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NBA's Biggest In-Season Trades

Shaquille O'Neal
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Shaquille O'Neal -
The Suns pulled off a stunner Feb. 6, 2008, when they acquired Shaq from the Heat for four-time All-Star forward Shawn Marion and backup guard Marcus Banks. The move came at a time when Phoenix owned the best record in the West, and appeared poised to make one more postseason run with its core of Marion, Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. Instead, the run-and-gun Suns rolled the dice that an aging Shaq would pay off in the playoffs when half-court execution becomes even more important.
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