• Tracy McGrady
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  • Guard - Forward
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2008-09 Statistics

PPG
15.6
RPG
4.40
APG
5.0
EFF
+ 15.26
Born: May 24, 1979
Height: 6-8 /  2,03
Weight: 223  lbs. / 101,2  kg.
High School: Mount Zion Christian Acad. HS (NC)
Years Pro: 12

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Background

In 2006-2007

Earned All-NBA Second Team at guard in his third campaign with Houston … averaged 24.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and a career-best 6.5 assists in 71 games (71 starts) … ranked T-10th in the NBA in scoring average and 12th in assists per game … recorded 30 or more points in 23 games (Rockets record: 19-4), including three 40-point performances … had 15 double-doubles and 11 10-plus assist performances … named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Apr. 9-15 … voted a starter to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (1,942,796 votes: second among West guards and fifth overall) … helped Rockets to a 20-12 record over the 32 games Yao Ming was out with a right leg fracture (12/26/06-3/3/07), notching 15 30-point outings and four double-digit assist games during Yao’s absence … ranked fourth in NBA in scoring (29.9) and 13th in assists (7.1) during Jan. … was also sixth in NBA in both scoring (24.2) and assists (7.4) in Mar. … on the inactive list for 10 games: seven with back spasms (12/12/06-12/23/06), one to a sore lower back (1/17/07), one to flu-like symptoms (2/26/07) and one due to a stiff lower back (4/6/07) … also DND (rest) at Utah (4/18/07) … posted a season-best 12 boards (all defensive) vs. Washington (11/22/06), matching his career high for defensive rebounds … equaled his career best with 13 assists vs. Memphis (11/25/06), marking fifth time in career to record 13 helpers in a game and his first time with Houston … second rebound at Minnesota (12/6/06) was the 4,000th of his career … surpassed the 14,000-point plateau with 31 points vs. Atlanta (12/29/06), becoming the third youngest player in NBA history to reach 14,000 points and 4,000 rebounds in a career (27 years and 219 days old) … scored 38 points behind a season-high five 3-pointers (5-8 3FG) vs. Memphis (12/31/06) … added 31 points vs. Seattle (1/3/07), 44 points vs. Utah (1/5/07) and 31 points at Minnesota (1/7/07) … posted 25 of his 31 points in the second half at Chicago (1/8/07) to extend his streak of 30-plus point performances to six straight games, which marked his longest such streak with the Rockets (tied for second longest in team history) … recorded 29 of his season-high 45 points (17-29 FG) over the first two quarters at Dallas (1/16/07), which marked the best scoring half for the Rockets in 2006-07 … registered a team-leading 11 assists and eight points in a 153-132 win by the West in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (2/18/07) … nabbed a season-high four steals vs. Milwaukee (3/26/07) … was 15-of-16 from the line at the L.A. Lakers (3/30/07), which marked his second time to score 15 points off free throws with Houston (other: 15-18 FT on 2/25/07 at Orlando) … finished with 40 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds at Sacramento (4/8/07), marking just the third time in his career to post at least 40 points and 10 assists in a game (first two with Orlando) … posted 39 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists vs. Phoenix (4/16/07), becoming the first player in Rockets history to ever reach all three of those statistical levels in one game.

