Tracy McGrady retires from the NBA

           And just like that, we have another major retirement in the NBA that received little fanfare. Tracy McGrady has announced that he is officially done with playing in the National Basketball Association. “T-Mac” leaves behind what many consider to be a cluttered legacy, as he is a two time scoring champion, but his critics constantly point to his inability to lead his team past the first round of the NBA playoffs (and no, last year with the Spurs doesn’t count).

          Statistically, McGrady has the credentials. Not only is he a two time scoring champion as earlier mentioned, he eclipsed the 24 points per game mark seven years in a row, was named a First Team All Star twice, a Second Team All Star three times and again a Third Team All Star twice; accolades which in our eyes is a true telling of where a Basketball player ranks among his peers. In advanced metrics, McGrady also had the highest PER in 2003, and retires from the NBA with a career PER of 22.1, a number that ranks him 28^th all time.

          Playoff failures aside, Tracy McGrady is a Hall of Fame calibre player, and barring any continued play in overseas professional leagues, he will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2019. He will probably get in, but will they make him wait?