Where Is McGrady Off To Now?

[Daniel28]

If Tracy McGrady is leaving the Orlando Magic, which it is looking like he will be, where will he go? and if you feel like answering, what will orlando get in return from this team?

I have just read an article saying that he haas told orlando he wants out and that the houston rockets, indiana pacers and Phoenix Suns are interested. Does anyone have anymore information?

 

[mattyc2422]

The Orlando Magic lost one superstar eight years ago when Shaquille O'Neal left via free agency. Now they may trade away another one.

Tracy McGrady, who can become a free agent next year, informed the Magic on Friday that he does not want to re-sign with the club, league sources told the Orlando Sentinel.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1824663

I'm thinking Suns...

 

[Andrew Bogut]

As long as it's not Seattle, i'm happy.

 

[thehardaway]

I'd prefer if it wasn't the Suns

 

[Borgsta]

I think he will end up at indi.

 

[apollo_creed]

Originally posted by thehardaway
I'd prefer if it wasn't the Suns

Why's that? He's the type of player we've been crying for.

T-Mac
Amare and
The Matrix has a nice ring to it.

 

[thehardaway]

You would be crazy to think we could get McGrady without giving up Matrix or Amare

 

[Mike33]

Originally posted by thehardaway
You would be crazy to think we could get McGrady without giving up Matrix or Amare

Yeah, the offer i heard was Marion, Johnson and Voskhul...

 

[tige19]

Originally posted by Mike33
Yeah, the offer i heard was Marion, Johnson and Voskhul...

Done ill take that anyday of the week!!! I think if the Suns where to Offer that to Orlando it would be sold straight away, that with the number 1 pick Magic could make massive improvments next season.
Silly Silly Suns if thats the case.

cheers

 

[Portmanteau]

The deal I have seen reported most is Marion, Casey Jacobsen, Jake Voshkuhl and the rights to Vujanic. Previously, the #7 pick was tagged onto that deal... but TMac's announcement weakens Orlando's trade position a bit. I don't know what to think of this deal... Phoenix's trio of young guns worked well in the last part of the season. They certainly wouldn't want McGrady taking touches away from Amare.

Personally, I think he'll end up in Indiana or Houston. Indiana has the depth to outbid everyone else, and still maintain a championship-calibre squad. Houston can give Orlando a 40-point backcourt and any amount of future firsts that the Magic would want. Problem is, is Franchise/Mobley/Okafor in the East better than Franchise/Mobley/Yao in the West?

My money is on Indiana.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by apollo_creed

T-Mac
Amare and
The Matrix has a nice ring to it.

What, you expect to get McGrady for Casey Jacobsen and Maciej Lampe?

 

[Dingster]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
What, you expect to get McGrady for Casey Jacobsen and Maciej Lampe?

I was offered Lampe for JWill the other week, so that looks about right.

 

[thehardaway]

Originally posted by Dingster
I was offered Lampe for JWill the other week, so that looks about right.

I thought you'd learnt not to trade with jod

 

[Showbag]

ESPN's Jim Gray reports that the Rockets and Magic have finalized a deal to send Tracy McGrady to Houston -- provided none of the other principal names in the multi-player trade are selected in Tuesday's expansion draft.

The trade also includes Juwan Howard to Houston, while Orlando will get Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato in return. Of those five players, McGrady and Francis are protected and cannot be drafted by the Bobcats. If Charlotte passes on Howard, Mobley and Cato, then the deal is done, Gray reports.

To make the trade work financially under the salary-cap rules, it's believed the Magic also will send Tyronn Lue and Andrew DeClercq to Houston.

Jeff Fried, Francis' agent, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday that Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson told him the trade was not complete but was close.

"I spoke to Carroll and it was not a done deal," Fried told the paper. "It's close. It's subject to a few contingencies."

In the expansion draft (Tuesday, 7 ET), the Bobcats will select 14 players from existing NBA rosters. Few of those players are expected to wind up on Charlotte's opening-night roster. Charlotte could make several side deals with teams to avoid drafting specific players.

