Were British Guys Impressed By Tracy McGrady? | First Time Watching | NBA Reaction | Brit Reacts

In this exciting video, we delve into the intriguing world of basketball and explore British reactions to the legendary Tracy McGrady. Join us as we uncover the honest impressions of our British friends when they encountered McGrady's awe-inspiring skills on the court. From his mesmerizing dunks, his incredible shooting prowess and yes, the incredible 13 point sequence, we witness their genuine surprise and admiration for this American basketball icon. Prepare to be captivated as Tracy McGrady's jaw-dropping moves leave these British guys in complete awe. Furthermore, we discuss the impact of McGrady's presence on the game and how he has influenced basketball enthusiasts worldwide. Whether you're a basketball fanatic or simply curious about the global appreciation of legendary athletes, this video offers a unique perspective. Don't miss out on this eye-opening experience that showcases how admiration for exquisite sportsmanship transcends borders. Watch until the end to gain a comprehensive understanding of British reactions to Tracy McGrady, proving that talent truly knows no boundaries.
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[@volusiasorange]

JA MORANT TOP 30 PLAYS. MUST REACT

[@TES-541]

That last stretch of 13 points is still one of the most amazing sports moments of my lifetime.

[@str8jacketjim382]

Very memorable

[@henrimarjoan7876]

I feel no empathy for Rockets fans who left the stadion early

[@DNReacts]

That was incredible! No other words for it. Just INCREDIBLE!

[@hennyman5393]

VC was also in this video about 8-10 times, Vince is 15 on the Raptors they played together for 2 years

[@Pressplayboy]

Yup and assisted eachother in the dunk contest in 2000

[@mokejr7957]

They are cousins

[@hennyman5393]

LOLLLLL the clip after the 10 pound bet T Mac literally blocked the ball into Vince Carters hands, slow mo replay and all 😂

[@bmr209]

lol I loved that Carter came up right after they mentioned him and neither of them noticed

[@DNReacts]

I (Damo) couldn’t mention until the outro as didn’t want to lose the bet 😂 I did get nervous a few times

[@williamnegron9452]

He was in it right before he mentioned it too. It was like half a dozen times 🤣

[@Trillyana]

McGrady was definitely a better player than Carter at his peak, but he suffered from injury problems so he didn't get to experience as lengthy a career as his cousin. He also had a ton of trouble getting past the first round of the playoffs.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate the context, thank you. Such a shame with the injuries

[@soultrax101]

Vince is 2 years older, but since TMac entered the league straight out of high school, he was drafted the year before Vince. TMac is an all time great on his own merit, and along with Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant, he helped define scoring from the shooting guard position after MJ's retirement. He was arguably better than Vince at their peaks, but he never had playoff success or the longevity as his cousins. Despite that, he is already in the Hall of Fame.

[@Landonio]

Low key one of the greatest scorers of all time. And the only player that truly was able to go toe-to-toe with Kobe. Kobe literally said that he was basically him, but taller lol 😂 If it weren’t for his terrible teams and all the injuries, he’d probably be a top 10-15 player of all time.

[@HouseOfHockey14]

Not only was Tracy Mcgrady his own player, but he was probably better than Vince Carter ever was in his prime.

[@matterlichman8424]

The Gasols are probably the best brother duo ever. You might remember Pau from some of the Kobe videos

[@creature1273]

i was so worried you weren't going to catch the 13 in 33 sec moment, so glad yall caught it.

[@3COI]

Vince was in the video quite a few times lol. Tracy is younger than Vince, but he skipped college so he was in his second season when Vince got drafted to the same team he was on (Raptors). They also didn't know they were cousins until they were teammates, so there were no epic backyard basketball contests against each other as kids lol

[@matthewjund3355]

I’d say the Gasol brothers were probably the best relatives that played in the NBA at the same time. They also put Spain on the map as a basketball powerhouse

[@vincew4297]

Marc wasn’t a HoF player, however Pau was. But Vince and Tracy both are

[@awelch31]

I’d vote for Vince/Tracy, but that’s the only other combo I can think of that might be debate worthy

[@matthewjund3355]

That’s fair. I was counting championships and global impact but individually T-Mac and Vince were better players and bigger faces in the league at their peak

[@henrimarjoan7876]

​@@vincew4297Skillwise McGrady and Carter were better but I would say Gasols had better careers overall together.

