The reason I love NBA All-Star weekend so much is because it sends my wildest NBA fantasies into overdrive. And, if we learned anything from the Shallow Girl’s Guide, the best players are hot. So All-Star weekend is like a conglomerate of some of the finest athletes on the planet, decked out in their best fits, looking all lush and delicious, and playing great basketball.

 

With that in mind, the news that my favorite player of all time would be joining one of the finest (fine as in if I was 16 I’d be hanging pics of him on my wall fine)  players in the league is enough for me to flat line. I’m not sure I can handle all of that greatness on one team.

 

The Shaq to Cavs trade can turn out to be as dismal as the Karl Malone/Gary Payton deal the Lakers made a couple of years ago but no matter what happens next season things will be entertaining, and all kinds of lucrative for NBA sponsors salivating at the thought of Shaq/Lebron promos. And better yet, the Superman vs Superman showdown bound to pop off next playoffs.

 

Bron Bron was likely to squash the pregame antics before the Shaq deal but now there is no way we won’t be getting dance-offs and other outlandish routines. I know bball heads are only concerned about the likelihood of the Cavs winning a ’ship with an older Shaq, and that is a great debate, but the reason I fell in love with the game is because of players with huge personalities like the Big Fella. Next season is likely to be Shaq’s last and with ABC/TNT/ESPN bound to give that team hours of airplay it will probably be Shaq’s most quotatious (yes, I made that up) season yet.

 

I can not wait!  The mixture of comedy and sports is what I shell out money for. Luckily the big homie Dallas Penn has teamed up with Terrence Elenteny to bring us all of that for free. The NBA draft is tonight and that only means one thing: somewhere on the East coast is an overweight underachiever named Dontrevius Wenters hoping this will be his big break. Dontrevius may be old like my boy Shaq but he would bring star power and comedic flava to any team.

 

 

Draft Daze Part 2 after the break

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