http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2642275 ORLANDO, Fla. -- While Tracy McGrady was playing baseball Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic were still mulling offers for him as a basketball player, despite reports he was being traded to the Houston Rockets. Take me out to the old NBA trading post . . . According to league sources, the Magic had not completed a widely reported deal that was supposed to send McGrady to the Rockets for Steve Francis in a multi-player trade. McGrady was in his hometown of Auburndale, Fla., on Tuesday night, pitching and playing shortstop for the "Marvelous Macs" in a modified baseball league. The baseball is larger and softer to prevent injury and pitchers cannot throw more than 60 mph, their speed measured by a radar gun. McGrady's team lost, 10-9, to Apple No. 2 in a recreation league. When asked about his situation with the Magic, he laughed, "I don't know what you're talking about." All he would talk about was the national pastime. The National Basketball Association pastime is wondering where T-Mac is headed. Whether Magic General Manager John Weisbrod was trying to leverage a better deal for McGrady--or balking on the Rockets' deal--was not known. But why the hold-up? Weisbrod did not return calls for the second consecutive day. McGrady also has been linked with the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns. Pacers President Larry Bird said Tuesday that his team made the Magic a better offer than Houston did. It apparently wasn't enough. "Take nothing away from the guys that have been traded (supposedly by the Rockets to Orlando). I like our guys," Bird told The Associated Press. "I know our guys are talented and hard workers, but when you go after Tracy McGrady, you have to give up something, and the price was just too high for us." Bird did add, however, "We hear that Tracy's probably going to Houston, but you never know, something might happen. If he's out there, we're going to go after him." League sources also say that if a trade between Orlando and Houston goes through, one or all of the Rockets players--Francis, forward-center Kelvin Kato and guard Cuttino Mobley--might be shipped to other teams at some point. One thing is clear: The Magic are prepared to deal any of their players except Grant Hill, Keith Bogans and Pat Garrity. Juwan Howard, who has five years left on his contract, is supposedly part of the McGrady trade, along with point guards Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines. But there are obviously some issues with the proposed trade. While the Magic and the Rockets talked Tuesday afternoon, McGrady was having fun.
That article doesn't help at all... All it tells me is that Tracy lost yet another game this season...
McGrady might have been quiet but Juwan Howard was just on channel 2 and had high praise for the Rockets. (Paraphrasing) said a team with two all-stars, McGrady and Yaw would be great.
McGrady's havin fun cus he already told orlando he wants to go to Houston, and his future is set. all this is just bs... francis will shut up soon and orlando will soon pull the trigger when they realize Houston is the only choice.
