Tracy Mcgrady (Tracy McGrady) (born May 24, 1979 in Barto, Florida, United States) is a former American professional basketball player who plays as a scoring guard/small forward, nicknamed "t-mac".
NBA experience
The Raptors era
In 1997, he entered the NBA with the 9th pick in the first round
On June 25, 1997, McGrady was drafted by the Toronto Raptors as a high school student player with the 9th pick in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft.
On November 15, 1997, in the Raptors' 77-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers, McGrady played 23 minutes for the Raptors, scored 10 points and 11 rebounds, and achieved his first career double-double, and set a record for the youngest player in NBA history to have a double-double since the 1985-86 season with a single rebound statistic at the age of 18 years and 174 days.
On February 13, 1998, in the Raptors' 115-130 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, McGrady played 37 minutes off the bench for the Raptors, shooting 7 of 16 and 8 of 10 free throws, cutting the team's second-highest 22 points and 8 rebounds, and setting a record for the highest single-game scoring for the Rookie class of 1997.
In the 1997–98 season, McGrady played in 64 games for the Raptors, averaging 18.4 minutes per game, with 7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 block, shooting 45 percent from the field, setting a record for the highest single-season shooting percentage of a player under the age of 21 in NBA history.
In the 1998–99 season, McGrady played in 49 games for the Raptors, playing 22.6 minutes per game, averaging 9.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
On March 19, 2000, in the Raptors' 100-98 victory over the Houston Rockets, McGrady played 43 minutes for the Raptors, scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks on 8-of-16 shooting, setting a new career single-game block record.
In 1999–00, McGrady played in 79 games for the Raptors, averaging 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 31.2 minutes per game; that season, McGrady made a career-high single-season 151 blocks, becoming the sixth-highest number of blocks in the season after Gar Hurd, Terry Taylor, Poe Otello, Elton Brand and Dan Rhodefield.
Magic period
In the 2000 offseason, McGrady joined the Orlando Magic on a seven-year, $93 million contract, choosing the No. 1 jersey of former idol Hardaway.
On December 2, 2000, in the Magic's 95-74 win over the Nets, McGrady played 42 minutes for the Magic, scoring 40 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks, setting a new career single-game scoring record and becoming the fifth player in NBA history to receive such a statistic since Joe Barry Carroll, Hakim Olajuwon, David Robinson and Larry Bird.
On April 13, 2001, in the Magic's 110-113 loss to the Washington Wizards, McGrady played 44 minutes for the Magic, shooting 10-of-18 from the field, with 49 points, five rebounds and four assists, setting a new career single-game scoring record.
In the 2000-01 season, McGrady had 9 consecutive 25+ points, 77 games and 76 double-doubles and 26 30+ points, appeared in 77 games for the Magic, averaging 40.1 minutes per game, 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists, ranking seventh in the league in points per game, and becoming the second player after Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan to average more than 26 points per game before the age of 21; McGrady won the NBA's Most Improved Player Award. In addition, McGrady was named to the Second Team and All-Star Team of the Year.
On February 23, 2002, in the Magic's 105-87 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, McGrady played 35 minutes for the Magic, scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and for the first time in his career, he scored a "triple-double" statistic.
Magic Period Faces "Ok Combo"
On March 8, 2002, in the Magic's 99-96 victory over the Wizards, McGrady played 42 minutes for the Magic, scoring 50 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, becoming the third youngest player in NBA history to receive the "50+10" statistic, behind Jamal Marshburn and Shaquille O'Neal, and setting a new career single-game scoring record.
In 2001–02, McGrady played in 76 games for the Magic, averaging 38.3 minutes per game, with 25.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists.
On December 1, 2002, in the Magic's 117-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, McGrady played 30 minutes for the Magic, scoring 28 points, three rebounds and six assists on 12-of-19 shooting, setting a new career single-game shooting record.
On December 26, 2002, in the Magic's 104-99 win over the Detroit Pistons, McGrady played 44 minutes for the Magic, shooting 14-of-26, scoring 46 points and six rebounds, and setting a new career free-throw shooting record.
On February 22, 2003, in the Magic's 110-96 victory over the Chicago Bulls, McGrady played 33 minutes for the Magic, scoring 52 points, five rebounds and three assists on 15-of-32 shooting, while setting a new career single-game scoring record.
On February 23, 2003, in the Magic's 113-105 victory over the Nets, McGrady played 45 minutes for the Magic, scoring a "triple-double" stat with 46 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to receive a "40+10+10" stat after Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Michelle Adams and Chris Webb.
On March 6, 2003, in the Magic's 1111-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, McGrady played 43 minutes for the Magic, scoring 48 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on 17-of-34 shooting, setting a new career athletic goal record.
On March 24, 2003, in the Magic's 96-74 victory over the Heat, McGrady played for the Magic for 32 minutes, scoring 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists on 15-of-27 shooting, including 7-of-11 three-pointers, setting a new career record for three-pointers in a single game.
