It was the summer of 2004 and I was in Houston for the MLB All-Star Game. The city was excited for the Mid-Summer Classic but that was not the only talk of the town. There was almost as much discussion about the Rockets' recent trade of Steve Francis AKA The Franchise for the incredibly athletic superstar, Tracy McGrady.
McGrady averaged 28 ppg the year before in Orlando and was just two years off of a 32 ppg year. Most people considered him to be the best scorer in the NBA. The hype in Houston was that putting T-Mac alongside Yao Ming would give them a championship competitor.
As the Detroit Pistons sign McGrady this offseason, they get a shell of what he once was.
McGrady is a two-time scoring champion. He is a seven time All-Star, he has been All-NBA First Team twice, as well as the league's Most Improved Player. It is an impressive resume.
The Raptors drafted Tracy ninth overall in 1997. He had no college experience and was one year removed from a senior year where he was named the High School Player of the Year by USA Today. This was after Garnett and Kobe, but before LeBron, and he was the only player in the '97 Draft to come ...
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Tracy McGrady: Has This Star Burned Out?
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