Regarding Tracy McGrady's inability to get past the first round at his peak, it's actually more because of his extremely bad luck.
When a team is paying a max contract to a player who doesn't play, it's hard to ask Tracy McGrady to do more.
But in this timeline, the Orlando Magic do not have this problem because their salary cap is sufficient, and they do not need to follow the salary-matching rules. The Magic used three future draft picks to get Baron Davis, a two-time All-Star guard, as another helper for McGrady.
Moreover, Baron Davis is 26 years old, Tracy McGrady is 26 years old, Dwight Howard is 20 years old, and the Orlando Magic welcome their most competitive roster since the era of their strongest duo in history.
This gives Tracy McGrady hope of escaping the shadows.
All along, this No. 1 has been working hard for this matter.
Tracy McGrady started his career living in the shadow of Roger.