[@vincew4297]

@@henrimarjoan7876 Honestly T-Mac himself had a better career than both brothers, he led the league in scoring 2 times and was a 7 time all-nba team selection while Pau had six. As for Marc he never had a season where he averaged more points points than Vince, nor does he have as many all-star appearances and they both have the same number of all-nba’s teams they were a part of

[@iansosickk]

The 13 points in 33 seconds against the Spurs is INSANE. Funny part is alot of people thought the game was over and were already leaving/ walking out if they hadnt left already. Imagine missing out on an insane comeback like that, bc you thought the game was over.

[@linknlog]

I’m cracking up because Vince was in like half of those highlights. They started off as teammates in Toronto.

[@samiela1144]

VINCE CARTER AND TRACY ARE TWO OF THE MOST SKILLED PLAYERS EVER. GREATNESS

[@jwmzz]

Would love to see you guys react to Tim Duncan, he's widely known as the best power forward of all time and had a lot of success in the Kobe and early Lebron era

[@DNReacts]

Got him on the list, appreciate the suggestion 🙏

[@djyanno]

This guy is so underrated. What a effing great player he was. He missed Carter about 5 seconds after you made the bet

[@invincible0463]

He was one of the biggest talents that got ruined by injury. Kinda like a derrick rose type.

[@lightwalker222]

T-Mac and Vince had met but didn't know they were cousins until they were around college age. Both were already great players and flashy dunkers before they found out they were related

[@Chris-kk6cw]

T-Mac was so good at one point the debate was who’s better between him and Kobe

[@Bhadtiming]

Tmac was so good I wish he had more playoff success

[@matthewskiba1694]

Ausar and Amen Thompson were drafted this year. They are identical twin brothers and they were drafted 4th and 5th overall in this years draft. There have been a few sets of twins in the NBA and plenty of brothers/cousins in the nba over the history of the NBA to answer your question!

[@craigmanning7873]

For the plays where he intentionally bounces it off the backboard to himself, the NBA has a definition: “A field-goal attempt is a player’s attempt to shoot the ball into the basket for a field goal". So while ultimately up to the official scorekeeper, it would usually not count as a true attmept at a basket and therefore not a rebound either. Note that while padding the rebound stat this would also hurt your field goal percentage stat. It's actually happened more than once that a player has intentionally missed a field goal at the very end of a game in order to get one more rebound for a triple-double, only to have the NBA after the game go backt and change the stat to no rebound (since it wasn't a true fg att)

[@Plague_Doc22]

Kobe said it himself. T-Mac was the toughest matchup because he could do everything he could, but he was 6"8.

[@coreyrees840]

Early 00’s were a great time to be a fan. T-Mac, Carter, Iverson, Kobe

[@coreyrees840]

And lastly, as a Raptors fan I’m STILL devastated that they didn’t keep the cousins together. Carter amd T Mac in their primes and the raptors woulda been a problem

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

The Gasol brothers come to mind when talking about great relarives playing together.

[@CheekandBluster]

Yeah I saw Vince in there several times. Also, that TMac block of Shaq was a goaltend.

[@himduncan4106]

My favorite player of all time! bout time someone reacts to him. 🐐 he's better than Vince by a mile. Vince had the dunks and longevity

[@fishbucket1705]

If you want more huge dunks in a “Dunkumentary” look at Blake Griffin. That clippers team in the early 2010s was called Lob City and he was the main reason for it. Insane powerful dunks.

[@CM-vc1hj]

T-Mac came into the league a year before Vince and I'm pretty sure that they didn't know they were cousins until they played together

[@PrideRock92]

Kobe said something along the lines of “T Mac could do everything I could do except he’s 6’9”.

