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Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal knows what it takes to win a championship. He won three with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped bring the first to the Miami Heat in 2006. While O’Neal is excited about the Heat adding guard Norman Powell in free agency, he still feels they aren’t championship-ready.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Forbes, he revealed the missing ingredient needed for the Heat to make a run to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey got all the pieces,\u201d O\u2019Neal said. \u201cThey just need a big, they need a closer, big-time closer. I don\u2019t know what it is, but they\u2019re always going to compete, always going to make a run for the players.\u201d<\/p>\n

O’Neal said the Heat need a player like Jimmy Butler, who led them to the Finals in 2020 and 2023. The Heat came up short both times, losing to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets. They need either a piece like Butler or for Bam Adebayo or Tyler Herro to reach the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you talk about Miami culture, the culture, which I helped create, it\u2019s all about championships,\u201d O\u2019Neal said. \u201cDo they have enough to win a championship? No, not at all. But if you get them a closer, then we\u2019ll start talking championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

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