe that they will move me. That's pretty much the consensus thought I got from the ownership and management before I left Indianapolis. I don't think it's going to come down to a situation where we got to go back and forth, back and forth for me to be moved on, because they've just totally re-hauled the team. I think if they're going to re-haul the team, then they will move me, and move me to another team that has a chance of winning a championship."

Hey, remember when O'Neal was headed to the Lakers? Yeah, me neither, Kupchak.

hmmm.. that might be interesting to see: tim duncan and jermaine o'neal.. if only o'neal would stay healthy, and i think with some true stars and help around him it could work. i'm dreaming, i know, but hey there's nothing wrong with that.

Born: Oct 13, 1978
Height: 6-11 / 2,11
Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg.
High School: Eau Claire HS (SC)
Years Pro: 11

Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
07-08 IND 42 34 28.7 0.439 0.000 0.742 2.0 4.8 6.7 2.2 0.5 2.1 2.52 3.10 13.6
Career 725 515 28.2 0.459 0.154 0.705 2.1 5.6 7.7 1.5 0.5 1.9 1.97 2.90 14.3

I'd love to have him but we really don't have anything to offer of value.

Blondie wrote:I'd love to have him but we really don't have anything to offer of value.

As long as we keep the big three be will be okay...

Fab, Bowen and Udoka for O'Neal and draft pick...

How much is O'Neal making?

libri wrote:How much is O'Neal making?

1. Kevin Garnett Boston
$23,750,000
2. Michael Finley Dallas / San Antonio
$21,696,750
3. Stephon Marbury New York
$20,109,375
-. Allen Iverson Denver
$20,109,375
5. Shaquille O'Neal Phoenix
$20,000,000
6. Jason Kidd Dallas
$19,728,000
7. Jermaine O'Neal Indiana
$19,710,000
8. Chris Webber Golden State
$19,596,244
9. Kobe Bryant LA Lakers
$19,490,625
10. Tim Duncan San Antonio
$19,014,187
-. Tracy McGrady Houston
$19,014,187
12. Baron Davis Golden State
$16,440,000
-. Shawn Marion Phoenix
$16,440,000
-. Steve Francis Portland / Houston
$16,440,000
15. Antawn Jamison Washington
$16,360,095
-. Dirk Nowitzki Dallas
$16,360,095
-. Paul Pierce Boston
$16,360,095
18. Ray Allen Boston
$16,000,000
19. Rashard Lewis Orlando
$15,600,000
20. Ben Wallace Cleveland
$15,500,000

Finley makes more than Duncan? That is just wrong on SOOOO may levels.

I love Finley but WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What ever happened to the veterans minimum???????
Tim shouldn't be the one getting his salary lowered to get more money to spend finley should be!!!!!!
He should be making like 5 mil a year.
Oh well.

I THINK IT COMES FROM THAT WHOLE LUXURY TAX THING HE'S GETTING FROM MARK "I'M A DUMBASS WITH A LOT OF MONEY" CUBAN... I THINK....

Yeah if you notice it says *allas\San Antonio


my boy getting paid all over Texas!

WALLZ21 wrote:I THINK IT COMES FROM THAT WHOLE LUXURY TAX THING HE'S GETTING FROM MARK "I'M A DUMBASS WITH A LOT OF MONEY" CUBAN... I THINK....

Yes Finley is got paid $3,103,000 by the Spurs last year. Cuban paid him the remaining $18,593,750, both contracts are up now.

I'd love to have Jermaine O'Neal, but I don't see the Pacers trading with us without asking for one of the Big Three in return, something I would be against.

I noticed that of the Top 20 paid players, only 5 of them have at least one ring and only 2 have Finals MVP (not counting the potential outcome of the current Finals). Most of that list have not earned their paychecks or even close to it.

ryno wrote:

WALLZ21 wrote:I THINK IT COMES FROM THAT WHOLE LUXURY TAX THING HE'S GETTING FROM MARK "I'M A DUMBASS WITH A LOT OF MONEY" CUBAN... I THINK....

Yes Finley is got paid $3,103,000 by the Spurs last year. Cuban paid him the remaining $18,593,750, both contracts are up now.

Finley got 3 million too much from us regardless of what he is getting from Cuban. I REALLY hope he isn't back next year. He is a big part of why teams would go on crazy runs everytime our main players sat down. He plays no defense whatsover and can't guard his own butt with both hands,