How Many Teams Did Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) Play For?

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Shaq played for several teams during his successful NBA career. He won four rings and played with some of the greatest ever players in the NBA.

Shaquille O’Neal had been a dominating force in the NBA in his times. One of the greatest NBA stars played for several NBA teams and made a positive impact on every team he went to.

Philadelphia 76ers’ Dikembe Mutombo, top, and Los Angeles Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal vie for a loose ball during the second half of game 3 of the NBA finals in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 10, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The big center played with some of the biggest names in the NBA like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, etc.

O’Neal played with Kobe Bryant and won back-to-back rings with him and later won one with the Miami Heat with Dwyane Wade. He had an interesting career with many speculations and opportunities always surrounding him while the big man was ruling the court like nobody else.

The number of teams Shaq has played for

Talents like Shaq would dominate any era like he dominated his tenure at every team he had ever played for. The 7’1” star played for six teams and won four rings in his career.

Here is the complete list of teams that Shaq has played for along with stats, and the time when he was on those teams.

Orlando Magic: Shaq started his career at Orlando as he played for the Magic from 1993-1996 with remarkable stats like 27.2 points per game, 12.5 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, and averaged 2.8 blocks a game.

Los Angeles Lakers: Shaq played for LA during 1997-2004 while averaging 27 points a game, and 11.8 rebounds. He also gathered 3.1 assists a game along with two and a half shot denials every game.

Miami Heat: Shaquille O’Neal played for the Heat from 2004 to 2008. He averaged 19.1 points, 9.1 boards, 2.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per game during his tenure at Miami.

Phoenix Suns: O’Neal went to the Suns and played one season (2008-2009) there while averaging 16.5 points per game, 9 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists and 1.4 blocks a game.

Cleveland Cavaliers: Shaq joined forces with LeBron James late in his career for one season (2009-2010) in Cleveland where he averaged 12 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists with 1.2 blocks per game.

Boston Celtics: Shaq played his last season 2010-2011 with the Celtics. He ended up averaging 9.2 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 0.7 assists per game, and 1.1 blocks per game.