Shaq's press conference to announce that he was taking his talents to Hollywood and leaving the Orlando Magic for the Los Angeles Lakers during the summer Olympics. (July 1996)
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@kamsar110 жыл бұрын
As a kid in 1996 this was huge news.
@krlm22808 жыл бұрын
+dragonsleeper31471 it sure was
@pennyhardawaytherealg.o.a.71537 жыл бұрын
krlm2280 boooooo
@pennyhardawaytherealg.o.a.71537 жыл бұрын
dragonsleeper31471 fuck outta here
@Falconsfan10207 жыл бұрын
Durant Is the best booooo lmao. Jerry west is the reason durant is on the Warriors. Warriors are shit compared to the Lakers.
@krlm22807 жыл бұрын
Durant Is the best you had that same feeling when kd went to gs or you been a kd fan
@MrTommyg0248 жыл бұрын
Jerry West basically got Shaq to LA and KD to Golden State. What a closer.
@ronartest69747 жыл бұрын
He got kobe to La too
@MrTommyg0247 жыл бұрын
ron artest That was a draft day trade though.
@24lakers09champs7 жыл бұрын
the logo..
@ronartest69747 жыл бұрын
MrTommyg024 read the story behind it
5 жыл бұрын
MrTommyg024: Jerry West brought Kawhi to Clippers and Paul George as well
@FlipTrojan8 жыл бұрын
Jerry West brought in Shaq, Kobe, and D. Fisher -- pretty fair offseason for a GM.
@manuelrivera58486 жыл бұрын
than later on brought Phil Jackson and that really got us going!!
@Theterminato20132 жыл бұрын
He also help the Lakers draft Magic Johnson and James Worthy in the 80s.
@bobbyjohnson9409 Жыл бұрын
Jerry is the greatest GM or upper management figure in nba history
@MrBrunoTheBest10 жыл бұрын
worth every single dollar
@funguy19865 ай бұрын
I'd sure say! Made my adolescence into my teens, Shaq and Kobe LAKESHOW, and then he was gone by my adulthood! ... By then it was all Kobe for the next decade plus and it's still Kobe GOAT 👑
@bigc26262 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised two hours from Orlando, Shaq was and still is my all-time favorite player. He left Orlando just before my 16th birthday and needless to say, I was heartbroken. But I loved him so much as a player that I remained a fan of his through his whole career. Looking back now 25 years later, 3 championships in LA, Penny Hardaway having injuries shortly after in Orlando, Shaq absolutely made the right choice. I still have my blue Orlando Shaq jersey in my attic, got older and fatter so it doesn’t fit, but I bought a blue Orlando Shaq jersey size 3x, 2 weeks ago. Wearing it with pride, bringing it full circle.
@user-vs5rq2qc7g2 жыл бұрын
this!
@chrissmith8216 Жыл бұрын
Im from Orlando too. But, born in Polk county. That mess hurt too much!
@eclipseezekiel8 ай бұрын
Don you think he quit and isn't as good as his career suggets
@baxterfm9 жыл бұрын
3 peat was worth 120 million
@xxv1120028 жыл бұрын
+baxter baxterfm Money comes and goes. Banners are there forever.
@Felton3217 жыл бұрын
The magic dont respect him
@sdlewis412817 жыл бұрын
actually was a bad deal for shaq and good deal for us lakers
@stevenscummy14586 жыл бұрын
It's funny they say 7 years 120 million like it's a ton of cash at this time 120M is still a ton of cash, but niggas are getting 5 year 200M contracts now
@vulcanraven97015 жыл бұрын
shamicheal lewis shaq won titles in LA and then Heat so id say that was a good deal for him.
@charismatic990410 жыл бұрын
Orlando hasn't recovered since.
@charismatic990410 жыл бұрын
Ok then might as well put an asterisk on EVERYONES career since no 1 man has ever won a title. Everyone had a sidekick. your argument is stupid.
@charismatic990410 жыл бұрын
Your still referring to the fact that he has an asterisk because he left to pursue a title..prime or not. Thus your still wrong.
@ChrisM0710 жыл бұрын
So I guess the Dwight Howard era never existed, right? I'd say Dwight leaving damaged Orlando a lot more, Orlando became a lottery team almost immediately after Dwight left.
