Scoring points is undoubtedly the most glamorous part of basketball and in the early to mid-2000s, with the exception of Kobe Bryant, perhaps no players in the NBA were more accomplished scorers than Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady. In fact, over a five-year stretch between 2000-2001 and 2004-2005, the league scoring title was won by either Iverson or McGrady on no fewer than 28 points per game. As two of the most explosive and talented pure scorers of their generation, each of whom had to overcome their own obstacles on their way to the Hall of Fame (Iverson’s short stature in a game of giants vs. McGrady’s persistent injury issues), let us compare these uniquely talented players and ask the question:
Who was better – Allen Iverson or Tracy McGrady?
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