[@tako4mvp719]

Tracy McGrady at his peak stood toe to toe with Kobe. Injuries just cut his prime short

[@gregorywilliams1308]

There has been a lot of brothers or cousins that played at the same time. Today Stephen Curry and Seth Curry who are brothers playing now

[@NDiT4_1]

For the relatives question Amen and Ausar Thompson are twins and were drafted 4th and 5th in the previous draft, Ausar has been a fun rookie to watch so far for the absolutely abysmal Pistons and Amen hasn't gotten his chance to shine with the Rockets yet

[@calebslama6718]

Nice! Y’all should check out highlights of T-Mac’s step son Lakers player Austin Reaves.

[@Chris-kk6cw]

T-Mac’s duo in Houston Yao Ming is a must watch. Former #1 pick he was a giant at 7’6 but had so much skill for his size. He’s in the hall of fame. Yao and T-Mac always seemed to be injured otherwise they would have won championships together.

[@Howyodoinn]

Hes my favorite player ever. Probably the most unstoppable scoring machine when he was health as anyone ever. Kobe even said as much lol.

[@Plague_Doc22]

Damn I requested this on the last Basketball video you guys did. Sick to see it!

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

Jordan Kilganon (Not sure if i spelled right) would be great if youre interested in dunks. Hes not a profeasional basketball player, but hes the greatest dunker of all time for an entertainment stand point.

[@JayTeeAyy]

Tracy McGrady was drafted in 1997 that was when Tim Duncan got drafted first and Vince Carter was in 98 with Dirk and Paul Pierce

[@besinji2000]

Phenomenal talent for sure. One of the best of his era for aure

[@shadowguy20004]

People forget the Orlando T-Mac who lead the led in scoring after leaving Toronto and really became a star but didn't have help (due to Grant Hill injury) and eventually had a nice duo with Yao Ming in Houston but both could never stay healthy or they would maybe have 1 championship in an era with Kobe, Shaq, and Duncan in the Western Conference. You guys should absolutely watch Grant Hill who was LeBron James in the 90s before he arrived, and Jason Kidd who played with T-Mac cousin Vince in NJ and came in league same year as Hill and is a all time great PG because of his court vision/passing & intelligence

[@bwalker77]

I think the very next play you made your bet, McGrady blocked the shot and the ball went to Carter 😂

[@ncg195]

You don't get credit for a rebound for throwing the ball to yourself off the backboard because it doesn't count as a shot attempt. If it hits the rim, then it counts as a missed shot and you get credit for a rebound, but it's very difficult to deliberately throw the ball off of the rim in a way that you can predict where the bounce will go in order to follow it up with the dunk. Deliberately missing off the rim and rebounding it to score has been done on free throw attempts... John Stockton did it rather famously many years ago, and I recall DeMar DeRozan doing it when he was with the Spurs, but it's very rare.

[@early2000srap]

U guys should check out Gerald Green. A lot of people might not know him but I would argue hes one of the best dunkers ever. Hes a guy i would get excited to show a friend who he is lol

[@amahoney201182]

First player I ever seen throw off the backboard to himself in game. He was unreal to watch and if he didn't injure his back...upwards and onwards they say. Forward size at the time with th skills and quickness of a small guard I other words unguardable. Kobe even said he was the hardest to guard for him hands-down. Love McGrady

[@SP.007]

It's pretty cool to think about. They Vince and Tmac met before they found out the were related. Vince was at UNC and Tmac in high school. Tmac would sometimes participate in pickup games with the older group and use Vince's locker. In a way it was recruitment for Vince. But Tmac was drafted in 1997 after high school, and Vince in 1998 after 3 years of college. The older one recruiting the younger one, in during the 1996/97 college season and then The Younger one telling management to draft the older one for the 1998/1999 NBA season.

[@Tmac1224]

Favourite player to watch. Great reaction one of the best scorers in his prime

[@JW-ki8md]

I had a pair of Mcgrady’s in high school. I loved watching him play.