@charismatic990410 жыл бұрын
1 good seasons doesn't make up for the last 18 years of mediocrity.
@ChrisM0710 жыл бұрын
charismatic9904 Orlando in the Dwight/Stan Van Gundy era had more than just "1 good season". I'm not just talking about the playoffs, I'm referring to regular season success too. Even after Shaq left Orlando never had a losing record until the year before Dwight was drafted. Dwight left and Orlando instantly became a lottery team, Dwight leaving hurt Orlando a lot faster.
@6menonaplane9 жыл бұрын
shaq made the right choice. Lakers forever!
@Jeff96919 жыл бұрын
oh man.. that ESPN 2 logo in the top corner.. nostalgia hits hard watching these old clips
@DaveFurbush7 жыл бұрын
Broke my heart. The '95 Magic were my boys.
@realtalkroscoeg2 жыл бұрын
Shaq made a mistake. he would be Orlando magics number one player In the history books
@mikevalentino12302 жыл бұрын
@@realtalkroscoeg best decision of his career😂
@sleepwalkusa1352 жыл бұрын
@@realtalkroscoeg i don’t think he regrets it lol
@NDNstrength Жыл бұрын
Orlando wasn’t paying.
@josuemontes23423 ай бұрын
Till nick anderson broke this team
@NeoNitty4 жыл бұрын
This was BIG back in 1996. I was turning 12 the following month but I remember this like it was yesterday.
@blastblaster55284 жыл бұрын
being hooper in the 90's is such a blessing i'm glad i grew watching this guys played
@KingNez892 жыл бұрын
This was July 1996 my birthday month. I turned 7 years old....man this is a piece of history now my age matches shaqs jersey in Orlando
@linkdoe258 жыл бұрын
Man I remember how exciting this day was for me as a Laker fan. Jerry West is the man
@pennyhardawaytherealg.o.a.71537 жыл бұрын
El Doe boooooooooo
@The7legacy7 жыл бұрын
@El Doe YEAH!! I Remember To! But, That Was Then This Is Now!
@gordonbryant81442 жыл бұрын
Shaq deserved every penny he was asking for
@brianchua42408 жыл бұрын
After watching the 30 for 30 magic moment, damn, felt bad for the magic kingdom.....
@mikejones60998 жыл бұрын
The magic deserved what they got. They low ball offered him, and the local paper here did a poll and 85% said he didn't deserve the money so he wanted out after that.
@brianchua42408 жыл бұрын
+Mike Jones True, don't forget that at that time, the CBA was completely different with the set of the contracts, it was just like a bid, now that's different, and yea, idk why the magic fans (85%) said shaq isn't the max that's why Barkley said the 85% stupid idiots lol
@str8duval8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Jones I wouldnt think a random poll had any significance
@Djone3008 жыл бұрын
Because he eventually got 3 in a row, which could have probably been done in orlando.
@Kennyisdarkvanilla7 жыл бұрын
Bob Donald definitely low balled especially when Alonzo Mourning, who hadn't really done anything close to what Shaq had done, got a way bigger offer than him. He was one of the most dominant centers at the time and was still young...and you don't do everything you can to keep him?
@Anatime71410 жыл бұрын
tickets went from $9.00 to 21.00 holy shit tickets were cheap back then
@1231omg9 жыл бұрын
it's called inflation
@elemo26216 жыл бұрын
God ROBERTO SACRE inflation is probably under $50
@Cody.Tafoya5 жыл бұрын
@@1231omg , $21.00 in 1996 is $34.40 in 2019
@sgaxnikolaix6614 жыл бұрын
My dad always talked about how he used to take my older brothers and cousins to the Lakers game at the forum. He said he hated how the Lakers got Shaq and ticket went up. I was a baby in 1996 and as I grew up I told my Dad that I wouldn’t get mad because the Lakers got a 3-peat
@bobbiebrown18 жыл бұрын
In 1996 Shaq wanted To Join the Lakers to Win a NBA Championship.
@richardc90748 жыл бұрын
+Bobbie Brown Get Shaq then Get kobe lol awesome stuff
@johnnycee93255 күн бұрын
They got Kobe first...
