Shaq O'Neal Says Him And Dwyane Wade Never Had Problems During Their Time On The Miami Heat: "It's Your Team."

Originally posted on Fadeaway World | By Lee Tran | Last updated 5/6/21

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Shaquille O'Neal was undoubtedly a dominant center throughout his peak. His leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 3 peat in the early 2000s says enough about him as a player. Despite his achievements on the Los Angeles Lakers, he was eventually traded to the Miami Heat, where he managed to win another ring on top of the three-peat.

Part of Shaquille O'Neal's success in Miami was dictated by his co-star, Dwyane Wade. It is clear that their partnership worked out, and O'Neal has revealed that their dynamic was great, as well as mentioning that he willingly became took a back seat on that team. (0:20)

When I got to D-Wade, I was like, ‘I know you heard all the stories, it’s your team.‘ What I should have did in L.A... You're the CEO, I'll be the consultant. When the Lakers were talking about trading me, I was like, ‘I know where I wanna go.’ I wanna go back to Florida….. and play with him (Dwyane Wade).

“As soon as I got there I said, ‘look man, you have this, you have heard that, me and you gonna have no problem, you’re the man. Take as many shots as you want. I have to get 28, 10 to make everybody feel good, think myself real good. We never had problems.

It is clear that Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade had a great partnership, and part of it was O'Neal letting Wade take the reins. The rest is history. The pair won a championship in 2006, which suggests that O'Neal's actions were the right path to take in order to win at the highest level.

This article first appeared on Fadeaway World and was syndicated with permission.

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