Why Did The Raptors Trade Tracy McGrady Back in 2000

[AlbertPullhoez]

Instead y'all started the season w/SIX PG's

2 Cory Alexander PG
13 John Amaechi C
10 Darrell Armstrong PG
7 Dee Brown PG
55 Andrew DeClercq C
51 Michael Doleac C
8 Pat Garrity SF
33 Grant Hill SF
11 Troy Hudson PG
1 Tracy McGrady SG
50 Mike Miller SF
45 Bo Outlaw PF
2 Elliot Perry PG
52 Don Reid PF
26 James Robinson PG
3 Monty Williams SF

at what Tracy McGrady had to play with in Orlando. It's a miracle those sorry teams even made the playoffs

 

[CJ]

The Gawd DeClercq

If any of you had NBA2K1 on the Dreamcast you'd know why I'm saying that

 

[gangreen]

were u just not an NBA fan in the late 90s/early 2000s?

IF you were, then this thread would hve never been made because you know the answer.

I was like 11 years old in 2000 so maybe I don't understand fully

but the Late 90s Early 2000 proved you win championships with two superstar players

98- Jordan and Pippen

99 Duncan and Robinson

2000 Shaq and Kobe

Maybe I was too young to understand, but it doesn't make sense that the Raptors drafted McGrady out of Highschool with a top 10 pick and then drafted Carter with a top 10 pick why not fight hard to keep both guys you invested in .

He and Vince played well together and off the court they were best friends.

From what I remember the Raptor coach started Doug Christie at shooting guard and started Carter at the 3 and gave McGrady like 20 minutes and under a game. McGrady was developing quite nicely in his last season with the raptors.

I keep on hearing that McGrady wanted to be the man but playing with Grant Hill who was a superstar at the time what was the difference.

The Raptors should have made sure he felt appreciated and offered him whatever to insure that he stays.

 

[CJ]

The Raptors should have made sure he felt appreciated and offered him whatever to insure that he stays.

Once again, they did, along with Chicago.

It did not matter..

 

[Brehmington Steele]

I met Grant Hill when he had to do one of those "go to a school & read clifford the big red dog to an auditorium of kids" things, mom was a teacher at the school. He was there in all grey sweatpants / sweater & that fukking ankle boot. Least he could do with the contract he got. should have had to do it for every school in the county.

why we signed him while he was on crutches

nice guy though

 

[Recca Gatsby]

fukk that, what I wanna know is why Logo didn't pull the trigger on a T-Mac deal before Orlando. Coulda tossed them nikkaz Glen Rice/Rick Fox and had Kobe and T-Mac on the perimeter with the Diesel inside and Phil on the sidelines.

We needed Fox's defense BIG TIME dog

 

[Cynical Thoughts]

Thought it had more to do with the coach of the Raptors at the time.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Thought it had more to do with the coach of the Raptors at the time.

It did. Butch Carter and Tracy McGrady never got along in Toronto that's a huge reason why T-Mac left to Orlando

 

[Miggs]

Thought it had more to do with the coach of the Raptors at the time.

Yep Butch Carter wasnt giving him starters minutes and he didnt want to be in Vince's shadows...

 

[Guess Who]

The Raptors organization fukked up with how they treated him. First Darrell Walker, his first coach, said he would never amount to anything in the NBA and had to be forced to play him by management. Then Butch Carter didn't want to play him extended minutes despite the fact that he was beasting in the second half of his last season here.

The organization fukked up more than anything.

 

[HiphopRelated]

That year Houston went to the 2nd round while he said some shyt knocking their chances had to cripple his spirit worse than his back

 

[Ohene]

He was a free agent. They did a sign and trade deal with Orlando.

yea, this thread has me baffled

 

[Mindfield333]

Dudes On Here Still Act Like McGrady Is Legend Huh? Hilarious lol

He is.

Dude just wasnt lucky enough to get drafted/traded to one of those storied franchises(besides being a rocket) with a hall of fame coach and win rings

his numbers dont lie

Tracy McGrady NBA & ABA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com

he beasted for at least 7 years straight

 

[Cynical Thoughts]

Yep Butch Carter wasnt giving him starters minutes and he didnt want to be in Vince's shadows...

It did. Butch Carter and Tracy McGrady never got along in Toronto that's a huge reason why T-Mac left to Orlando

Butch carter.... I thought Lenny Wilkens wanted him to be a defensive stopper/off the bench and Tracy wasn't having that. I thought tmac took that as a big slap in the face cause not only did mcgrady see himself as a starter but as a superstar.

Edit: butch carter was the coach. I hardly remember them funding though. Maybe it was butch carter I'm remembering that felt like tmac wasn't a superstar.

 

[-InFeRnO-]

because he wanted out so he could get his

can't say we didn't mishandle him though