Raptors send O'Neal to Heat for Marion, Banks

[GOLDENGREEK]

The Toronto Raptors have agreed to send Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon to the Miami Heat in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, league sources told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.


The deal is pending league approval, according to sources, and if approved, would be announced later Friday afternoon.

[GreekBoy]

Finally we get rid of O'Neal

[BigWeiner]

Marion's contract ends, so that's a lot of money coming off the books.

[Three Jack]

I am not sure why the Heat make this trade...they aren't going anywhere this year so isn't Marion's expiring contract more valuable than O'Neal? If they were a player away, I would get it...