@jordan121187 жыл бұрын
Did Jerry West really compare signing Shaq to the birth of his children?? Damn they really wanted Shaq that's why Orlando lost him
@dashawn64542 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo💯💯
@dwyanewade86452 жыл бұрын
Lol
@infiniteuniverse95282 жыл бұрын
As huge as this was to bring in the "Big Unit", it wasn't until ZEN MASTER came to town that the Lakers took it to another level.
@MrBiPauler3 ай бұрын
Time goes by fast. Seems like yesterday. Go LA!
@DroBreez02 жыл бұрын
I still remember when this happened as a kid. The day I got my shaq lakers jersey, I was ecstatic!
@bigt384511 жыл бұрын
Thank You for that one Orlando!! appreciate it!!
@vanxl96 жыл бұрын
I predict he will win probably 3 rings with lakers.
@dwyanewade86452 жыл бұрын
And 1 with miami 😉
@MusicManSeanB Жыл бұрын
That entire summer of free agency class: Shaq, M.J., Juwan Howard, Kenny Anderson, Alonzo Mourning, Allan Houston, Dikembe Mutombo, Chris Gatling, etc..., along with the 96 draft considered the best ever with Allen Iverson, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Ray Allen, Stephon Marbury, Antoine Walker, Kerry Kittles, Steve Nash, Peja Stojakovic, Jermaine O'Neal, Derek Fisher, Jerome Williams, undrafted Ben Wallace, and some kid named Kobe Bryant. 5 future NBA HOF's in that draft class (Iverson, Allen, Nash, Wallace, Bryant...and maybe as many as 7 with J. O'Neal and Marbury), that offseason was the craziest I could remember.
@lousanto1054 Жыл бұрын
I miss the 1990's and 2000's NBA. Truly a Great era
@bobbyjohnson9409 Жыл бұрын
Losing a 24 year old Shaq is criminal. Was so pumped as a 14 year old lakers fan in 1996. Classic. Behind Magic, Shaq is my favorite laker ever
@melvynsngltn279 ай бұрын
Same here. I also was 14 and surprised he left Orlando. Was happy as heck though
@JMT200011 жыл бұрын
Dr.Buss & Jerry West best 1-2 punch ever! Lakers forever.
@lorenzodemedici112 жыл бұрын
It's been more than 15 years since I saw this clip, thanks for uploading.
@jonathanjohnson92368 жыл бұрын
Orlando Magic Management Were to Blame for Shaq Leaving
@acts5625 жыл бұрын
Love watching vintage news
@victorserrano72843 жыл бұрын
20 dollars for a laker tickets wish it was that price now 😩
@Ryandupont08969 жыл бұрын
LOL the dude asking the question said "why did you choose los angeles over the los angeles lakers?" twice
@pavelbrodskiy72169 жыл бұрын
Ryan Dupont haha sports journalists are dumber than TSA agents.
@Felton3217 жыл бұрын
Its happen to celtic if they dont resign isiah thomas
@samsepiol055903 жыл бұрын
Felton321 what
@krlm22808 жыл бұрын
on this day i went to my homeboy house and we was yelling hell yeah it was great to be a laker fan
@pennyhardawaytherealg.o.a.71537 жыл бұрын
krlm2280 boooooooo
@melvynsngltn276 жыл бұрын
Yes it was. The Lakers traded for Kobe, used cap $$$ to lure Shaq to LA without losing and important pieces
@lairdriver9 жыл бұрын
Shaq may have had an ego, but it for some reason it fit with his personality. He produced and he lived up to his name.
@davidclark2669 Жыл бұрын
3 LA championships... the top top players should have an ego...
@user-hb7em6vl8p8 жыл бұрын
the tickets went from $9 to $21...... wow
@TheSSarmy23n8 жыл бұрын
Had to pay part of that Shaq salary.
@TheSSarmy23n8 жыл бұрын
+Samuel Sheriff still a bargain...
@jaygee6633 Жыл бұрын
2001 Lakers in my opinion were the greatest team in NBA history
@servantofallah7312 жыл бұрын
This just shows what a really nice guy Shaq was,he spoke so eloquently and he looked totally embarassed when Jerry West was heaping all those nice compliments on him.
