Tracy McGrady

McGrady said Orlando should have given Tim Duncan whatever he wanted, including letting his wife fly on the team plane.

“Let his wife fly the plane. You should have bought him the plane”

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McGrady confirmed he withdrew cash after his Adidas deal and jumped into it on his bed.

“I had it in the bags, and then I put it on my bed and just – was looking at it, and I just jumped in it, bro”

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McGrady recounted being the last player selected to the ABCD camp that launched his career.

“Out of all the players that was there, I was the last one selected because no one knew who I was”

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McGrady picked the Portland Trail Blazers as a surging team to watch next season.

“I like Portland next year to be a team that we'll be talking about”

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McGrady defended Jaylen Brown calling this his best season because he finally got to lead the Celtics.

“Everyone wants the opportunity to be the man at one time in their career. He got that opportunity this year”

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McGrady said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander manipulates officiating as James Harden did, which he dislikes but accepts.

“I think SGA has manipulated the game the same way James Harden manipulated the game”

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McGrady named the Knicks as the East team best suited to match up with the Thunder in the Finals.

“But I think in terms of their toughness, how they play, how they're built, the dogs they have over there, the skill set, I think they can match up with them”

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McGrady argued San Antonio is the only team with the depth to match Oklahoma City, though he doubted they could sustain it.

“I think San Antonio has the personnel. They have the depth to match up with OKC”

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McGrady said the element of his league he values most is creating team ownership for Black men.

“I love most about this is I created ownership for guys that look like myself”

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