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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 1779695, member: 652"] I haven't seen the Magic one but from what I remember it was 1996 during the Olympics in Atlanta and had strictly to do with Shaq wanting to go to LA for his brand. Not sure if Orlando could have done anything but I haven't seen the 30 for 30 on it so they may have said more. Jerry West traded Vlade Divac for 2-fold reasons. He wanted Kobe in the draft and he wanted to clear salary cap room for the Lakers. In the 1996 offseason West signed Shaq as a FA, and drafted Kobe Bryant (via a trade)and Derek Fisher. That was the offseason of the Lakers dynasty. Outside of signing Lebron with the Heat in 2010 it might be the best offseason of alltime. [/QUOTE]