# 21st century peaks Ep 5 | The Tracy McGrady enigma & Playoff Luka

An episode of [Thinking Basketball](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1428290303), 25 Aug 2025, 1 h 13 min.

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Would Shaq's Lakers have won 3 titles with T-Mac instead of Kobe Bryant? We tackle this question and more discussing Tracy McGrady's magical but brief peak in 2003. Then we discuss Luka Doncic's improvements in the playoffs, how hard he is to scheme for, and he polarizing defense. Support at www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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