@deandreray3500 Жыл бұрын
Other than Jordan nobody was bigger than SHAQ in the 90’s this was huge news at the moment me being a kid at the time!
@Weber56211 жыл бұрын
Hey Orlando he was WORTH THE MONEY!!!
@bvuong0111 жыл бұрын
"i've been shooting free throws, look for a change on the line" LOL oh shaq most dominant center of my generation
@Bigboi5412 жыл бұрын
Wow I was so young when this happened. Thanks @AmcNeill1992
@manatangitau78302 жыл бұрын
BIG SHAQ 34# LIKE WHAT!!! L.A. LAKERS 1996-2004!!!
@orlandotragic757710 жыл бұрын
orlando offered him the same deal, 7 years, 119 million. Shaq wanted to go the LA bc its LA. He had gotten to big for Orlando. "Big Fish in a little Pond" as he would say later
@jbobbster6 жыл бұрын
They matched the deal at the 11th hour after dragging their feet for months. They lowballed him and never seemed committed to doing whatever it took to keep him. Especially once Mourning got his 7-year, $105 million deal. At that point, the Magic should have been committed to making Shaq the highest paid center. And they botched it.
@alexjones38395 жыл бұрын
There's nothing bigger then the state of Florida!
@aaronwilliams81505 жыл бұрын
Well he did came back to Florida after the Lakers (traded), but would be in a Heat jersey
@vulcanraven97015 жыл бұрын
Orlando Tragic: Incorrect, Orlando matched after Shaq made up his mind already. They had almost 2 months to give him the contract he wanted. While Shaq loved LA as a city, that wasnt even a realistic possibility until a long while after offseason started. That was the Magics negotiation to Lose. And they did
@acnicodemus47342 жыл бұрын
Lol, Orlando low-balled him, should've offered him the supermax first day into the free agency.
@Ambezy11 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Shaq had the press conference in my hometown!! :)
@MrRoncarlitos13 жыл бұрын
Damn this is classic
@sstar2024 жыл бұрын
The pieces of the Laker Dynasty of the 2000s started with the acquisition of Shaq, then traded for Kobe Bryant and drafting Derek Fisher on Draft Night '96, and eventually hiring Phil Jackson (Thanks Jerry Krause) in '99.
@bobbiebrown18 жыл бұрын
Thanks I Remember That
@onblock711 жыл бұрын
You are right, he won three finals MVP's in a row! Most dominant man in the game for those years on end.
@mattylee82593 жыл бұрын
One of the best decisions he ever made as it turned out and I say it with no disrespect to orlando.i said it because of what he ended up achieving with the lakers.
@Dad24-72 жыл бұрын
Great decision. Great GM.
@SaleenFocusS1213 жыл бұрын
My magic have been rebuilding ever since
@VRNESTX8 жыл бұрын
"Look for a change on the ft line" 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@trapgod34474 жыл бұрын
Wow 120 million I hope he lives up to it
@alpaphoenix32524 жыл бұрын
You do realize this was 23 years ago right??
@stynred12 жыл бұрын
BOSS!
@iwasgonnasay10 жыл бұрын
it's different because this is actually a standard press conference that every major player has when they sign with a new team. lebron held a 1 hour tv special interview with a crowd of children, named "The Decision", and he didn't even say where he was going until like 55 minutes into the program.
@jameskelly24083 күн бұрын
Jerry west greatest 2 moments 1. Signed Shaq away from Orlando 2. Traded Vlade In the draft to Charlotte for 18 year old Kobe Bryant. Rip Jerry West guy was a basketball genius.
@aaronwilson722411 жыл бұрын
That laker hat goes hard.
@Johonywuzhere10 жыл бұрын
In the overall scheme of things, the extra money he got offered by LA was not a huge amount more than what Orlando could offer him, but LA is a big market franchise and LA has the resources to build around him. LA is considered one of the greatest franchises in basketball. At the time it was led by fantastic management with legends Jerry Buss and Jerry West. There are many things to factor in and I 100% agree that people are way too overly critical of Lebron's decision. Its called free agency.
