January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors
Since the 2006 rule prohibiting players from going straight from high school to the NBA was instituted, it has been constantly debated and scrutinized. For those of you who do not support the rule, here are some of the success stories of players that made the jump and landed just fine…
#5 Tracy McGrady
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As the '97 USA Today HS Player of the Year at Mt Zion Academy in North Carolina, McGrady started his NBA career off slow by only averaging 7 ppg, after being selected as the 9th pick in the '97 NBA Draft. After originally being known as Vince Carter’s little cousin, McGrady started to develop into one of the league’s premier players once he joined the Orlando Magic.
Career Stats: 21.5 ppg, 6.0 rebs, 4.7 ast, 1.3 stl
