Basketball News:Houston agrees to trade McGrady
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Is Tracy McGrady going to be one of those players? You know the type that have all the talent, but don’t seem to have the ability to make the team better almost to the point that their play takes away from the
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Is Tracy McGrady going to be one of those players? You know the type that have all the talent, but don’t seem to have the ability to make the team better almost to the point that their play takes away from the team? Hope not, really hope not.
We have discussed Tracy McGrady leaving the team, “McGrady leaves the Rockets”, now the situation has deteriorated from there.
Houston has agreed to requests from Tracy McGrady’s agent to trade him away. A few years ago Tracy McGrady was a premier player with tons of trade value. Now everyone wonders if he can still play.
McGrady had averaged just under eight minutes in six appearances after missing the first 23 games of the season while recovering from microfracture surgery on his left knee. He is expected to return to Chicago and work out with trainer Tim Grover.
Yahoo! Sports first reported Monday morning that McGrady was expected to leave the team.
A source with knowledge of Monday’s talks said the Rockets would have allowed McGrady to stay, but the guard thought he’d be too much of a distraction to the team.
McGrady is making a league-high million in the final year of his contract, and won’t be easy to trade given his large salary and how little teams have seen him play this season. Rival teams say the Rockets are willing to take back long-term money for the right trade with McGrady, but no deal appears imminent. Talks could pick up closer to the trade deadline in February when cost-cutting franchises may be more attracted to McGrady’s expiring contract.
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This is Tracy McGrady’s 13th season and that is a long career in the NBA. Add to this the fact that he only played 35 games last year due to injury and only 6 games so far this year due to injury. Does that make him both old and injury prone?
It is a sad day as Tracy McGrady will be traded by the Rockets
McGrady is making a league-high million in the final year of his contract, and won’t be easy to trade given his large salary and how little teams have seen him play this season. Rival teams say the Rockets are willing to take back long-term money for the right trade with McGrady, but no deal appears imminent. Talks could pick up closer to the trade deadline in February when cost-cutting franchises may be more attracted to McGrady’s expiring contract.
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A few years ago my Detroit Pistons wanted Tracy McGrady, but with his extreme contract that now seems unlikely to happen. We will have to watch and wait to see what teams can even begin to put a deal together that makes any sense.
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