@kjdesravins99239 жыл бұрын
Lmao 5:35 talking about ticket prices going up from $9 to $21 ohhh my goodness that's crackhead prices compared to today's shit...can't even get into college games with $21
@RETRO_BELL9 жыл бұрын
this stuck out to me too
@Jeff96919 жыл бұрын
KJ Desravins SMH.. you can buy a beer at Madison Square Garden for $9 lmao.. and 2 beers is more then $21.. if people only knew the times to come lmao
@QuickStix269 жыл бұрын
KJ Desravins A beer costs about $21 now as sports venues.
@Reebokanonymous9 жыл бұрын
KJ Desravins $21 in 1996 is about $32 in 2015. Still cheap as hell compared to modern Lakers games.
@timhoward58 жыл бұрын
Jordan had 30 in 98
@smokingun710 жыл бұрын
Jerry West best talent judge a hair over Pop in San Antonio
@TH-cq7bj9 жыл бұрын
no.. just stop
@Ktaurus268 жыл бұрын
+Trey Hull west built every championship team in LAs history except 2009, 10. He also built Memphis into what they are and is helping the Warriors now. The man is the logo for a reason.
@krlm22808 жыл бұрын
+james david manning you dam right he is
@krlm22807 жыл бұрын
Funky smelly Ass shut up smelly ass
@ZeusAVI6 жыл бұрын
james david manning technically he helped build the 09-10 championship teams too as he was the GM in Memphis who traded Gasol to the Lakers.
@magicmoy38074 жыл бұрын
Magically will appear with the lakers 😂
@ericmartin715011 жыл бұрын
you know it wierd not seeing shaq playing any more even though it has been 2 years
@JeriDro12 жыл бұрын
TRUE G
@andresvelasco81632 жыл бұрын
Man that first guy couldn't get that question right
@aguirrej1212 жыл бұрын
history will repeat itself with dwight.
@teddyfreij364912 жыл бұрын
the original lakers snapback #saucy
@christopherkorfeld718811 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@davcar35689 жыл бұрын
Shaquille O'neal has said recently he regrets leaving Orlando. His argument was a little guarded, he said he left to go to the Lakers because it was a business decision. Former Magic GM Pat Williams said they topped the Lakers offer at the 11th hour, but O'neal had already made his mind up to leave by then.
@MercilessOne9 жыл бұрын
David Carlyon A 3-peat, an MVP season, and a godly prime with hall-of-fame level play wasn't a bad trade-off though.
@davcar35689 жыл бұрын
Shaq has said he never had the same camaraderie with his Lakers teammates that he had with the Magic. He also suggests in his comments that "I actually wish they made it a law that whoever drafts you, you gotta stay there your whole career". Which kind of translates that he wished he was remembered for playing one team his whole career rather then being a journeymen on several.
@ktostam15569 жыл бұрын
David Carlyon yeah, yeah. he regrets, camaraderie, blah blah blah. he won three rings in LA. if you really think he would change that for better relations with his teammates, you're not even naive. you're dumb
@davcar35689 жыл бұрын
ktoś tam I love your basketball expertise 'you're dumb'. I'm not even going to justify you're response because it's obvious your a TROLL.
@ChrisM077 жыл бұрын
ktoś tam He won those rings more than 3 years later with the Bulls coach. Without Phil Jackson he's lucky to get even 1 there.
@AV000311 жыл бұрын
"relocated" is the right word he went to like 5 different teams!
@matthewconway14944 жыл бұрын
In 2004 after they lost to Detroit, the Lakers were in Hawaii for a team camp playing against each other, Shaq had a good game, he was asking for new 💰 salary. But Jerry Bus didn't want to pay him, they took requires on him, they didn't want to bring him back. But that 120 million was worth it, even during the beef moments with Kobe.
@melvynsngltn27 Жыл бұрын
Wrong LA gave Shaq an extension in 2000. 3 years 88 million dollars. His Original contract ended in 2003
@matthewconway1494 Жыл бұрын
@@melvynsngltn27 Did you not read my whole commet? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@xxBE3xx12 жыл бұрын
digging the hoop earing shaq
@analoguecity34543 жыл бұрын
If shaq would have stayed, the magic would have eventually given my beloved bulls problems and may just have beaten them in 98 and won the title! Especially that 98 season when Chicago showed some weakening! So I like to thank shaq for going west!