In the NBA

Holds career averages of 22.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.36 steals and 1.02 blocks in 683 games (543 starts) with Toronto, Orlando and Houston … two-time NBA scoring champion (32.1 in 2002-03, 28.0 in 2003-04) … named All-NBA First Team twice (2002, 2003), All-NBA Second Team three times (2001, 2004, 2007) and All-NBA Third Team once (2005) … earned NBA Most Improved Player (2001) … seven-time NBA All-Star selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), averaging 17.1 points in his seven NBA All-Star Games (six starts) … named the NBA’s Conference Player of the Week 10 times and Player of the Month four times … still stands as Orlando’s all-time leader in scoring average (28.1 points in 295 games) … possesses 41 career 40-point games and 11 with the Rockets, which ranks fourth on Houston’s “40-Point Club” list … joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Moses Malone and Elvin Hayes as the only players in Rockets history to have five or more consecutive 30-point games … owns two career triple-doubles (22 points, 11 assists, 11 rebounds on 2/23/02 vs. Philadelphia and 46 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds on 2/23/03 at New Jersey). 2005-2006: In his second season with the Rockets, averaged a team-high 24.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.26 steals in 47 games (47 starts) … reached 20 points 32 times, which included a team-best 14 30-point games and a pair of 40-point performances … added six double-doubles on the season … missed 34 games due to injury (11/5/05-11/10/05 with strained back; 11/20/05-11/26/05 with strained back; 1/10/06-1/18/06 with back spasms; 3/7/06 with sore back; 3/12/06-4/19/06 with back injury) and one game (NWT) due to a family emergency (2/24/06) … overall, the Rockets were 7-28 in games without him in 2005-06, averaging 93.1 points per game in the 47 outings he played and 86.1 in the 35 games he was out … notched 30 of his 35 points at New Jersey (11/12/05) in the second half, including 20 of Houston’s 29 points in the fourth quarter … grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Detroit (11/18/05) … recorded 34 points at Seattle (12/15/05), while matching his most 3-pointers made (6) as a member of the Rockets … scored on a driving layup with 0.3 seconds left to lift the Rockets to a 76-74 win at the L.A. Lakers (12/18/05) … recorded a season-best 11 assists vs. Toronto (12/21/05) … registered 37 points at Toronto (1/6/06), marking his fifth consecutive game in which he scored at least 30 points … scored a season-high 43 points at Detroit (1/22/06) and followed with 41 points at Milwaukee (1/23/06), marking the first time a Rockets player reached 40 points in back-to-back nights since Malone (43 on 2/26/82 vs. Golden State and 44 on 2/27/82 at Dallas) … recorded 37 points (4-15 3FG) and 12 rebounds vs. Miami (1/29/06), while equaling the second most 3-point attempts in Rockets history … ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring average (31.5) during Jan. … scored the fourth most points in All-Star Game history with a game-high 36 points for the West in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game (2/19/06) … led all Western Conference forwards in votes (1,818,932) and was sixth overall in All-Star Balloting … also participated with NBA legend Clyde Drexler and Houston Comets All-Star Sheryl Swoopes in the RadioShack Shooting Stars Challenge on All-Star Saturday Night … received an injection (3/15/06) to relieve swelling in the area of his back where he fell during the game vs. Portland (3/5/06), missing the final 20 games of the season. 2004-2005: Named to All-NBA Third Team at forward … averaged a team-leading 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and a career-high 1.73 steals in his first season with Houston … marked his fifth straight season to score over 25 points per game … became the first player in Rockets history to reach 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a season, joining Olajuwon, Malone and Hayes with the only 2,000-point seasons in franchise history … posted the highest scoring average by a Rockets newcomer since Hayes with San Diego (1968-69) … scored a Rockets individual season-high 48 points at Dallas (12/2/04), marking one of his six 40-point efforts … reached 30 points 25 times (Rockets record: 22-3) … among NBA leaders, ranked sixth in scoring average, seventh in steals per game and T-18th in assists per game … named Western Conference Player of the Week for weeks ending Jan. 16, Feb. 6, Mar. 13 and Apr. 17, becoming the first player in Rockets history to earn that recognition four times in a single season … hit game-winning shots vs. Philadelphia (12/14/04) and San Antonio (12/9/04), scoring 13 points in the final 35 seconds against the Spurs … scored his 12,000th career point vs. Boston (3/18/05), becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history to reach this mark behind Kobe Bryant … started for the West in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game after leading all guards in All-Star Balloting. 2003-2004: Led the NBA in scoring average for the second straight season, posting 28.0 points per game with Orlando … became the third-youngest player in NBA history to claim multiple scoring titles, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain and Bob McAdoo … became the ninth player in NBA history to win consecutive scoring crowns … named All-NBA Second-Team … set a career high with a Magic franchise-record and NBA individual season-high 62 points vs. Washington (3/10/04). 2002-2003: Topped the NBA with a career-high 32.1 points per game with Orlando … earned First-Team All-NBA recognition and finished fourth in NBA MVP voting for a second straight season … became the youngest NBA player to average 30 points since McAdoo (1974-75). 2001-2002: Earned All-NBA First Team after averaging 25.6 points, a career-high 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.57 steals with the Magic … ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring average. 2000-2001: Earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player award and Second-Team All-NBA recognition after averaging 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in his first season in Orlando … finished seventh in the NBA in scoring average, recording the highest average in NBA history for a player 21 years or younger. 1999-2000: Averaged 15.4 points and a career-high 1.91 blocks in his final season with Toronto. 1998-1999: Averaged 9.3 points with the Raptors. 1997-1998: Averaged 7.0 points as an 18-year-old rookie with Toronto.

