 Shaq is one of the greatest NBA players of all time. He's the most dominant player the game has ever seen and is arguably a top-tem player of all time He's a man that other grown men feared. He's a four-time NBA champion, a three-time finals MVP, an MVP, and a 15-time All-Star But one of the most impressive parts about Shaquille O'Neal's career didn't even come from Shaq himself And this is one of the most incredible and random streaks in not only the NBA world But all of sports in every year since the 1983-84 NBA season At least one player at some point played with Shaq has made it to the NBA finals Which is somewhat crazy, but at the same time Shaq has played with many many NBA players because throughout his career He was a journeyman. Of course Shaq himself only played in 19 NBA seasons and was drafted in the 1992 NBA draft But his teammates have made this streak continue from 1983 all the way up until this season, the 2019 NBA season Obviously Shaq being teammates with Kobe and LeBron definitely helped this streak continue because they had made it to the NBA finals 12 consecutive appearances, which is crazy. Obviously LeBron doing most of the work But for 36 straight years Shaq either himself or his teammates have made an appearance So who are the players this season that could make this streak continue? And there are some pretty good players that could make this streak continue and you will be surprised on some of them because in the end It's not the individual talent that Shaq is looking for. He's looking for these teammates to be on good teams So they can help make the NBA finals. With that said, let's get on to the video If you enjoy these sorts of videos, this is a bit of a random one But if you enjoy NBA content be sure to hit that subscribe button If you enjoy these sorts of videos be sure to leave a like Let's see if we can reach a thousand likes for the next video And if you're new around here, be sure to hit that subscribe button for NBA content every single week. With that said, let's get on to the video What's crazy is that this streak isn't even impressive. The streak that Shaq had prior was even more impressive From the start of the streak up until the 2018 NBA finals Shaq or his teammate had won the title every year But obviously in 2018 there was no player on the Warriors that had played with Shaq The only part that Shaq had presence in was Steve Kerr. He obviously coached the Warriors But Shaq and Steve Kerr were teammates and obviously Steve Kerr was Shaq's general manager in Phoenix So that streak ended at 34 years, but that's pretty impressive in itself Somebody who won a title that means there's only one team in the league out of 30 to win a title Shaq was actually teammates with but the streak that has continued since 1984 is the fact that Shaq has played with someone who was made the NBA finals. In 2018 it was LeBron James and Jeff Green and last season it was Danny Green. So who was it gonna be this season? At number four, Goran Dragik It's gonna be hard for the Miami Heat even though they are playing very well and exceeding expectations unless they make a major trade I don't think the heat will be NBA finals contenders and this is coming from a heat fan But as we've seen this season the Miami Heat are definitely surprising a lot of teams. They beat the Bucks They beat the 76ers. They blew out the Rockets. They had a pretty close game against the Los Angeles Lakers So overall the Miami Heat not only are surprising teams But they are being one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, which makes them a title contender Obviously when it gets into the playoffs We're gonna see the Miami Heat probably struggle against some of the better teams like the Bucks and the 76ers in a seven-game series But in saying that they have a 22 and a record which is the fourth best record in the entire NBA this season Just behind the Bucks, the Lakers, the Celtics and then behind them is the Denver Nuggets So the Miami Heat at this rate are looking like NBA finals contenders Do I think they're gonna make it there? Probably not But for Shaq it would be very interesting to see Goran Dragik make it because that would be the player to keep this streak alive In saying that Goran Dragik and Shaquille O'Neal played for one season together on the Phoenix Suns Goran Dragik was just a rookie in 2008-2009 when he played with Shaq on the Phoenix Suns There's a story that says when Goran Dragik was a rookie Shaq made him bring 24 donuts to every home game And they were all eaten by Shaquille O'Neal He shares to me your rookie hazing stories from Phoenix and he probably got you pretty good Yeah I mean it was a lot of times First of all I had to bring every home game. I had to bring on 24 donuts But at that time, you know, but he donuts only Shaq Was it Krispy Kreme? But as for Goran Dragik as a rookie he had some very good mentors and the Phoenix Suns put some good plays around him Shaq, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, they were all plays but they gave him a lot of advice and throughout his career He probably exceeded expectations from what he was meant to be coming into the league So shout out to Goran Dragik He was an all-star and now he's 33 years of age and he finds himself on a contending team But probably not an NBA championship team. At number three, Robin Lopez Once again another Phoenix Sun, just as Goran Dragik was. Robin Lopez was Shaq's rook He came into the league at a similar height and a guy that obviously was not like Shaq in terms of looks But he was a very big man who played center. So Shaq took him under his wing And obviously Shaq was quite old when playing in Phoenix But he used his wisdom to help Lopez and Lopez said and I quote Shaq is pretty mischievous and playful Lopez said but he was a great vet to me He always talked about the Big Metal Alliance and basketball gods if you're good to those two things He said you'll be okay There's this one story that goes Shaq made Robin Lopez and Goran Dragik do defensive slides in a restaurant Which is pretty funny. He was drafted 15th overall by the general manager at the time who was Steve Kerr He had Shaq, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Amari Stotemaya to all help him out and then Bill Carright as a big man coach That's a lot of help and a