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TracyMcGradyhastradedhisstarringroleinChinaforabitpartintheUnitedStates ... forawhile, anyway.
Toaddtotheirdepthandexperienceastheplayoffsnear, theSanAntonioSpursannouncedonWednesdaythesigningof 33-year-oldMcGradyuntiltheendoftheseason. Theseven-timeNBAAllStarplayedwiththeQingdaoEaglesintheChineseBasketballAssociation's 2017-13 season.
However, histemporaryNBAcontractisunlikelytoaffectareturntotheCBAnextseason.
SinceheadingbacktotheUSinFebruary, McGradyhasoftenexpressedhisdelightatthewarmsupporthereceivedinChinaandsaidthatdoorwouldalwaysbeopenforhim.
ShengXishun, theEagles' generalmanagerwhobroughtT-MactoQingdaolastoffseason, washappyforMcGradytoreturntotheNBAandremainspositivethefanfavoritewillreturntotheclubnextseason.
"It'sgoodforhim (tojointheSpurs) ashecankeepinshape," Shengtoldqq.comonWednesday. "WewillmeethimthissummerduringhisChinavisitandwilltryourhardesttoconvincehimtostaynextseason. Ifsomeotherteams (intheCBA) wanttosignhimaswell, wewillmakeotherplans” tokeephim.
McGrady'sagent, ElisaGrabow, saidtheveteranforwardwouldnotconsideroffersfromChinafornowashewasfocusedonhelpingtheSpursinthepostseason, butsaidshewouldcontactChineseclubsonceMcGrady'sstintwithSanAntonioexpired.