I think it's wrong to say that Shaq has nothing left. He's still got a little. Look around the league. How many centers are getting 14 and 7 a game as he is? He's nowhere close to his old dominant self but he can still be productive. If he's got some shooters around him, he can still get them some open looks and they can help to get him a little room. He's still shooting up over 55% from the field. He's not going to be anyone's leading scorer or go-to guy and if the offense has to revolve around him, you would be in trouble.
The only chance of it happening would be for Miami to bite the bullet and offer Shaq a buyout and letting him become a free agent and him being willing to take a huge paycut. This might be good for both parties though. The Heat aren't going anywhere this year. They are likely to be a top 6 lottery team and there are a few really good prospects coming out in the draft. They money they would free up from cutting Shaq lose, contract wise, could be used to try to lure an established vet or two. For Shaq, he'd get to try to go out with some dignity instead of the way things are ending now.
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