He tells the 4-letter network Boston's on his short list.
Free-agent center Jermaine O'Neal said Wednesday that he expects to sign with one of the three following teams in coming days: Dallas, Denver or Boston.
"Those are my favorites," O'Neal told ESPN.com "Those are teams that are going to compete [for a championship] next year."
O'Neal said he's still deliberating between the three teams -- all believed to be offering a portion of the mid-level exception to sign him -- and called the decision perhaps "the most important of my career because I know this is kind of my last run at it" in terms of title-chasing.
Jermaine O'Neal could not have played worse in the opening round series against Boston. He was flat out terrible.
BUT... he averaged 13.6 ppg and 7 reb. last season. So we can rationalize it by saying the C's defense was a huge reason he sucked so badly. And if the C's are truly looking at adding a guy for a portion of the MLE, then this might be our best option.
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Bas Rutten Jr brought this up in the comments... so I'll post it. Classic Nike commercial with Jermaine and Pierce: