PORTLAND, Ore. — Tracy McGrady said he would love to sign next season with Orlando, where he hails from, and ripped the former Magic president who traded him.
“Of course because it’s home, that’s home,” McGrady said yesterday before the Knicks’ 118-90 loss to the Blazers at Rose Garden. “I hated it that I left. I hated I left because I established myself there and made a name for myself. It was a situation where the GM [John Weisbrod] that was there made a huge mistake.”
Weisbrod, whose has since been fired, traded McGrady in 2004 in a deal for Steve Francis.
“They got him out of there because he was out of his mind,” McGrady said of Weisbrod.
McGrady said he is still unsure of team president Donnie Walsh’s intentions, but feels he will still be “great” next season when he has a full summer of strengthening his legs.
“I think it’s possible they’ll get back to The Finals,” McGrady said. “And if you add me to the mix, I like Orlando. We’ll see.”