A few years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine Tracy McGrady, a seven-time All-Star and two-time scoring champion, struggling to find a team.
However, that is exactly what occurred during the summer of 2010. After a few injury-plagued campaigns, the T-Mac of today has become something much different than the T-Mac of the past.
Over his 13-year NBA career, McGrady has battled a number of serious problems with his back, his left shoulder, and his left knee. Most severe of these have been his knee issues, which have limited him to only 65 games over the past two years.
Additionally, those two NBA seasons also saw McGrady's production drastically suffer, as he averaged only 12.2 points per game on 38.8 percent shooting (compared to a career average of 21.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting).
Nevertheless, on August 10, 2010, McGrady's long and anxious offseason came to an end, as he finally agreed to terms with the Detroit Pistons on a one-year contract for $1.3 million.
At that price, it was a low-risk move for the Pistons, for the worst case scenario would see McGrady getting injured or sitting the bench all seaso ...
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