Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady talk what if Tim Duncan came to the Orlando Magic

[badboys11]

my teacher had the biggest crush on him and watched every Pistons game and tried to stalk Grant Hill whenever he made an appaearence in DC.

 

[Damnshow]

was duncan really considering joining orlando that much? Or just listening to offers more like it?

even if his fam was allowed on plane that still dont mean duncan was going to sure join them

when you win a championship with your team its just to hard to leave them like that

 

[dem bath salts]

Yeah, if that squad has quality role players they are at least splitting titles with the Lakers.
Of course if healthy.

 

[god shamgod]

https://deadspin.com/remember-when-tim-duncan-almost-signed-with-the-magic-1783459449

They flew Duncan in on a private jet. They super-imposed Hill and Duncan into Magic uniforms and slapped them on billboards around the city with the title “Imagine.” The Epcot ball at Disney World was scribbled with “Grant Us Tim” in lights. And this: Then-Orlando resident Tiger Woods helped with the house-hunting.

Hill was sold and pledged on the spot. Duncan flew home and gave it some thought.McGrady signed next, and sounded a lot like LeBron James guaranteeing seven titles for the Heat when speaking about the possibility of Duncan joining him and Hill:

“Once Grant and I get here, this will definitely be the city. The East is locked up. If Duncan comes here, it will be scary.

“It will be unfair to the league if all three of us come here. We have the East. We’ll be playing the Lakers for years.”

Duncan was reportedly intrigued by the Magic’s offer, and stayed an extra two days to hear more. Orlando got rid of several players to clear room for their hypothetical big three, including Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, and Corey Maggette. The Spurs’ braintrust was shook. Peter **** told the Orlando Sentinel, “To say we’re not down here on pins and needles would be a lie.” Gregg Popovich said he had started to make his peace with a departure:

“It was a nerve-wrecking time. It was hell. You get close to a player and you don’t want to see him leave. I never let myself believe he was going to stay. I was just getting myself prepared, for sanity reasons. It’s no fun.”

Once David Robinson heard that Duncan was seriously considering leaving, he apparently flew back early from his vacation to Hawaii and helped convince him to stay. Duncan himself admitted later that he was “very close” to leaving, but that Robinson swooping in helped persuade him to stay. Ironically, the full-scale marketing blitz that Orlando used to attract Hill and McGrady overwhelmed Duncan and helped convince him to pick a situation where he felt more comfortable. Of all strategies to try with the cargo shorts thought leader, selling fame and glitz probably wasn’t the smartest play.

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[THE MACHINE]

He was trying to keep his wife away from the pool boy all this time

Tim: "Can my wife fly with us? I don't want her to be home alone with..... "
Wife: "Honey, that's not really necessary. Go ahead and take the Orlando deal. I can stay home....trust me "
Doc: ummmmmm, nah Tim, and take care. Dont buy a house with a pool, trust me
Tim: Too late






Also, I don't want to hear TMac and them criticizing superteams when they seem to be longing for what could have been.

 

[Money Be Green]

 

[Jcotton1]

That's would have been crazy. Tim Duncan in Magic blue. What would have happened to Coach Pop? Is he still revered as he is now?

CP3 and GOATBE would have been nice.

 

[BlackMajik]

Doc Rivers should be hated more

I have no idea how he still gets jobs. One of the worst coaches of All Time

 

[Po pimp]

I remember the Bulls courting Tmac that summer as well. I wonder how a team with Tmac, Elton Brand and Ron Artest could've been.

 

[Big Boss]

T Mac would have surpassed Kobe