Tracy McGrady leaving Houston?

[basketball20001]

Before we talk about the recent heat in T-Mac trade talk, let us just state that the Houston Rockets (14-11) are a better team without the ever-so injury prone 30-year old.

With that off our chest, let’s take a deep breathe and discuss the possibilities of way Mr. McGrady could land in the next few weeks.

Believe it or not, but the NBA’s highest paid athlete for the current ‘09-’10 season is no other than Tracy McGrady.

T-Mac’s enticing $23 million contract expires on July 1, 2010, enabling him to become an unrestricted free-agent.

Although it’s not guaranteed that McGrady will remain a Rocket until July 1, NBA Primetime takes a look at the scenarios of what could happen and where the superstar could land.

Buyout likely or unlikely?

Throughout the years players such as Chris Webber have gotten their contracts bought out.

In T-Mac’s case the Rockets would have to pay McGrady his entire $23.2 million in order to get him off their roster, forcing the star to become a free-agent on March 1.

The advantages to this scenario for Houston would be getting rid of T-Mac instantly and never having to worry about his injuries and impact to the team again.

Just like every other possibility, the Rockets would ultimately gain an extra $23.2 million to spend on free-agency during the highly anticipated 2010 NBA offseason.

A trade brewing in Houston?

Another extremely enticing aspect of T-Mac’s contract is the 80 percent insurance protection that comes along with it.

According to CBS Sports,

“The insurance provision already has kicked in, since McGrady missed 41 consecutive games during his recovery from microfracture knee surgery. The Rockets, or McGrady’s new team, would receive 80 percent of his per-game salary for any games he misses the rest of this season.”

Does that make an organization absolutely drool all over McGrady’s contract even more or what!

In this scenario the Rockets would be able to give up T-Mac’s hefty expiring contract and receive a few players in return, whether it be other expiring contracts or a couple of young guns.

Regardless of the situation Houston would inevitably get the better end of the deal.

The Heat, Bulls, and Knicks are amongst the top teams most interested in McGrady’s contract.

Sign-and-trade after July 1?

The final trade scenario could possibly be a sign-and-trade once McGrady turns into an unrestricted free-agent on July 1, 2010.

This way the Rockets could sign T-Mac to the highest contract possible, trade him to the team of choice, and receive multiple players equaling McGrady’s value or obtain future draft picks.

So at the end of the day, the Houston Rockets remain in the drivers seat with strong possibilities of dealing away the great Tracy McGrady for something quite possibly even greater.

http://nbaprimetime.com/2009/12/17/h...on-the-go.html

[villatrynity154]

how do ppl here feel about josh howard of the dallas mavericks?

[MaxRider]

Houston is 14-11 without Yao & T-Mac, woohooo so stupid people just making assumption that Houston don't want T-Mac. We are not satisfy with a 14-11 record. We want 25-0, we are not happy. With a healthy T-Mac we can get closer to that. WE ARE NOT TRADING T-MAC. If we want to clear cap space for 2010 summer, IT WILL BE BETTER WE KEEP T-MAC EXPIRED CONTRACT. BTW even you take out T-Mac contract we still don't have enough to offer a max contract.

[HTown_TMac]

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/12/17/mcgr ... h-houston/

[Rendezvous]

He's not leaving

[LHead2]

Why do people actually believe that they can offer something worth giving up McGrady's possible contributions to the team and his 23 million dollar expiring? Why are the Knicks even trying?

[KiDdFrESh]

I honestly hope we re-sign all of our free agents (except Brian Cook of course)


Imagine next year...

PG: Brooks, Lowry
SG: McGrady, Budinger, Taylor
C: Yao, Andersen
SF: Ariza, Battier
PF: Scola, Landry, Hayes

IR: Dorsey, 1st Round Pick

Now that's DEEP !!

[Moreyball]

I honestly hope we re-sign all of our free agents (except Brian Cook of course)


Imagine next year...

PG: Brooks, Lowry
SG: McGrady, Budinger, Taylor
C: Yao, Andersen
SF: Ariza, Battier
PF: Scola, Landry, Hayes

IR: Dorsey, 1st Round Pick

Now that's DEEP !!

Don't forget the MLE we could use

[Rendezvous]

I honestly hope we re-sign all of our free agents (except Brian Cook of course)


Imagine next year...