McGrady can opt out of his seven-year, $93 million contract after next season, and has said he will exercise that option unless Orlando improves dramatically from the 21-61 record this past season. But the Magic have vowed to trade him, rather than letting the four-time All Star leave without any compensation -- like Shaquille O'Neal did eight years ago when he signed with the Lakers as a free agent.

Since McGrady's declaration, trade rumors involving the NBA's leading scorer have been flying, although the Magic have denied that any trades are on the horizon.

In fact, Orlando general manager John Weisbrod said Saturday that the club is still in contract discussions with McGrady.

"I certainly will not confirm that T-Mac is going to be traded," Weisbrod said. "I'm going to continue to say on T-Mac what I have said for the last month, which is that Arn [Tellem, McGrady's agent] and I are in discussions."

McGrady told the Orlando Sentinel on Saturday that he could not discuss the situation "until it's official ... after the draft."

Added McGrady: "I can't let my tricks out of the bag. I don't have any comment."

Francis, who has a $75 million contract, has told the Rockets that he does not want to be traded to Orlando. The Magic had the NBA's worst record last season while the Rockets made the playoffs. But Gray reports that Francis has no veto power and that the deal does not hinge on his approval.

"I thought we were really building something, something very good in Houston," Francis said. "Obviously that's not the direction they want to go. I still think we could be a very good team.

"I'm not crying. Like I told you before, I know this is a business. Things like that happen. I'm not mad. I'm not upset. This is what they're trying to do. But like I said, I still think we could be something."

Francis wouldn't comment about the possibility of going to the Magic.

Fried told the newspaper that Francis wasn't happy about the prospects of playing for the Magic in a rebuilding situation.

"Steve's preference is to not go to Orlando," Fried said. "Steve's tasted the playoffs. (The Rockets) got a series under their belts. He was looking forward to going further with the same Rockets team but with another year of experience together. This is certainly not his preference. He loves Houston."

Francis has averaged 19.3 points, 6.4 assists and 6.1 rebounds in five seasons with the Rockets.

McGrady led the NBA in scoring the past two seasons, averaging 28 points per game last season.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by Showbag
Francis, who has a $75 million contract, has told the Rockets that he does not want to be traded to Orlando.

Fried told the newspaper that Francis wasn't happy about the prospects of playing for the Magic in a rebuilding situation.

"Steve's preference is to not go to Orlando," Fried said.

Deja Vu anyone?

 

[Portmanteau]

...and/or karma.

 

[Borgsta]

Originally posted by mattyc2422
Deja Vu anyone?

how so?

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by Borgsta
how so?

I'm thinking Vancouver, when Steve was drafted and didn't wanna play for the Grizz.

 

[Borgsta]

arigatou

 

[Borgsta]

apparently Francis has said if he goes to Orlando he will demand a trade straight away. Also said he wants to play with Shaq in Orlando, but that is impossible under the salary cap.

 

[jod23]

Its a done deal if the expansion draft goes to plan tonight. T-Mac and Yao....im drooling at that prospect!

 

[Dingster]

Originally posted by jod23
Its a done deal if the expansion draft goes to plan tonight. T-Mac and Yao....im drooling at that prospect!

Would be an interesting one considering Houston had a battle to run the offense through Yao as it was. T-Mac...Me, Myself and Irene.

 

[jod23]

Originally posted by Dingster
Would be an interesting one considering Houston had a battle to run the offense through Yao as it was. T-Mac...Me, Myself and Irene.

Very true. It will be interesting. A guy like Yao Ming, you simply have to run the offence through him. But it could be different with T-Mac. Francis and Mobley were good scorers but not great, which is why it was warranted to go through Yao.

But T-Mac is the best scorer in the league so obviously he wants the offence run through him. Hopefully for Houston's sake T-Mac will realise that for the team to succeed he has to go through Yao. He will still get his numbers anyway, but will he realise that? I dont know.

 

[Borgsta]

Apparently there are still 7 teams in the mix and the trade is no certainty with Houston. Im still hoping a deal with the Suns can be worked out.

 

[jerry springer]

T-Mac + Jeff Van Gundy =