Facts: - nba profile: tracy_mcgrady - draft round: 1 - draft pick: 9 - career end: 2013 - height in: 8 - team: toronto detroit pistons atlanta hawks qingdao eagles -lrb- china -rrb- san raptors antonio spurs orlando magic houston rockets new york knicks - birth date: 24 may 1979 - draft team: toronto raptors - weight lb: 225 - statlabel: points rebounds assists - statvalue: 18,381 -rrb- 4,161 -lrb- 4.4 apg -rrb- -lrb- 19.6 ppg -rrb- 5,276 -lrb- 5.6 rpg - caption: mcgrady the houston rockets . in december 2006 , during his tenure with - draft year: 1997 - bbr: mcgratr01 - letter: m - name: tracy mcgrady - birth place: bartow , florida - high school: auburndale academy -lrb- durham , north carolina -rrb- -lrb- auburndale , florida -rrb- mount zion christian - career start: 1997 - nationality: american - career position: shooting guard / small forward - years: 1997 end 2004 start -- 2009 end 2009 end 2010 y start 2011 y 2012 -- 2013 2012 end -- 1999 end 2000 start -- 2003 - career number: 1 , 3 , 9 - height ft: 6 - image: tracy mcgrady 1.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tracy mcgrady .
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tracy lamar mcgrady , jr. -lrb- born may 24 , 1979 -rrb- is a retired american professional basketball player in the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- .he is a seven-time nba all-star , seven-time all-nba selection , and a two-time nba scoring champion -lrb- 2003 -- 2004 -rrb- .mcgrady played as a swingman .mcgrady entered the nba straight from high school after being selected in the 1997 nba draft with the ninth overall pick in the first round by the toronto raptors .he played in the nba for the raptors , orlando magic , houston rockets , new york knicks , detroit pistons , atlanta hawks , and san antonio spurs .he also played for the qingdao eagles of the chinese basketball association .in 2013 , he announced his retirement from the nba .mcgrady was ranked # 75 on slam magazine 's '' top 75 players of all-time '' in 2003 .mcgrady 's style of play has been compared to that of george gervin .on august 14 , 2013 , kobe bryant , on '' kobe up close '' , called tracy mcgrady the toughest player he ever played against .bryant said , '' he had all the skills and all the athleticism but he was 6 ' 9 , '' explaining why mcgrady was his toughest adversary .