Jermaine O'Neal
Jermaine O'Neal
Jermaine Lee O'Nealis an American former professional basketball player. The 6 ft 11 in, 255 lbforward-center had a successful high school career and declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft straight out of high school. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th overall pick, but O'Neal was unable to break into the first team in Portland and was traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2000. In his eight seasons with the club, he was voted an NBA...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1978
CityColumbia, SC
I'm still very raw. It hurts my ability to make plays. I've got to find my rhythm. To get to our ultimate goal, I've got to pick up my play.
My mother always told me, who are you if you're not effective, if you don't take what you have and use it to affect someone else's life. It's an honor and a pleasure to be around these people.
We showed a lot of composure from start to finish.
I don't care about any distractions about any potential trades or anything else. Anybody who says it's distracting them has to be a better professional. This is the hand we have been dealt and we have to deal with it.
We sure have had enough bad luck for a year. I'm really, really concerned. I heard it pop. Hopefully, I won't need surgery.
I feel pretty good about his ability to make plays and shoot the ball,
You gotta play every possession, ... Every possession counts. It's like the NBA playoffs.
I was saying, 'You look at the All-NBA teams and a lot of those guys are from '96. When you look at that draft, it was unbelievable.
The team is really trying to focus in and guys are really going at each other in practice extremely hard, probably the hardest all year. That's good to see. When you bring that competitive nature to practice, you know you'll bring it to the game.
People base my dominance on scoring. I want to help the team control the paint, rebound and help the defense. We don't need me to score 20 points every night.
Defensively, he's still learning. You've got to be a little bit patient because it is a transition for him. The preseason isn't a real NBA game. ... We're going to do our best to help him excel in the system.
Defensively, he's still learning, ... You've got to be a little bit patient because it is a transition for him. The preseason isn't a real NBA game. ... We're going to do our best to help him excel in the system.
I'll take the blame. I always do. I'll just have to live with that and rebuild and try to get it done next year.
I'm looking forward to playing against those guys. To tell you the truth, I'm looking forward to playing against anybody. I've been out so long.