Two NBA legends They joined the NFL as owners.
Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter are among a group of minority stakeholders who have joined an ownership group Buffalo BillsThe team announced Wednesday.
Jozy Altidore, a former US men's national soccer team star, is also in the G10.
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Former Houston Rockets player Tracy McGrady is honored during a game against the Denver Nuggets at Toyota Center. (Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports)
This is the first time in franchise history that the Pegula family has brought in secondary contributors to their team. The Pegulas family remains the main owners.
According to the bills, private equity firm Arctos is also entering the fold as part of the new ownership group. Arctos has stakes in many tournaments, Including the NHLNBA, MLB and MLS.
It's unclear how much each new shareholder paid for a piece of the team, which is valued at $4.2 billion, according to Forbes.
For McGrady and Carter, ownership now passes into the family. They are cousins who played as teammates early in their illustrious NBA careers with the Toronto Raptors.
McGrady was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017, and Carter was inducted in October.
Workers remove snow at Highmark Stadium in preparation for a game between the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers in Orchard Park, New York, December 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jane J. Puskar)
McGrady was a seven-time All-Star selection, seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time scoring champion during his 15-year career.
“T-Mac” spent his first three years in Toronto after being taken ninth overall in the 1997 NBA Draft. But his All-Star seasons – seven in a row – came with the Orlando Magic over four seasons, followed by the Houston Rockets, where he was all Stars three of his six seasons with the team.
McGrady also played for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks before ending his career in 2012.
Carter spent 22 seasons in the NBA, earning eight All-Star performances and two All-NBA nods. Most of his seasons came with the Raptors, who just retired his number 15. He averaged 23.4 points per game over 403 games with the franchise.
Former Toronto Raptors player Vince Carter reacts during the ceremony to have his number retired in the first half of a game against the Sacramento Kings. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagine Images)
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Carter moved to the New Jersey Nets, followed by the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns. Carter retired after the 2019-20 campaign.
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