Yes.
To those asking if Tracy McGrady belongs in the Basketball Hall of Fame, the answer is a wholehearted, unequivocal yes.
The 15-year veteran announced his retirement from the league on ESPN's First Take, bowing out to a chorus of cheers, sighs and disquieting what ifs.
What if he never got injured? What if he was the next Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan? What if he had more to give that we never got to see?
It's befitting that his career should end in this haze of uncertainty, since that's how it began.
Drafted out of high school, McGrady quickly took a backseat to Vince Carter on the Toronto Raptors even though he made his debut one year prior to Vinsanity. From there he went on to the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets, where both his health and capacity to lead a successful postseason charge came under siege.
One (unsuccessful) attempt to snag a championship in San Antonio later, McGrady walks away facing doubts about his Hall-of-Fame candidacy when really, there's nothing to debate.
Questions still linger as to how long it will take him to get there—first ...
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Does Tracy McGrady Belong in the Basketball Hall of Fame?
August 27th, 2013 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
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