data-mm-id=”_y8mmt19cf”>As our sportless world marches on, fans around the world are delving deep into the archives to find more sports to talk about. One such nugget emerged on the internet a few days ago when an old Stephen A. Smith report was dredged up about how the Toronto Raptors came quite close to trading Tracy McGrady and a first-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1999 for Larry Hughes. They backed out after Smith broke the news. Smith himself confirmed it was all true on Saturday afternoon, opening up the wonderful world of all-time NBA what-ifs. Yes this is true https://t.co/40WiC5p09I— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) April 4, 2020Oh, man. Imagine the sauce in Philly with AI and T-Mac handling the ball? What an absurd tandem. McGrady was coming off his sophomore seas…