[@DNReacts]

That’s awesome!

[@evanlambster1134]

In Kobe’s list of hardest players to guard, Allen iverson and Kevin Durant, Tracy McGrady was THE hardest player for Kobe to guard.

[@Pressplayboy]

Tmac was my favorite player when he came to the rockets and played with Yao Ming

[@williamnegron9452]

I've been waiting for this reaction video!

[@davidjohn2534]

Gasol brothers were both all star level players.

[@stephencarmickle]

T-Mac is one of, if not the only, player that Kobe looked at as his equal.

[@williamnegron9452]

At 10:14 the announcer even says "he blew by Carter" 😂

[@saleemuqdah2969]

I love you guys! I have watched several videos of yours and I have enjoyed most of them. I randomly typed in Mcgrady reaction and you all popped up. 😮😂

[@DNReacts]

Love this 😂 Thank you 🔥🔥

[@JayTeeAyy]

Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are probably the best cousins but Pau and Marc Gasol are the best brothers in NBA history

[@early2000srap]

He was my first favorite player. He was the same as Kobe for me but a little better. He was just always injured 😔

[@chasephillips6460]

Mcgradys 13 points in 30 seconds is insane

[@towerofghenjei]

The look at 10:25 after Vince Carter was just on the screen. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@farleytravis89]

VC shows up immediately after Damo makes the bet but Nick missed it lol

[@DNReacts]

🤣🤣 I saw him and just stayed so quiet hoping he wouldn’t see lol

[@reginaldcollinsturner7997]

Tracy was drafted to Toronto in ‘97 and Vince was drafted to Toronto in ‘98

[@landslide14]

Vince Carter is older, but Tracy made it to the NBA first because he entered the NBA straight out of high school.

[@coreyrees840]

Kobe said T Mac was his toughest cover as a defender

[@stubigstu]

brooke and robin lopez twin brothers currently play for the same team (the bucks) seth curry and steph curry both play in the same league same as the markieff brothers pau gasol & marc gasol both brothers both champions lebron is pursuing playing with his oldest son bronny who would be drafted in 2025 would probs be lebron's last season and he would ask for a trade to the team that drafts bronny

[@saleemuqdah2969]

I saw Tracy play live. He is one of the greatest offensive players I have ever seen. I’m a Jordan is the greatest guy.

[@raiderboy105]

The self alley-oop does not count as a rebound because its not registered as two shot attempts, with a miss-rebound-make-, but just one shot attempt made.

[@williamnegron9452]

Every time Kobe was asked, he said Tracy McGrady was his toughest matchup.

[@videogamevalley7523]

the played on the same team in Toronto at the beginning of T-Macs career

[@darrinlindsey]

T-Mac saw the game differently than most people do. He didn't have any established habits that could be taken advantage of. He saw what he saw, and went for it. Possibly best player to never win a championship.

[@jacobdavis1768]

T-Mac and Vince played on the same team together too. Toronto Raptors. Watch T-Mac vs Spurs comeback!

[@jacobdavis1768]

Do Steve Francis "Stevie Franchise". Shorter guy who was the most streetball style player in the NBA.

[@Mobro_3904]

Bro saw Vince carter at least 5 times and didn’t say anything so he wouldn’t have to give up 10 bucks 😂😂😂😂

[@markwilliamson4628]

Boys, I've got the perfect one for you: The Era of the Barefoot Kicker in the NFL. I'm sure you would have a fascinating reaction to this strange bit of NFL history!

[@brentdavis555]

If it was not for injuries there's no doubt that Tracy McGrady would have been better than Vince Carter.

[@TES-541]

I still think it’s pretty clear he was better than T-Mac, no? At least in terms of peak.

[@brentdavis555]

@@TES-541 I don't know, to be fair I mean you can argue that other than Yao T-Mac didn't really have a team until they got the San Antonio and he was already injured to all hell by then. But I can see where you're coming from. Vince Carter did have more pronounced games in his prom probably because he made it further in the playoffs.

