Tracy McGrady was one of the most entertaining NBA players to ever lace up a pair of sneakers. McGrady was drafted right out of high school straight into the pros without going to college. The three teams he is know for being on was the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, and the Houston Rockets. He was a seven-time all-star and two-time league scoring champion who dazzled fans with his scoring, dunking, and ball handling skills.
What made McGrady entertaining was playing well against Michael Jordan, having great ball handling skills, scoring 62 points in a game, showing spectacular teamwork with Vince Carter, an overtime Christmas day game against LeBron James, participating in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest, having 46 points in a playoff game, his alley oop off the backboard in the 2002 All-Star game, a slam dunk on giant Shawn Bradley, and scoring 13 points in a 35 second span.
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10.Played well against Michael Jordan
He played well against the great Michael Jordan. Even though it was during Jordan’s Washington Wizards tenure, McGrady made it clear he was one of the top players in the league at that point in time.
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9. He had a great ball handling skills
McGrady had one of the best handles a player could ask for. Crossing over the likes of Tim Duncan was something to remember in the 2003 All-Star game.
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8. He scored 62 Points in a game
His ability to score at will was something to marvel at. Scoring 62 points in an NBA game is very rare. McGrady was a two time scoring champion, so scoring became strength of his. He could shoot from the inside and outside.
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7. His spectacular teamwork with Vince Carter
This play symbolizes the kind of chemistry Carter and McGrady had. A well-known fact is the two players are second cousins, so McGrady passing the ball to Carter was a family thing. Also, knowing the fans came to see Carter’s dunks showed his unselfishness at the time.
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6. Overtime Christmas Day game against LeBron James
McGrady had a classic match up with rookie sensation LeBron James. It was an overtime game on Christmas day that McGrady’s Orlando Magic team won. McGrady had many highlights in this game.
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5. Participating in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest
Even though his cousin Vince Carter won the contest, McGrady was very entertaining to watch in the 2000 Dunk Contest. His skills and leaping ability was on full display.
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4. 46 point Playoff Performance
This was one of McGrady’s career highlights. He scored 46 points in a playoff game against the Detroit Pistons in 2003. He made it clear that he was willing to do whatever it took to win in the playoffs.
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3. Alley Oop off the backboard in the 2002 All-Star game
This play is one of McGrady’s signature moves, which is the alley oop off the glass dunk in the 2002 All-Star game. What he made famous was throwing the ball off the backboard and then dunking it by his self. Not a teammate throwing it but him a lone. He made it cool for players to try it out in a game situation not just street ball.
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2. T-Mac Dunks on Shawn Bradley
This posturizing dunk is one of McGrady’s best in game dunks he ever had. In a playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks, he dunked over seven-foot six-inch player Shawn Bradley. It was unheard of what he did by dunking over the giant Bradley.
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1. Scored 13 Points in 35 Seconds
The shooting touch T-Mac showed was something one of a kind. He scored 13 points in 35 seconds against the San Antonio Spurs. The game was about to be over and his Houston Rockets team was about to loose. McGrady had a different idea in mind, which was winning.