Offensive Game
Among the five most gifted offensive players of his era. Two scoring titles, 32 PPG peak, and the ability to create unstoppable shots from any position on the floor made him virtually unguardable at his peak.
Career Journey
Toronto Raptors
1997-2000
For a stretch in the mid-2000s, Tracy McGrady was as difficult to guard as anyone in basketball. At 6'8" with a feathery release and long strides, T-Mac could rise over smaller defenders and blow past bigger ones — a scoring package that produced back-to-back league scoring titles in 2003 and 2004 with the Orlando Magic. He earned seven All-Star selections and seven All-NBA honors across stops in Toronto, Orlando, and Houston, where he paired with Yao Ming to keep the Rockets in playoff contention. His '13 points in 33 seconds' game remains shorthand for how quickly he could take one over. Nagging back and knee injuries shortened his prime, but the peak was real enough to carry him into the Hall of Fame's Class of 2017.
Offensive Game
Among the five most gifted offensive players of his era. Two scoring titles, 32 PPG peak, and the ability to create unstoppable shots from any position on the floor made him virtually unguardable at his peak.
Defensive Game
Engaged and capable defender who used his length and athleticism effectively. Not a defensive specialist but not the liability his offensive profile might suggest — he was a legitimate two-way wing at his best.
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic
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T-Mac
Orlando Magic
2000-2004
Houston Rockets
2004-2010
New York Knicks
2010
Detroit Pistons
2010
Atlanta Hawks
2011-2012
San Antonio Spurs
2013
2x NBA Scoring Champion
Led the NBA in scoring in 2002-03 and 2003-04 with the Orlando Magic.
7x All-Star & 7x All-NBA
Selected to seven All-Star teams and seven All-NBA teams between 2001 and 2008.
Hall of Fame (2017)
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017.
Most Improved Player (2001)
Won the award after breaking out following his move from Toronto to Orlando.
Intangibles
Deeply intelligent offensive processor who understood angles, leverage, and timing with a precision that elevated his scoring beyond raw athleticism. The 13-points-in-35-seconds game was not luck — it was planned execution at maximum speed.
Personal Life & Family
Partner
CleRenda Harris McGrady
Children (4)
Parents & Siblings
Off the Court
Tracy McGrady Foundation — youth education and basketball programs in Florida
Community programs in Bartow, Florida, his hometown
Did You Know?
McGrady's 13 points in the final 35 seconds against San Antonio in December 2004 — three three-pointers and a four-point play — is arguably the greatest individual scoring burst in regulation play in NBA history.
He is the cousin of Vince Carter, with whom he played in Toronto for one season before both reached their individual peaks with different franchises.
McGrady was drafted directly from high school in 1997 — part of a generation of prep-to-pro players whose success and failure simultaneously transformed and complicated the NBA's approach to age and development.
He briefly attempted a professional baseball career after his NBA playing days, signing with the Sugarland Skeeters in 2013 and pitching in an independent league game — a genuine athletic diversification that few took seriously until he actually threw pitches.
Career Honors
7x NBA All-Star (2001-2007)
2x NBA scoring champion (2003, 2004)
NBA All-NBA First Team (2003)
NBA All-NBA Second Team (2002, 2004)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2017)
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