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Source: Tracy McGrady Being Shopped

Found June 16, 2009 on SLAM Online:
PLAYERS: Tracy McGrady,  Luis Scola,  Ron Artest
TEAMS: Houston Rockets

Will Rockets fans miss the most important trade of the decade? It could definitely go under the radar.H-Town shipped both its 2009 draft picks (to bring in Luis Scola and Ron Artest), leaving most Rockets fans without incentive to follow the NBA’s annual rite of passage. It’s no small secret, though, that the team would like to get rid of Tracy McGrady, and June 25 could be as good of time as any to make it happen.Could they dish him to another area code when supporters have their collective heads turned? Draft Express has heard murmurs:Houston also seems to be very active in trade talk, particularly in trying to move Tracy McGrady we’re told. McGrady will be out for the first 20-30 games of the regular season, but there is some thought that he might be able to help a playoff team down the stretch, particularly since he’s in a contract year.It’s tough to see how many teams would be able to absorb the $20+ million he’s owed next season. The New York Knicks might be one of them. Houst...
Original Story: http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/...
5 Comments:
  • Sad to see him leave the Rockets, but they have to deal him while he's still got some value.
    by BowlBound   June 16, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • T-Mac hasn't played a full season since the 4th grade. I can't really see any team trading for his services for just 1 year, especially given his injury history. There is no telling when he will be back, or what kind of player he will be when he does.
    by speedwell   June 16, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • It's hard to pick which team would trade for McGrady when he has one year left and is set to make some 20 million dollars. Hmm, which team is stupid enough to trade for him? Grizzlies? Clippers? Hawks? Thunder? Clippers, oh wait said them already.
    by TheGSF   June 16, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Understandable they want to dish him, seeing as the Rockets finally survived some post-season play while he was on the bench. Finding a team that will take him for $20 mil? May be tough... especially with the free agent class of 2010, that kind of money will be spent carefully.
    by MaddyBee   June 17, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Tracy McGrady needs to be drinking his milk and get some calcium in his bones, BECAUSE HE IS ALWAYS INJURED!! it's about time he's traded. The rockets should dish yao ming too, since he seems to stay unhealthy also!
    by jasminefaronbi   June 18, 2009   Reply   Options  
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