@MicrowaveWalrus11 жыл бұрын
shaq is by far the most dominant center of my generation. his weight combined with his agility is unstoppable. his shooting is awful, but he evidently doesn't need it to beat the competition.
@Diversityandcompassion11 жыл бұрын
Damn his voice was so different than.
@futuregohan48377 жыл бұрын
It Was Different From The Shaq We See Now
@telisahampton81353 жыл бұрын
These nuts
@CAPTAINxSAVEAHOE0911 жыл бұрын
true i went last season to a game against the suns 90 bucks in the rafters the real fans cant afford to go to games consistently the real fans are outside at the espn zone or at home true hardcore laker fans we bleed purple and gold!
@ChrisM0710 жыл бұрын
Let me rephrase that, I mean in the "Shaq and Phil Jackson era" of the Lakers, in the pre Phil Jackson era from 1997-99 he was clearly the taking the most shots on the team.
@BrowardCountyMan8412 жыл бұрын
I second that opinion.
@rdp60964 жыл бұрын
20 dollars for a ticket. i wishhhhh lol
@nofg31592 жыл бұрын
7/117. Back in those days sheesh.
@imahustla5012 жыл бұрын
Shaq went to to the Lakers becouse he thought he could be a movie star. didnt really happen but he did win many titles!
@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын
Back then when everyone in this video were young and beginning their careers.
@wes56444 жыл бұрын
Jerry West to Shaq: “I’ll see what I can do”. Shaq: “I like this guy”.
@kennethborges804510 жыл бұрын
funny thing is ecery time he left a better team the team he went to drafted a future hall of famer in kobe and d wade that very first year he changed teams, he is pretty lucky
@rudyrada362811 жыл бұрын
carmello anthony lol, that made my day
@UCeddWhat4 жыл бұрын
120 Million in the 90's ?? SHEESH 😳 on TOP of endorsements? Run me by bag
@JOE1109611 жыл бұрын
1:39 MARK. my reaction was yehoooooo!!!!!!!
@LeNguyen-lf2tg8 жыл бұрын
The first guy asking kept messing up.
@Rsaint1711 жыл бұрын
this looks like a press conference
@YouGotJEWD12 жыл бұрын
this was history though...
@upupnawayoggonzalez36702 жыл бұрын
Best thing shaq did was leave reebok and start shaqs shoes..always been a money man
@gc3k13 жыл бұрын
@HeyYTplzDontBanMeK what does a cavaliers bid have to do with lebron making up his mind months if not years before announcing his decision
@veganpenguin9857 Жыл бұрын
Wow Jerry west look 90 in the 90’s too
@brianm55634 ай бұрын
I wish he would have finished his career in Orlando.
@aviationwithjeff8 жыл бұрын
1996 - $9 for the cheap seats to $21 at the forum?
@serge01412 жыл бұрын
The day Shaq took his talents to Hollywood. The best free agent acquisition in NBA history! if the Heat win a few titles, LeBron James could surpass this, but right now, this is the best one because of the rings.
@juanaceves6363 Жыл бұрын
Your comment Aged like fine wine
@josefranciscomontescandia88276 жыл бұрын
2018 just watching Lebron joining Lakers
@aaronwilliams81505 жыл бұрын
LeBron James and Kevin Durant all pulled a Shaq...... I loved seeing that
@Haaaveeyy12 жыл бұрын
jerry west is a great basketball mind he saw the potential in kobe bryant and traded a pretty good player in vlade divac and he persuaded shaq to come to LA because everyone was saying he really loved orlando and he must have because he had a house there for a long time
@JoeBlow-dn7or2 жыл бұрын
I was working at a drive in movie theater, stealing money from the register. On my break I went to listen to the radio and heard this news.
@TruthDissident11 жыл бұрын
People knew days before that he had signed with the Lakers, but you do make a good point. People hate Lebron cause he's the best right now period.
@josecarranza75553 жыл бұрын
Jerry West won 1 ring as a Lakers player and he is also responsible for the 80’s and 2000’s Lakers titles. 10 titles.