It’s not often that a Hall of Fame NBA player speaks favorably about a current star -- especially affirming that a current star could succeed in a previous era of professional basketball. But that’s exactly what Tracy McGrady said about Warriors guard Steph Curry on a recent podcast with fellow Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal.
Public conversations between former players typically hit this hypothetical what if topic, which devolves into tropes about physicality and defense. That seemed to be the direction that the conversation was going when O’Neal proclaimed, “If you couldn’t have played with us, I don’t think you’re a great player, and that’s just how I am.