Why Did The Raptors Trade Tracy McGrady Back in 2000

[gangreen]

Just thinking back on it, That had to have been the worst trades in Raptor History or Maybe ever in the NBA .

As soon as McGrady left, he became a superstar in Orlando. It is not like he and Carter payed the same position as well. Carter as the 2 and McGrady at the 3.

They had the potential to have been a deadly combination for years. That would have been Jordan and Pippen 2.0 with less defense but (they could have learned that with the right coaching)

Thinking back on it, They would have run the Eastern Conference for years. Since they were both young at the time. McGrady was 21 and Carter was 23.

Phil Jackson maybe would have brought his triangle offense there instead of the Lakers.

Put the right guys around those two like you did with the Bulls, Spurs and Lakers and forget about it. (With both McGrady and Carter often drawing double teams, the Raptors would have needed a bunch of three-point shooters who could stretch the defense).

Each player's individual legacy now has been because each individual hasn't done much at all in the playoffs. McGrady who is playing in China now has never played past the first round and Carter reached the Conference Finals just once, which was with Orlando is now a veteran journeyman coming off the bench.



The Toronto Raptors

 

[Richboi804]

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

They should've traded Vince instead

 

[Diyhai]

McGrady asked for the trade
he wanted to shine on his own
he was gonna leave
he wanted his own team and didnt wanna be under Vince who was better at the time
Raptors aint wanna break that team up but tracy was hard headed and dumb

 

[Brady-Carter]

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

 

[Ready2Rhyme]

The Raptors DID fukkup - By centering their hype-machine around Vince. Their marketing dept. went nuts with the "Vinsanity" and "Air Canada" shyt. This is when a lot of insiders were saying T-Mac would end up as the better player. At least I was.

Raps did offer T-Mac a max deal when the summer came around but by then it was meaningless. T-Mac told me he'd rather play second-fiddle superstar in sunny Orlando, which is also his HOMETOWN, then be #2 in Toronto. Postgame/practice he really hated putting on his winter jacket after the sauna and the hot tub.

 

[ThaBronxBully]

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

 

[MikelArteta]

why did the cavs trade lebron to the miami?

 

[MikelArteta]

McGrady asked for the trade
he wanted to shine on his own
he was gonna leave
he wanted his own team and didnt wanna be under Vince who was better at the time
Raptors aint wanna break that team up but tracy was hard headed and dumb

mcgrady didnt ask for the trade, he was going to orlando regardless

yes he was going to leave, he wanted to be the man and could not playing second fiddle to vince.

the raps did what the cavs did - traded lebron to miami, what detroit did traded grant hill to orlando for ben wallace

mcgrady left and then years later he admitted like damon stoudamire that they made mistakes all well"

 

[Diyhai]

mcgrady didnt ask for the trade, he was going to orlando regardless

yes he was going to leave, he wanted to be the man and could not playing second fiddle to vince.

the raps did what the cavs did - traded lebron to miami, what detroit did traded grant hill to orlando for ben wallace

mcgrady left and then years later he admitted like damon stoudamire that they made mistakes all well"

he asked for the trade
sign and trade to get his bread

 

[Tic Tac T O]

He didn't want to be in Vince's shadow and wanted to be the man in his hometown. The Raptors organization has done some dumb shyt but the credit goes to Tracy for this. We knew what we had, but I guess he felt he could do better with Grant Hill and Tim Duncan if I remember correct. Tim stayed in SA, and we all know Grants history.

 

[DStyles]

Both these dudes were never even worthy enough to lead a team to the promise land.

TMac had Yao in Houston and Vince got traded to a Nets team with JKidd and an up and coming Richard Jefferson when the EC was weak with only the Pistons as a threat... until Shaq went to Miami.

 

[malbaker86]

If only Tim Duncan would of signed w/Orlando too. My how the course of the 2000's would of been WAAAAAY different (obviously)

 

[El Bombi]

Nobody want to play in Toronto.

Ask:

Damon Stoudamire
Vince Carter
T-Mac
Chris Bosh

Toronto will never keep a superstar player.

 

[Da_Eggman]

If only Tim Duncan would of signed w/Orlando too. My how the course of the 2000's would of been WAAAAAY different (obviously)