Sometimes, conversations about the NBA’s all-time greatest players can get too toxic or chaotic. Fortunately, former Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady set the record straight on haters who continue to say that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant isn’t top five all-time player.
In a post on his Instagram today, NBA legend Tracy McGrady came to the defense of his old friend and NBA competitor, Kobe Bryant. As he argued why Bryant is a top 5 NBA player ever, he explained why playing with Shaq should not be held against him.
Tracy McGrady recently crafted the perfect NBA player by combining the skills of various basketball legends. Notably, McGrady opted to exclude Michael Jordan from his creation, instead focusing on the attributes of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, among others.
Shaquille O'Neal became the first player to get a jersey retired by the Orlando Magic earlier this year on February 13. There has been talk of Dwight Howard needing to be the next one to get that honor, but O'Neal disagrees.
Tracy McGrady revealed his top five current players in the league. McGrady's list includes some of the most dominant and impactful players in today's NBA landscape.
Winning an NBA championship is no easy task, but some were even harder to win than others. Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady thinks the Detroit Pistons' triumph in 2004 was the greatest of the lot, as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, in the NBA Finals.
In the high-stakes world of professional basketball, the pursuit of greatness often collides with the unpredictable nature of injuries. For some NBA players,
In 2023, the Denver Nuggets advanced to and won the NBA championship for the first time in their franchise’s history. Since the 1976-77 season when the Nuggets came over to the NBA as a part of the ABA-NBA merger, the Nuggets have made a lot of great decisions as a franchise that led them to this point.
NBA legend Tracy McGrady believes Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is the best one-on-one forward in the league. McGrady picked Durant over Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Jalen Rose reveals his top five toughest players to guard. From 1994 to 2007, former guard Jalen Rose enjoyed a great career in the NBA. While he was never considered a star back in his day, Rose was always an important rotation player for his team and he crossed paths with many of the game's all-time greatest players.
There was a time in the 2000s when the decade had some of the best isolation scorers. From Kobe Bryant to Carmelo Anthony, some great players could go get a basket any time they wanted.
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?
The 2003-2004 season marked the end of one of the greatest duos in professional basketball history. It would mark the final season that Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant would play together with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Orlando Magic franchise has had some incredible players play for them over the years. The names include multiple Hall of Famers in Shaquille O’Neal, Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady.
There have been plenty of other offensive explosions in NBA history, and they've taken many different forms — some of them, like violent thunderstorms, barely last a minute or two. But like those storms, they certainly leave their mark.
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