Tracy McGrady Trade Rumors – Impact
July 20, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA News, NFL Player Analysis
Recently, trade rumors have surfaced that have the Houston Rockets trading Tracy McGrady to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince. This trade would be a monumental shakeup for two teams that made the playoffs last season in the NBA.
McGrady would give the Pistons a go-to scorer — something the team has lacked in recent years. The Pistons have been great defensively but have struggled a bit offensively, especially late in games.
For the Rockets, this trade makes a lot less sense. While Houston isn’t strong at the point guard position, Chauncey Billups is definitely on the decline and might only have one or two good seasons left. Tayshaun Prince is a good player but he and Shane Battier are similar type players.
While this trade is unlikely to happen, don’t expect the Pistons to sit around during the summer. Detroit will continue looking for a way to bring some star power to their team. The Rockets, meanwhile, will be somewhat active but for the 2008-09 season, Houston just need to remain healthy to become a true contender.
Here is a video talking about the McGrady to the Pistons rumors:
Trade T-Mac. He isn’t worth 20 mil. It was obvious that he has lost a step in last years play-offs & he’s shooting 40% consistently. Yao is young for a center. I think he needs a true point to feed him the ball. McGrady’s ‘everone clear out & wait for me to shoot’ is a waste of a 20-10 center. T-Mac 20mil would buy driving backboard bangin’ 2 or 3 AND upgrade the point. Think Worthy-Jabbar-Magic
don’t trade T-Mac. He’s still good and just need help from the othe guys like Yao and Artest. Others are stepping up and that can compensate Tracy’s poor shooting for a while. Rockets has a big change to have a spot in playoff.
I think the Rockets need to trade McGrady. The Rockets are my favorite team in the NBA and i feel that he’s hindering Houston. He CANNOT stay healthy. He’s causing so much confusion because he can’t stay on the court. Yao and Artest has been doing good this year. Maybe trade T-Mac for Ben Gordon or mabe a young guy like Joe Alexander. Joe has a lot of potential plus the Bucks aren’t using him!!!!