One of the game's most illustrious figures, Jerry West, died at the age of 86 on Wednesday. Along with his iconic playing career, he was one of the game's greatest execs and one of his biggest moves was signing Shaq away from the Orlando Magic.
— Jerry West, one of professional basketball's greatest players and championship team builders, died Wednesday. He was 86.
He won a single NBA championship as a player in 1972. He lost eight times in the Finals but is the only player from a losing side to be named the most outstanding player in a championship series. Orlando had one of the league's most promising duos with Shaq and Penny Hardaway. They had reached the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history in 1995 and made the Eastern Conference Finals after winning a franchise-record 60 games in 1996. In their next 11 seasons, the Magic would make the playoffs six times but never got past the first round.. "So '96, I don't know if you know the story, during the Olympics, I was negotiating with Orlando.
A week prior to signing Shaq, West had acquired high school star Bryant in a draft-day trade with the Charlotte Hornets. Shaq and Kobe went on to win three consecutive NBA titles with the Lakers from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.
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