Suns officially get Shaq, Heat get Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks

[gabeh1018]

?? He Should Suit Up Tonight!!!

[MK2V1GP]

now whoever had stat's old 32 jersey can jus tape a oneal over stoudemire or have the nameplate replaced instead of buying a whole new jersey.

man this is weird. the nba's turning upside down it seems with all these weird trades, whats next? kidd to atl for williams?

[PejaNowitzki]

With all the talk about the Suns and Shaq, I think what is being lost is that Marion is going to a perfect situation. He will get a lot more attention in Miami, but yet does not have to be "the guy." He can be the secondary guy to Wade and if they are healthy, will be a hell of a 1-2 combo. I expect Miami to win more games now, and with their upcoming draft pick, should be a pretty exciting unit for next season. Marcus Banks should see more playing time in Miami and he is going to prove to be a much more valuable asset there then he was to Phoenix.

[reppy]

(Not my Photoshop.)

[CySniper]

I'm thinking the same as you, Marion is going to get more attention which he wants, and even though Miami is going nowhere this season, they will become a solid team in then next season if everything goes right

[PejaNowitzki]

?? He Should Suit Up Tonight!!!

February 20th.

[Kobe24]

Probably some time next week.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

miami is the perfect place but the heat suck. anyways marion gets to put up good stats on a stinker team and opt out at the end of the year in hopes of his last big deal.

[CySniper]

its going to look weird seeing him as a sun.........

[HYJ]

12 pts 11 reb 4 ast 2 blks

25-30 mins

[PejaNowitzki]

miami is the perfect place but the heat suck. anyways marion gets to put up good stats on a stinker team and opt out at the end of the year in hopes of his last big deal.

Why do the Heat suck? No other team that can afford him is doing all that great either. I could see him going to Atlanta to play with Joe Johnson again, but Marion has a massive ego and being in Miami will satisfy that. Him and Wade leading the Heat out of the ashes will definitely tickle this guy's fancy. If the Heat can dump some of their other overpaid guys, and bring in some younger players, they could make a pretty quick turnaround, especially with a star in Wade and a semi-star in Marion.

[MTing]

(Not my Photoshop.)

OMG

[catzhernandez]

No photoshops yet?

[stewen12]

he'll put up 16-10-4-2

[InfiniteBaskets]

I'm not sure what Marion can be thinking right now. He knows that if he and Wade were to play well and run n' gun with J Will, Wright, Cook, Davis etc... the Heat are gonna win more games but then their pick might slip around the 8-14 range. You can't expect to pick up a Derrick Rose or Beasley

But if he doesn't mesh, Wade and Marion decide to play 50% for the remainder of the season and then the Heat end up with either Beasley or Rose, he'll feel so incomplete from the previous season that he may not re-sign with the Heat. I believe his contract is over after this season? Or maybe it's next season. Either way, I don't think Riley is going to offer him 14 mil when he expires, probably less than 10. So Marion could very well end up leaving...

As a Heat fan, I'd prefer a guy like Marion to stay (hopefully with a paycut), then definitely get rid of Davis. Pick up Rose, and try to sign a solid center. One that can either hit the outside shot or run with the guards.