The Lakers will strongly consider Shaquille O'Neal's request to be traded and there will be several teams that will be in the running to acquire his contract even though Shaq comes with a price heftier than his body type.  And that body shows some signs that it might not completely hold together too far into the future.
 
Perhaps the Mavericks are the most likely winners of the Shaq sweepstakes, or maybe it's the Grizzlies.  The Knicks will have an offer, if LA gets desperate.  The return to Orlando is a possibility but would have to include Tracy McGrady going to LA in return, and then the Magic wouldn't be able to compete.  

The Pacers, now they may have the package and motivation to put together for O'Neal.  So might the Kings, and same for the Spurs, Suns, Sonics and Trail Blazers too.

Sam Smith takes you through the various scenarios and the big names that will be part of the speculation.