[@soultrax101]

​@TES-541 In terms of stats, Tmac definitely had a better peak. In terms of longevity and success, its definitely Vince. Unfortunately tmac was essentially done by 28 years old

[@TES-541]

@@brentdavis555 I guess for me I'll always have a negative view of Vince like a lot of us did back then. There's a reason Toronto hated him when he left and he was always underwhelming. He matured later on after most of his athleticism was gone. But T-Mac was at his peak one of the best players in the league, at Vince's peak I would never want him on my team with all the bullshit and up and down effort he gave.

[@shermanmi]

You guys missed him make a play on Vince twice in this video xD

[@DNReacts]

I (Damo) saw the 2nd one. Let Nick know in the outro. But I couldn’t say much at the time as didn’t want to lose the bet 😂

[@thatTallguyukno]

Actually growing up even though we knew they were cousins it wasn't mentioned that much.T-mac was a superstar (if you didn't wear jordans, you wore t-macs to look cool lol), and I would say most consider him a better player than Carter at his prime. Vince though hit his prime first, McGrady unfortunately just had a shorter career overall and somehow NEVER won a playoff series.

[@slightwino]

The Curry brothers, obviously one is a bit better than the other but Seth is no slouch. Also the Gasol brothers

[@salvatoresultana4058]

If McGrady and Grant Hill stayed healthy in Orlando, it would’ve been the best magic duo since Penn and Teller.

[@atljbb85]

The pass off the backboard is just a continuation of the same play. As long as it's clearly that it's not a rebound

[@scotjonesxs]

9:40 the man he's posterizing there happens to be Hakeem the Dream Olajuwon

[@austinfull8941]

The Gasol brothers might be the best blood relatives

[@bigsmoke7381]

He scored 13 points in half a minute to win verse a great coached spurs team with the greatest PF of all time Tim Duncan , TMac would of been one of the greatest ever if he never had so many injuries.

[@TreyM1609]

If he hadn’t got injured and was able to play a full career, Mcgrady would be in the top 5 conversation. Unfortunately he did get injured a few times. Still a great though

[@jtothac5364]

Vince literally shows up right after “I’ll give you 10 pounds if you spot him” and he doesn’t see it! 😂

[@DNReacts]

Yeah I had a nightmare 😂

[@dscotthoward7467]

You should check a Dunkumentary of Shaun Kemp. The greatest "in game" dunker of all time!

[@Washanuga]

McGrady peaked pretty damn high but unfortunately it didn't last long. Without the injuries he could've possibly sustained being an even better scorer/offensive player than Kobe. His 2002-03 age 23 season was his best but it was downhill from there.

[@Beltran15x]

I love how you made a bet about spotting Vince Carter and the very next clip showed Vince Carter and you both missed it.

[@garydomingos5562]

T Mac was drafted 1 year before Vince carter, TMac was drafted straight for high school so vince carter is actually older than him.

[@ajthehandle9126]

Hofer and one of the best bucket getters oat.

[@garentee2damangotree586]

Tmac went straight to the nba after high school. Also Vince was drafted before tmac 🤙

[@CyberChunk77]

I think we might need a Ben Wallace? Big Ben doing his thing!

[@Bear78420]

For it to be a rebound it first has to be considered a shot. If it doesn’t touch the rim, it’s not a shot, so not a rebound. If anything, he should get an assist for the pass, even if it is to himself.

[@Brook-ct3kk]

T-Mac: 13 points 33 seconds

[@alrandoloh8773]

Hall of Famer

[@ajyoung1268]

I think they didn’t know they were cousins until they were already in the nba

[@yonh5350]

gotta agree with the comments, at their peaks i'd say McGrady was the better player, he led the league in scoring multiple times and had a varied offensive game...vince had the longevity and the dunk contest title but i'd take Tmac all day

[@juffurey]

Even Kobe said it himself, Tmac was as skilled as he was but plus 2 inches in height. He just had injuries that derailed his career.

[@besinji2000]

There’s a bunch of Holidays in the nba right now. Idk if any are of Vince and TMac status though