NBA Draft: Ranking the 10 Greatest No. 1 Picks of All-Time

#6 Shaquille O'Neal

2001 NBA Finals - Game Five: Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Lakers

Shaq Diesel is best remembered as the single most dominant player over an extended period through the history of the game. He combined with Kobe Bryant to bring 3 successive NBA championships to the Lakers from 2000 till 2002. Drafted by the Orlando Magic with the #1 pick after a dominant college career with the LSU Tigers, Shaquille took to the NBA game like a duck takes to water, making the All-Star team in his very first year.

He combined with Penny Hardaway to make their first NBA Finals in 1995, before signing with the Lakers as a free agent in 1996. After getting traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, he helped Dwyane Wade win his first title and the fourth of his own career in 2006. He made it to 14 straight All-Star games from 1993 till 2007, finishing with 15. He has 14 All-NBA team selections, 2 scoring titles, 3 All-Defensive Team selections and won the NBA MVP award in 2000.

Through 19 years in the league, O'Neal was heralded as a great player who was also a comic relief - a welcome change from a league dominated all too often by seriousness. Today, he's a part of the Emmy-winning Inside the NBA crew and continues to entertain millions of fans on screen.