“No Chance”: Tracy McGrady Explains Why Stephen Curry Isn’t Top 10 All-Time Player, Risks His Own Legacy

“Steph Curry is the closest thing to a God-like figure,” this was how Stephen A. Smith once described the 4x champion. However, Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady has a few statements that say otherwise. And it won’t go over well with a lot of you. Particularly, the Dub Nation. While he is okay with dubbing Curry the greatest shooter of all time, the 7x All-Star wasn’t too pleased about putting him in the Top 10. Or the Top 5!

“He hasn’t cracked my top-10 yet, he just hasn’t. I think Steph has had a phenomenal career … To me, if you’re that great, if you’re gonna be a Top 5, and one your guys are missing and you can’t make the playoffs, I can’t put you in the Top 5 or Top 10. I just can’t. Greatness to me is when one of your guys is out, you still have to elevate your team at least to the playoffs”. While it is true that GSW missed the playoffs, it would be considered a little over the top to not have the 10x All-Star in the top lists by many fans and analysts.

For one, this is the first in six seasons that Curry’s played in 74 games, all starts. Since the 2017-18 season, Steph hasn’t played in more than 69 games. The 36-year-old finished the season with averages of 26.4 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.5 rebounds in 32.7 minutes. If we were to look at the honors that Stephen Curry was awarded this season, the Finals MVP beat both Zach LaVine and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to grab the Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year.

More recently, he received the honor of being named to the All-NBA Third Team. And that marks the 10th time Steph became part of an All-NBA team – a franchise record. Not to mention, the 26th player in NBA history to get double-digit honors.

So, did Tracy McGrady bite more than he could chew?

Did Tracy McGrady put his own legacy in jeopardy with his comments on Stephen Curry?

McGrady is considered one of the greatest scorers in the history of basketball. Some call him the greatest to never win a championship. Unfortunately, none of these could ever distract many from his one weakness – lack of playoff wins. And towards the end of his career, he simply burned out with injuries. But he was a force to reckon with. In fact, the greatest of them all, Kobe Bryant, said that “the guy that always gave me the most problems was Tracy McGrady.”

McGrady was easily the most versatile guard before LeBron’s arrival. He could defend multiple positions, was a natural at scoring and ball handling, hit from the outside, and drive to the hoop like a wing. And if that’s hard to believe, this is what the ‘Black Mamba’ said about him. “He was really, really tough to figure out…he had no weaknesses, offensively or defensively, he was a nightmare to guard.”

The former Raptors forward didn’t play with a lot of superstars throughout his 16-year tenure. Yao Ming and injured Grant Hill were just the two of his biggest supporting cast, who didn’t play with him at the end of their career. Other notable Hall of Fame teammates include Patrick Ewing, Shawn Kemp, and Dikembe Mutombo, who all joined the 7x All-Star at the tail end of their careers.

Is that the reason he is not criticized much for his major shortcomings? What do you think? Let us know in the comments section.

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