PG: Brooks, Lowry
SG: McGrady, Budinger, Taylor
C: Yao, Andersen
SF: Ariza, Battier
PF: Scola, Landry, Hayes

IR: Dorsey, 1st Round Pick

Now that's DEEP !!

Don't forget the MLE we could use

Who says we will be healthy. You never know?

[aznkillabeezZz]

So regardless if tmac leaves or stays, we only have only 5 million in mle right?

So we might as well give tmac 2 year 10 mill contract or 3 year 15 million extension. I don't think he'll get any more than that amount.

[Mr. E]

I've come to the point where I do not think that he is going anywhere.

He'll be re-signed to an attractive deal following this year.

[aznkillabeezZz]

I've come to the point where I do not think that he is going anywhere.

He'll be re-signed to an attractive deal following this year.

I don't think so. With his shaky relationship with Rockets management, Coming out of a major surgery. They'll value him far less

[KiDdFrESh]

I've come to the point where I do not think that he is going anywhere.

He'll be re-signed to an attractive deal following this year.

I don't think so. With his shaky relationship with Rockets management, Coming out of a major surgery. They'll value him far less

Les Alexander loves McGrady though.

I hope the organization isn't blinded by an overachieving start to the season. A healthy McGrady could help us out a lot more in an up-tempo offense than say Yao could though.

[Guy986]

I think he has a 66.89% of being dealt by the All star break. 99.9999% gone by season's end.


All calculation based on my personal elite mathematics skillz.

[YaoZaii]

our best position is that he stays with us until the end of the season and see what we can get.
if we cannot find the right piece at the end of the season, we'll just resign him to a MLE salary.

If we can find the right Morey type of player, we could do a S&T. I agree KiDdFrESh that the management is not blinded by that overachieving start... also with Ariza showing that he is trying to prove he is a complimentary player, a more consistent player will be brought in.

[YoungMoney23]

The only deal for T-Mac that I'm interested in would be to Utah for Boozer and that lottery pick of theirs (Not that this deal is going to happen )

[Teckon]

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/12/17/mcgrady-wants-to-re-sign-with-houston/

Did anyone bother to read this article highlighted by HTown_TMAc?

"Money is not an issue for me,'' the swingman said after going scoreless in a 111-101 loss to Denver at the Pepsi Center in his second game this season after missing the first 22 while coming off knee surgery. "If it boiled down to it, I got a great, great adidas contract. So money is not an issue. I just want to win. That's my main focus.

"At this stage of my career, it's all about winning. I don't care about a max contract or nothing like that. I want to play basketball, and I want to win. ... There's no question (about wanting to return to Houston). I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket, but definitely this is where I'd love to be.''

While the general assumption is the Rockets might not want McGrady back next season, Houston coach Rick Adelman was noncommittal when asked by FanHouse if he sees any chance of that occurring.

"I think it's just common sense that people are going to write that,'' Adelman said of McGrady not returning next season. "And it doesn't surprise me because he's the highest-paid player in the league and he's coming off a major injury. What's going to be the future for him and for the team? I don't think anybody can answer it. Certainly I don't know if it's going to be 20-plus million dollars (McGrady makes next season).

"Look at the Allen Iverson situation. The landscape has changed. I can't answer that question." Adelman said. Iverson made $20.8 million last season but settled for $3.1 million to start the season with Memphis. After being released from his contract with the Grizzlies, he signed for the league's minimum with Philadelphia.

[wadero]

I think Tracy is done either way in Houston. He does'nt make us better he creates problems peroid. How is easy is it to forget he always comes up with an injury in December? Or last year before the season started ( My Shoulder hurts my knee hurts ) He didnt even play agame and he was already hurting. He never had a problem cashing his checks when he was hurt, but know he see AI didnt get anything on the free agent market and quess what he is scared. He wants to stay in Houston because it benifits him. The best thing to do is hope for a trade with the Raptors or another team that has either young talent or an established player who can come in and play and not be a distratition. I dont understand why he is getting all of this Love from H-Town when all he has ever done has been a high price Spoiled brat. Reality check Tracy we made it past the first round without you and deep down that kills you!!!!

[T-Wack]

He'll never take a paycut. Once he gets back to full strength, he'll demand compensation in the form of a max contract, and Morey will bitch out and give it to him.

[Guy986]

He'll never take a paycut. Once he gets back to full strength, he'll demand compensation in the form of a max contract, and Morey will bitch out and give it to him.