Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking The 10 Best Big Men In Franchise History

2. Shaquille O’Neal

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Shaq is the most dominant player of the last 25 years and was the Wilt Chamberlain of the 2000’s. Shaq, not Kobe, was responsible for the Lakers’ championship teams from 2000-02.

In 15 NBA Finals games from the 2000, 2001, and 2002 NBA Finals, Shaq averaged 35.9 points and 14.6 rebounds per game. He won two NBA MVP awards (2000 and 2004), and was a three-time NBA Finals MVP award winner.

Shaq’s strength changed the NBA and he was one of the toughest players to defend ever. He was so dominant that teams resorted to the “Hack-A-Shaq” strategy to slow him and the Lakers down. He was a seven-time All-Star with the Lakers and he scored at least 26 points and grabbed at least 10 rebounds per game in his first seven seasons with the Lakers.

Few players have dominated the NBA like Shaquille O’Neal, and if not for the second-best player in NBA History in Abdul-Jabbar, O’Neal would earn the top spot on this list.

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