Tracy McGrady On What A Big 3 Of Himself, Tim Duncan, And Grant Hill Could Have Accomplished In Orlando: "Come On Bro, You Already Know That's Championships."

NBA history is full of countless what-ifs. What if David Stern hadn't nixed Chris Paul's trade to the Lakers? What if Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant didn't break up? We can go on and on with these. One of the biggest ones which could have completely changed modern NBA history but isn't talked about nearly as much as the other two mentioned before is what if Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady had teamed up in Orlando?

The Magic had fallen off the map after Shaquille O'Neal's departure in 1996, and they wanted to make a splash by bringing in 3 big guns in 2000, namely Duncan, Hill, and McGrady. While they managed to land Hill and McGrady, Duncan would ultimately back out in the end. It was rumored that the reason for it was coach Doc Rivers being unwilling to let wives or girlfriends of the players travel on team planes, but Rivers disputed that notion . He claimed that Duncan changed his mind about joining the Magic after having a conversation with Gregg Popovich.

Whatever the case, the Magic's big plan was ruined, and it was only going to get worse from then on out. Hill would be hampered by ankle issues throughout his time with the team and was a shell of the player he once was in Detroit. McGrady's ascension to stardom helped them get to the playoffs, but he alone could only do so much. What could have been a dynasty ended up being a disappointment in many ways, and McGrady was recently asked on the Alex Kennedy Podcast about what might have been if that Big 3 had formed in Orlando?

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