Better NBA Career: Tracy McGrady or Carmelo Anthony

[chemist]

NBA draft 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall

Career history
1997–2000 Toronto Raptors
2000–2004 Orlando Magic
2004–2010 Houston Rockets
2010 New York Knicks
2010–2011 Detroit Pistons
2011–2012 Atlanta Hawks
2013 San Antonio Spurs

• 7× NBA All-Star (2001–2007)
• 2× All-NBA First Team (2002, 2003)
• 3× All-NBA Second Team (2001, 2004, 2007)
• 2× All-NBA Third Team (2005, 2008)
• 2× NBA scoring champion (2003, 2004)
• NBA Most Improved Player (2001)

Career statistics
Points 18,381 (19.6 ppg)
Rebounds 5,276 (5.6 rpg)
Assists 4,161 (4.4 apg)

NBA draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall

Career history
2003–2011 Denver Nuggets
2011–present New York Knicks

• 10× NBA All-Star (2007, 2008, 2010–2017)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (2010, 2013)
• 4× All-NBA Third Team (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
• NBA scoring champion (2013)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)

Career statistics
Points 24,093 (24.8 ppg)
Rebounds 6,413 (6.6 rpg)
Assists 3,049 (3.1 apg)

 

[KingTaharqa]

T-Mac. He played in a much tougher era versus tougher competition. T-Mac would average 40 a night in this era.

 

[4 Dimensional]

Come on man. Melo playing longer and more than Tmac. Not a fair comparison.

 

[Complex]

Melo

He's gotten a lot more attention and bad press because of playing in New York

Melo has also had Olympic success

 

[gdatruth]

at his Peak McGrady was probably better but Melo beats him out based on longevity and consistency imo (full disclosure though i am an embarrassed Knicks fan)

 

[prose00]

Better player: T-Mac (by a mile)
Better Career: Melo (by an inch)

 

[cincitystudios]

T Mac was was waaay better, but Melo stayed healthier so he had longevity.

 

[The Pope]

There's no telling how McGrady career would of turned out if it wasnt for those knee issues, for that reason alone I'll have to go with Melo.

 

[Mack1052]

Shit. Didn't know Melo had 24k points

 

[Pworld297]

T-Mac

 

[gene cisco]

Better player: T-Mac (by a mile)
Better Career: Melo (by an inch)

This right here.

 

[Mr. Met]

Melo.

Melo at least took his team to a Conference final while T-Mac couldn't even get outta the first round.

And please remind me when T-Mac was ever considered 'unguardable'.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Better player: T-Mac (by a mile)
Better Career: Melo (by an inch)

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in t-mac prime he was a motherfucking threat

 

[tallblacknyc]

Melo.

Melo at least took his team to a Conference final while T-Mac couldn't even get outta the first round.

And please remind me when T-Mac was ever considered 'unguardable'.

he was 1 of the stars of sunday bball.. him and iverson was heavy features on nbc games of the week..tracy use to put on a show with 40 point performances..ole boy was a scoring machine..than came the back spasm game over

 

[Gazoo]

McGrady, Hardaway, Sayers blah blah blah.... lots of talent who's career was cut short by injury. Without that there'd be a better argument. An F for the OP and for the Trump like voters that picked T Mac.