{"id":11727,"date":"2023-01-28T11:22:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/i-thought-it-was-crazy-tracy-mcgrady-almost-went-to-chicago-bulls-in-trade-for-scottie-pippen\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:22:18","slug":"i-thought-it-was-crazy-tracy-mcgrady-almost-went-to-chicago-bulls-in-trade-for-scottie-pippen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/i-thought-it-was-crazy-tracy-mcgrady-almost-went-to-chicago-bulls-in-trade-for-scottie-pippen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I thought it was crazy&#8217; &#8211; Tracy McGrady almost went to Chicago Bulls in trade for Scottie Pippen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As successful as the Chicago Bulls team in the &#8217;90s, they certainly had internal drama. There was a great deal of tension between the management team, especially between general his manager Jerry Krauss and the players, with Krauss accusing Bulls legend Scotty in 1997 when he nearly traded Pippen to Tracy McGrady. has reached a turning point. The near trade took McGrady by surprise, as he was still fresh out of high school at the time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p><em>&#8220;I thought it was crazy,&#8221; said T-Mac.  &#8220;Why did they want an 18-year-old high school student and trade him for Top 50 NBA Hall of Famer, then five-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen?&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"obsessed-with-mcgrady\">obsessed with macready<\/h2>\n<p>In the same way that Krause was unpopular in the locker rooms of Michael Jordan, Pippen and the Bulls, his eye for talent was undeniable. His pursuit of European star Toni Kucock also angered Jordan and Pippen, but Kucock ended up being a key part of the Bulls&#8217; second &#8220;three-peat.&#8221; At McGrady, Krause believed he could find a star to leapfrog a new era of basketball for the Bulls.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>However, the Raptors-Bulls trade never happened because Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf refused. However, Krause didn&#8217;t stop pursuing McGrady again when he became a free agent in 1999.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJerry Krause was obsessed with me.<\/em> McGrady said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"hall-of-fame-career\">Hall of Fame career<\/h2>\n<p>Krause was finally proven right as McGrady went on to have a Hall of Fame career and became one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history. A two-time champion, he won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2000-2001. He was also named to the All-NBA team seven times.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>But why Klaus was so eager to trade a Hall of Famer like Scottie Pippen for an 18-year-old high school student named Tracy McGrady remains incomprehensible to this day. and also commented:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p><em>&#8220;Too much pressure for an 18-year-old to be traded for Scottie Pippen. 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