In the Playoffs

Holds career postseason averages of 28.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.31 steals and 1.16 blocks in 32 postseason games (32 starts) with Toronto, Orlando and Houston … stands as the all-time leader in postseason scoring average for both Orlando (32.0) and Houston (28.0) … owns 13 career 30-point performances in the playoffs and nine postseason double-doubles. 2007: In his sixth postseason and second with the Rockets, averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 assists and 5.9 rebounds in seven games (seven starts) … recorded 31 points (12-14 FT) and 10 rebounds in Game Two vs. Utah (4/23/07) … scored 26 points and set a playoff career best with 16 assists in Game Five vs. Utah (4/30/07) … posted 26 points and 10 boards in Game Six at Utah (5/3/07) … registered 29 points and 13 assists in Game Seven vs. Utah (5/5/07). 2005: Averaged 30-plus points for a fourth time in his playoff career with a team-high 30.7 points for Houston … posted a playoff-career-high 7.4 rebounds per game … scored 37 points in a Game Six win vs. Dallas (5/5/05), helping the Rockets force a decisive Game Seven. 2003: Averaged 31.7 points with Orlando … scored a Magic playoff-record and playoff-career-high 46 points at Detroit (4/23/03). 2002: For the second consecutive year, led the NBA in playoff scoring by averaging 30.8 points for the Magic in the postseason. 2001: Led the NBA in playoff scoring average with a playoff-career-high 33.8 points per game … averaged a playoff-career-high 8.3 assists with the Magic. 2000: Averaged 16.7 points and 7.0 rebounds with Toronto.

In Transactions

Drafted by Toronto in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft … traded to Orlando on Aug. 3, 2000, for a future first-round draft pick … traded with Juwan Howard, Reece Gaines and Tyronn Lue to Houston on June 29, 2004, for Steve Francis, Kelvin Cato and Cuttino Mobley … signed an extension with Houston on Nov. 1, 2004.

Personal

  • Full name is Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr.
  • He and his wife, CleRenda, have a daughter, Layla Clarice, and a son, Laymen Lamar
  • Named USA Today High School Player of the Year as a senior at Mt. Zion Christian Academy
  • Cousin of NBA All-Star Vince Carter
  • Voted “Favorite Athlete” in a Sports Illustrated For Kids poll
  • Honored as one of the “Good Guys in Sports” by The Sporting News
  • Considered attending Kentucky or Florida State before opting to declare himself for the 1997 NBA Draft
  • Befriended Iran Brown, the youngest victim of the Washington-area sniper shootings
  • Participates in the Make-A-Wish program. Hosted one young child to spend a day with him at his house as a part of ESPN’s “My Wish Series,” where children with life-threatening illnesses are given their wish to spend a day with their favorite sports superstar
  • Has hosted a military family during All-Star Weekend
  • continues charitable efforts through his Tracy McGrady Foundation
  • Annually hosts the T-Mac Celebrity Softball Game, which has helped raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston, as well as for renovation of technology areas and new libraries for students at Betsy Ross and Kashmere Gardens Elementary Schools in Houston
  • Hosts the T-Mac Approach Basketball Camp
  • Purchases tickets to every Rockets home game for disadvantaged youth
  • Was one of the NBA superstars to participate in the Hurricane Katrina Relief Charity All-Star Game (9/11/05)
  • Made a humanitarian journey to the refugee camps in Chad, Africa, living among Darfur’s displaced people in hopes of spreading word about their plight and inspiring others to join the cause
  • Featured in the Mike Jones music video “Flossin”
  • Chosen to be on the cover of the NBA Live ‘07 video game.


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