Tracy McGrady's pro basketball career may not be over -- there's always Europe or China -- but his time in the NBA has ended. McGrady announced his NBA retirement on Monday morning's "First Take," closing his 16-year career. His résumé notably lacks a championship, but McGrady was a scoring force for quite a while, and his career averages (19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game) would be the envy of many a player.

Here's a sampling of what readers had to say in our Facebook conversation on the story:

• Eric L Gwin: "Sad to see him go. But all good things must come to an end. Would have loved to see him stay in Orlando to play with Dwight Howard. Things may have been different for him. 5 years later they got to the finals without a legitimate number two guy."
• Mek Greene: "T-Mac for a while was the player who could legitimately challenge Kobe Bryant for best player in the league. Wish he could've had a team to play with in Orlando."
• Derrick Mindt: "Sad to see him go out like this..in his prime he truly was one of the great players of his generation..would have been nice to see what would have been if it hadn't been for knee injuries hampering his career."
• Kyle McCaffrey: "Coulda been better than Kobe if not for numerous knee injuries."
• Jeremy Augustin: "If T-Mac NBA was consistent and had gotten a couple of rings. He'd be definitely right behind Jordan and Kobe as greatest SG of all time!"

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