lot of experience for a guy that was coming into the leagues This season though Robin Lopez is playing with his brother Brook Lopez on the Milwaukee Bucks Alongside the MVP, Yarnasan to Takumpo and the way that the Bucks are playing with the best record in the NBA They could definitely make it to the NBA finals this season I believe it will be Philadelphia that will end up making to the NBA finals in the East But if the Bucks keep playing like they have been and Philly isn't playing as well You never know the Bucks are killing teams at the moment and to be honest They were the best team in the NBA last season Unfortunately, they couldn't make it to the NBA finals But if Yarnas keeps doing what he's doing He might be able to carry Robin Lopez to the NBA finals and that's one of Shaq's teammates So that would be pretty cool to see as well. Number two Jeff Green Originally Jeff Green was playing on the Utah Jazz as of three days ago Which means that he may join a contending team So who knows what team Jeff Green will play on but when he did play with Shaq He was playing for the Boston Celtics, but Jeff Green has been a very interesting player He's played on contending teams. He actually continued Shaq's streak in 2018 on the Cleveland Cavaliers But he started his career in Seattle Then obviously that moved to the Oklahoma City Thunder got traded to the Celtics And that's when he actually got to play with Shaquille O'Neal, but he's obviously moved around since then He's played in six teams in the last five seasons And now he's about to play on another team if he can get picked up, which I think he will be He's got the experience He knows what it takes to get to the NBA finals and he will be able to provide some quality minutes Hopefully that is for a title contender Who knows who it will be but the Clippers are looking for a guy like Andre Gidella and they can't get in They may go after Jeff Green same with the Lakers and same with the Denver Nuggets So one of those three teams a definite NBA championship contenders in the Western Conference and in a stacked Western Conference a guy like Jeff Green may be that little edge to get you over the line Who knows but Jeff Green if he ends up on a title contender could keep the Shaq's streak alive and number one LeBron James Danny Green, Avery Bradley and Rajan Rondo all plays that have played with Shaq and all plays that are on the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron and Danny Green obviously played with Shaq in Cleveland Avery Bradley and Rajan Rondo obviously played in Boston and those are four guys that are on the same team at the moment Which is kind of crazy, but obviously the Los Angeles Lakers are predicted to be NBA championship contenders They've got LeBron and you can never count out LeBron because he's basically always in the NBA finals eight straight finals He's the man that can keep the streak alive if any other player was gonna do it But when Shaq and LeBron played together Shaq was pretty old LeBron had already had thoughts about leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers Even the year prior to 2010 you can see that in an interview here You know I'm looking forward to this upcoming season But I'm also I'm looking forward to the summer of 2010 to see what what may happen But no matter what happens in that summer, you know, I'm still here You know, I got a I got a nice big house here that I'm always coming back to and you know I love this city and I'll always give back to the city No matter what my profession if it takes me somewhere else. How hard a decision. Do you think it's gonna be? No, we'll see we'll see once again. All right before we get to 2010 There's a 2009 season your new teammate Shaquille O'Neal. He said just last week He said LeBron is just tired of losing so explain that feeling that you have, you know bringing in Shaq I think with his dominance and his presence and his his experience that he can help me play into late June He talks about getting Shaq but obviously he knows that Shaq's 37 and obviously he does talk about Shaq in a higher regard But I think he does deep down know that he isn't the Shaq that obviously played with Kobe and Dwayne Wade This is a very old Shaq and I think deep down He knows but he also tries to keep his hope up that yeah We got somebody at least because Cleveland had nobody and obviously it was what the Cleveland Cavaliers could do to help LeBron But it wasn't enough Shaq only played 23 minutes and played 53 games that season Averaging 12 points and 6.7 rebounds, which obviously is not Shaquille O'Neal numbers Then when you look at the time he played with Rajan Rondo and a rookie Avery Bradley He played 37 games that season He was injured playing 20 minutes per game because the only reason he was on the Boston Celtics was to win an NBA Championship and get his fifth NBA championship But he didn't end up doing that he got injured right at the end when the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics were facing off Against each other and that killed the rest of his season and the rest of his career He retired in the 2010-11 season and that was it from Shaquille O'Neal And if you fast forward to this season 10 years later LeBron finally has his big man that he can compete with and he's the perfect guy Obviously they can help get Shaq back to the NBA finals The Lakers are obviously one of the better teams in the league Having LeBron as your centerpiece alongside Anthony Davis one of the best duos in the NBA and obviously Arguably the greatest duo in the NBA. It's a team that looks very scary So obviously they haven't been able to beat the Clippers yet So maybe that's an indication of maybe not making it to the finals because once you get to the playoffs It's gonna be very interesting because you would assume that either the box or the Lakers can make it out of the east and the west But if it's not the box or it's not the Lakers, this Shaq streak may end So let me know your predictions right now Do you think this Shaq streak will continue and if you enjoy this video? It's a little bit of a random one, but it's pretty funny and pretty cool So I thought I'd share it with you guys if you enjoyed it Please leave a like subscribe if you're new for more NBA content every single week and it's been your body Smith. I am out