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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Shaquille O’Neal appears to promote “Toys for Tots” during the AOL BUILD Series at AOL HQ on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Shaquille O’Neal appears to promote “Toys for Tots” during the AOL BUILD Series at AOL HQ on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)
The Utah Jazz has been one of the most active teams in the league this off-season. A few weeks back, they traded their star defender Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Moreover, Donovan Mitchell was also traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers very recently.
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Donovan was linked to the New York Knicks heavily before he made the decision to join the Cavs. Interestingly enough, former Cavs player Shaquille O’Neal gave his thoughts regarding Donovan on the latest episode of his podcast.
Shaq said, “I’mma tell Donovan the same thing my father told me. If you do what I tell you to do Donovan, you wouldn’t have all these problems.” He then goes on to talk about how Mitchell can be one of the greats. According to Shaq, Donovan has great speed, handles, and also scoring ability which can really make him great.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Interestingly enough, while talking about Mitchell, Shaq brings in Rudy Gobert into his reasoning. The former NBA champion talked about how Mitchell can be one of the greats only if he wants to. Shaq said, “When I talk about how Rudy Gobert was, what happened three weeks ago? If he’s so good, why’d he get traded.“
This is not the first time Shaq has taken shots at Rudy. It all started back in 2019 when Shaq told Gobert to ‘man up’ after the French International was snubbed from the All-Star weekend.
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Moreover, after Shaq talked about how Rudy will not be able to guard him, it forced Gobert to react. ‘I would lock his a** up‘ wrote the former Defensive Player of the Year under an Instagram post.
Donovan Mitchell makes a shock move to the Cavaliers
The Utah Jazz and the New York Knicks teased a trade for Donovan Mitchell all throughout the off-season. However, it is the Cleveland Cavaliers who made the shock move.
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Dec 25, 2021; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts to making a basket and being fouled in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
The Cavs acquired Mitchell from the Utah Jazz while sending Colin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, and Ochai Agbaji. Moreover, the Jazz also received multiple picks first-round picks and pick swaps. With this deal, the Cavs have a really good team and are expected to make the playoffs at the very least.
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