In 2004, he scored 62 points against the Wizards
In 2002–03, McGrady played in 75 games for the Magic, averaging 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 39.4 minutes per game, becoming the fourth player since 1980 to average more than 32.1 points per game in a single season after Michael Jordan, Bernard King, and George Gervin, and was the NBA's leading scorer that season.
On November 15, 2003, in the Magic's 101-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets, McGrady played 41 minutes for the Magic, scoring 51 points, six rebounds and five assists on 20-of-30 shooting, including 8 of 11 three-pointers, shooting 66.7% overall, setting a new career single-game shooting percentage record and career single-game three-point shooting record.
On March 11, 2004, in the Magic's 108-99 victory over the Wizards, McGrady played 46 minutes for the Magic, shooting 20 of 37 from the field and scoring 17 of 26 from the free throw line with 62 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, setting a new career record for single-game shots, points, athletic goals and free throw shootings. Subsequently, McGrady ended the season with an injury.
In the 2003–04 season, McGrady played in 67 games for the Magic, averaging 39.9 minutes per game, with 28 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists, and was the NBA scorer.
Rocket period
35 seconds and 13 minutes
In the summer of 2004, McGrady left the Magic and the Houston Rockets traded Steve Francis, Cardino Mobley and Kevin Cato for chips to bring in McGrady, Juvan Howard, Tyrone Lou and Leith Gains.
On December 9, 2004, in the Rockets' 81-80 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, McGrady shot three three-pointers plus a three-plus-one in the final 35 seconds of the game, scoring 13 points, playing a total of 40 minutes, and scoring 33 points, eight rebounds and two assists, leading the Rockets to reverse the Spurs 81-80, a performance also known as the "Maddy Moment".
In 2004–05, McGrady played in 78 games for the Rockets, averaging 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks, and became the first player in Rockets history to achieve 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a single season. McGrady was also named to the NBA's All-NBA Third Team at the end of the season.
In the 2005–06 season, the team was plagued by injuries, and McGrady played only 47 games for the Rockets this season, averaging 37.1 minutes per game, with 24.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
In the 2006–07 season, McGrady played in 71 games for the Rockets, averaging 35.8 minutes per game, with 24.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists, setting a new career record for assists per game. McGrady was also selected for the All-Star Game second team.
In the 2007–08 season, McGrady played in 66 games for the Rockets, averaging 37 minutes per game, with 21.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists.
In the 2008–09 season, McGrady played in only 35 games for the Rockets due to injury, averaging 33.7 minutes per game, with 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and five assists, shooting just 38.8 percent from the field.
Go from team to team
On February 19, 2010, McGrady was traded to the New York Knicks.
In the 2009–10 season, McGrady played in six games for the Rockets, averaging 3.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1 assist in 7.7 minutes per game for the Knicks, and 24 games for the Knicks, averaging 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
On July 1, 2010, McGrady accepted a base salary contract and was subsequently traded to the Detroit Pistons.
In 2010–11, McGrady played in 72 games for the Pistons, averaging 23.4 minutes per game, with eight points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
On December 10, 2011, the Atlanta Hawks officially signed McGrady on veteran terms for a one-year contract.
In 2011-12, McGrady played 52 games off the bench for the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 16.1 minutes per game, averaging 5.3 points, three rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
On April 16, 2013, McGrady signed with the Spurs. In the 2012-13 season, McGrady made six playoff appearances for the Spurs, averaging 5.2 minutes per game without scoring, averaging 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. At the end of the season, the Spurs did not renew McGrady's contract.
CBA experience
On October 10, 2012, McGrady announced that he was leaving the NBA to join the Qingdao Double Star Eagles Club, the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA).
CBA period
On December 23, 2012, in Qingdao Shuangxing's 102-108 loss to Zhejiang Guangsha, McGrady played 35 minutes for Qingdao Shuangxing, scoring 6 rebounds and 2 assists, scoring a game-high 41 points and setting a record for his season-high scoring score in the CBA.
On January 18, 2013, McGrady helped the team through overtime to defeat Marbury-led Beijing Shougang Basketball Club 104-101 with 15 points, 17 rebounds and four assists.
In the 2012-13 CBA League, McGrady averaged 31.6 minutes per game for Qingdao Double Star, with 25 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists, and was the only player who could play an average of "25+5+5" in the season. In 2013, McGrady was elected CBA All-Star Champion, but he announced his retirement from the event because he was returning to the United States to accompany his sick grandmother.
National team experience
In 2003, McGrady was selected for the Dream Six team and qualified for the 2003 Olympic Games
Maddie in the U.S. national team
Draft.
In 2004, McGrady quit the U.S. Olympic Dream Team on the grounds that Athens was not working well.
Announced retirement
On August 26, 2013, McGrady officially announced his retirement, ending 16 years of Maddy's induction into the Hall of Fame
career. McGrady made 938 career appearances, averaging 32.7 minutes, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game, averaging 19.6 points per game.
In December 2016, McGrady was nominated as a candidate for the 2017 Nye Smith Basketball Hall of Fame.
On April 2, 2017, McGrady was officially inducted into the 2017 Nye Smith Basketball Hall of Fame.