( CNN ) -- Two of the biggest stars in the NBA will be team-mates next season after a blockbuster trade which sees Shaquille O'Neal move from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers -- the home of league MVP LeBron James . Shaquille O'Neal is hoping his arrival will put a smile on the faces of Cleveland fans . The 37-year-old O'Neal is one of the all-time greats of basketball , winning four NBA championships , three straight with the Los Angeles Lakers and the other with Miami Heat . James is widely recognized as the sport 's current superstar , but the 24-year-old has been left frustrated by Cleveland 's failure to win the title . He stormed off the court after their loss to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals , not even shaking hands with 2008 Olympic teammate Dwight Howard . The trade , which sees Phoenix get center Ben Wallace and guard Sasha Pavlovic , has been talked about since February but finalized on Thursday night . `` I was elated about the trade because I get to play with one of the greatest players to ever play the game in LeBron James , '' O'Neal was quoted on the NBA 's official Web site www.nba.com . O'Neal averaged 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds in 75 games for the Suns last season and believes he still has much to offer the NBA . `` My numbers are not good enough to retire . Three more years left , '' O'Neal wrote on his Twitter blog . His career averages are 24.7 points , 11.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots , with his peak seasons coming as he led the Lakers to three straight titles from 2000-02 . The Lakers traded him to Miami where he spent three seasons , helping them to the NBA Championship three years ago . He has played in Phoenix for the past two years , restricted by injuries in his first season . The Cavs , powered by James , won 66 regular season games and their first eight in the playoffs before coming unstuck against the Magic . They will be hoping that O'Neal will be the final piece in the jigsaw to land the first American sports championship for Cleveland in 45 years .
Shaquille O'Neal is traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers . 7 foot one inch O'Neal has been named in the NBA 's All Star team 15 times . He was also voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 1980 Dream Team, and he won two championships with the Lakers during his career.