Vince Carter & Tracy McGrady Reveal Their Incredible Origin Story, NBA “What Ifs,” Rookie Lessons & Today’s Stars

NBA Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady sit down to discuss their unbelievable origin story, from their high school days to taking unique paths to the NBA. They break down the championships they might have won if they stayed together, reflect on their favorite NBA moments, and share what life was really like as rookies in the league. 

Plus, Vince and T-Mac weigh in on Anthony Edwards vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, talk about mentoring today’s NBA players, and explore some of basketball’s biggest “what if” conversations.

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Chapters:

00:00 : Intro

01:10 : Finding Out They Are Cousins 

09:01 : Favorite Moment As Teammates

10:20 : Vince Rookie Year

11:20 : Dunking on Kornél Dávid

13:32 : Could They Have Won A Championship

22:40 : T-Mac Growing Up Loving Baseball and Hating Basketball

26:10 : T-Mac at ABCD Camp

34:03 : Vince’s High School Class

34:03 : Vince Playing Against KG in High School

37:08 : Vince Playing Volleyball in High School

38:58 : Vince Musical Talents and Drum Major

43:03 : Will OKC Win More Than 64 Games

44:43 : Anthony Edwards vs SGA

50:23 : Importance of Vets

55:13 : OGs For Vince and T-Mac

57:00 : T-Mac Favorite NBA Moment

1:01:04 : Vince and T-Mac Matchups

1:03:38 : Who Raised You?

1:09:28 : Outro