Tracy McGrady

Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr. (born May 24, 1979 in Bartow, Florida), nicknamed T-Mac, is a basketball player for the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association.

Houston Rockets

On June 29, 2004, McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue, and Reece Gaines were traded to the Houston Rockets in a seven-player deal that sent Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato to the Magic. In his first season in Houston, McGrady teamed with Yao Ming, a 7'6" Chinese center, to end the season ranked 5th in the Western Conference. The season started very slow for the Rockets when McGrady couldn't seem to fit in Coach Jeff Van Gundy offense. McGrady impressed critics by quickly adapting to his new team and becoming a complete player.On December 9th, 2004 he scored 13 points in the last 35 seconds of a game against the San Antonio Spurs, putting on one of the great clutch performances in NBA history. The Rockets won 81-80.

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June 29 - 2004 - Juwan Howard - Tyronn Lue - Reece Gaines - Houston Rockets - Steve Francis - Cuttino Mobley - Kelvin - Yao Ming - Center - Jeff Van Gundy - December 9th - San Antonio Spurs

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Despite McGrady's play in the 1st round of the playoffs in which he vastly outplayed Dirk Nowitzki, Houston was eliminated; with the final game being a blowout victory by 40 points.

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At the age of 26, McGrady has already been the NBA scoring leader twice (in 2003 and 2004.) He has also been named to the All NBA First Team two times, and the All NBA Second team 3 times. McGrady is also one considered one of the most succesful prep-to-pros players ever, following in the footsteps of Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Jermaine O'Neal. But the biggest knock on McGrady is the fact that none of his teams have ever advanced past the first round in his NBA career.

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2003 - 2004 - Kevin Garnett - Kobe Bryant - Jermaine O'Neal - NBA

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McGrady was ranked #75 on SLAM Magazine'es Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.

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SLAM Magazine - 2003

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