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McGrady bluntly said that no one is close to the peak of himself at the moment? Relying on his identity as a teammate of Yao Ming in 35 seconds and 13 seconds?

1:30am, 12 September 2025【Basketball】

Recently, in a show, McGrady said that there are no players in the league who are close to their peak, and he also gave examples. Durant is already old, Paul George may have been that person during his time as a Pacers, and Tatum may be closer to himself if he had a better mid-range shot. In short, McGrady means that people who are more similar to themselves in the league today are stronger than the peak self

Let's first look at McGrady's peak honors, one best player in his career, two best team first team, three best team second team, two best team third team, two scoring champion, seven All-Stars, and inducted into the Hall of Fame

If you want to say that McGrady's peak is definitely the scoring champion period. In the 2002-2003 season, McGrady averaged 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. During the Magic period, the league emphasized defense. Under this situation, it is not easy to be the scoring leader for two consecutive years, plus an average score of 30+. Grant Hill, the other giant of the team, has suffered the offensive and defensive pressure from the team, which is the responsibility of McGrady. We can say that it is not easy, but can his peak really abuse the active stars at will?

In 2003, the Magic led by McGrady ranked eighth in the East, leading the Pistons, the No. 1 in the East 3-1. In the first four games, McGrady averaged 36.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 50.5%. McGrady said that very classic thing after Game 4: It feels great to go to the next round. Then there was averaging 25.7 points per game in the last three games, with a shooting percentage of only 36.2%, and in two games, the score did not exceed 20 points. The Magic was reversed by the Pistons

Most people think that it is just the eighth place in the league to challenge the first place in the league, and it is reasonable to lose, but you have to know that the Magic was the Pistons he chose, and the chances of further improving his ranking in the last few games were mediocre. The main reason is that Da Ben was troubled by injuries and might not come back in time. This method of choosing opponents is also a manifestation of losing character

in 2004, but in the end of the Magic, he only won 21 wins, ranking last in the league. McGrady also left the team. This is the report card that McGrady gave during his time as the scoring champion. Throughout his career, McGrady's team entered the playoffs in total 9 times and 8 first rounds. The only time to advance to the second round was in the 2008-09 season, but the most outrageous thing happened. McGrady was injured that year and did not play in a playoff game

We can say McGrady was not lucky. McGrady was either injured or his teammates were injured. In most cases, there was no help from star teammates. It was indeed reasonable for the team to go far. But as a Hall of Fame-level star, he claimed that no one in the active league was close to the peak, which can be said to be too crazy. Not to mention Alexander, Tatum, and Jokice who swept everything this year, don't step on you, even Edwards has reached the division finals for two consecutive years. It's really interesting to have a spot on McGrady's traffic-making topic

A star can not win the championship or win the MVP, but if he doesn't even pass the first round in his career, it's really rare at the historical level. McGrady, as the biggest teammate of Yao Ming's Rockets era, has taken too many bonuses, and 35 seconds and 13 points is indeed a classic of a generation, but in the final analysis, McGrady was only the top five stars in the league at that time, and now he is at most the top five in the league, far from reaching the level of the first player in the active service

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