Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady
	McGrady with the Houston Rockets in 2006
Personal information
Born	May 24, 1979 (age 45); Bartow, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Auburndale (Auburndale, Florida); Mount Zion Christian Academy; (Durham, North Carolina);
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 9th overall pick
	Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career	1997–2013
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	1, 3
Career history
1997–2000	Toronto Raptors
2000–2004	Orlando Magic
2004–2010	Houston Rockets
2010	New York Knicks
2010–2011	Detroit Pistons
2011–2012	Atlanta Hawks
2012–2013	Qingdao Eagles
2013	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
	7× NBA All-Star (2001–2007); 2× All-NBA First Team (2002, 2003); 3× All-NBA Second Team (2001, 2004, 2007); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2005, 2008); 2× NBA scoring champion (2003, 2004); NBA Most Improved Player (2001); CBA All-Star (2013); No. 1 retired by Qingdao Eagles; Mr. Basketball USA (1997); McDonald's All-American (1997); First-team Parade All-American (1997);
Career statistics
Points	18,381 (19.6 ppg)
Rebounds	5,276 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	4,161 (4.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Americas Championship

Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979), nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two-time NBA scoring champion, and winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2001. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017. McGrady is regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in NBA history.^[2]^[3]^[4]

McGrady entered the NBA straight out of high school and was selected as the ninth overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1997 NBA draft. Beginning his career as a low-minute player, he gradually improved his role with the team, eventually forming a duo with his cousin Vince Carter. In 2000, he left the Raptors for the Orlando Magic, where he became one of the league's most prolific scorers and a candidate for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. In 2004, he was traded to the Houston Rockets, where he paired with center Yao Ming to help the Rockets become a perennial playoff team. His final seasons in the NBA were plagued by injuries, and he retired in 2013 following a brief stint with the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the San Antonio Spurs.

Since retiring, McGrady has worked as a basketball analyst for ESPN. From April to July 2014, he realized his dream of playing professional baseball, pitching for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

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