***** Not so sure on that one. I'm a 70's, 80's dude and love Magic but the West was pretty soft many of those yrs. More games in early rounds 4 Jordan to get thru also. Something 2 consider.
MrAitraining Perhaps it was because LA played a style that no one else could emulate...look at 1988...that Utah Jazz team was good enough with young Stockton and Malone to win it all. Couldn't get past the Lakers.
Magic made his team better. The most important thing I love about Magic is that he was a Team 1st guy. Never complained about anything and let's not forget what he did when Kareem was injured in Game 7 in the Finals against 76ers in 1980. Classy guy.
@@guugle-is-racizt4685 Your only legitimate point is that he can't defend one on one. He was a great help defender, and he definitely could score and rebound, and by the end of his career, he was a respectable 3 point shooter. He led the NBA in free throw percentage one year.
Exactly. Plus they dont show a lot of or really talk about his halfcourt play. It was just as good as the fastbreak. The Bulls vs Lakers finals would be the perfect example of that. They lost. But it was a great way too see a no fastbreak lakers team that still was great.
I remember growing up and watching Magic and Bird and all of the no look passes and then going out to the playground and trying to be like them. They really changed the game and brought enthusiasm to the game. You really don't see it that much in today's game.
Descepticon King sorry that honestly doesn't say much when he has been a laker for all of his career coming out of high school and now 34. All time stats are great but its a longevity for most of them.
stevebarry123 He never passes right? He would be nowhere on that list, furthermore he's #1 on the assist list for players over 30k points. Like I said try again stop hating, and enjoy a great player while he's still here.
Your right. He was only worried about winning; he won at every level: State championship, National championship, and several NBA championships. It's insane for individuals to say he played with HOFs and that's why he won. He won at every level so those comments make no sense.
for me magic was most entertaining player ever to watch. there might be better than him in many ways, but he was so exciting to see, he was like ronaldinh owas in football (his barca years) played not just to win or score, but to play, enjoy game, create something new for fans and so on, damn he was something else.....
@@alonzoscott9764magic has better perimeter defense, interior defense, playmaking, passing, IQ, leadership, finishing, post moves, rebounding, athleticism, accolades, and clutch. Curry is better at threes and dribbling. That’s it. This is not even a debate
@@dogebuttermilk4221 I like to say the players of today are basically playing the game of HORSE. I'd love to see Curry or even Lebron have to take the ball to the hoop against McHale and Parish.
I played basketball. Those who played now than that kinda passes requires huge arm stenght, shoulder rotation, precision, monster hip move and the ability to see the play seconds before it will happen. All together in 1 or 2 seconds. Speechless. Master of assistance
I will always be an NBA fan, but I have to say if you never seen Magic play you really missed something great, it was special to watch this Man do something that he clearly loved doing.
Magic Johnson was not only the greatest point guard ever, he was the greatest leader of any team sports. There is no team that he was ever on from high school to the dream team where it was not obvious that he was the leader. If you ask any laker that ever played with him, they sing his praises and would follow him gladly. People think that he was flashy, but his best attribute was that he was consistent. He made himself into a 90 percent ft shooter and a good outside shooter. He was consistent in everything he did, he was as consistent in making the routine plays as he was making the spectacular plays. He knew his own team's strengths and weaknesses as well as the oponents, and he knew exactly how to get the best out of each of his teammates.
GAWDlike How Magic was compared to Michael Jordan. He's a better scorer, rebounder, better court vision, has well over 100 triple doubles, he was 1 rebound away from averaging a triple double one season, 3 MVP's, 5 time NBA champion, 3 times finals MVP, please stop.
GAWDlike Getting away with fouls? If anything when someone got fouled hard they didn't have to shoot FT's. These days just staring at someone gives you a technical. Back then defense was so much tougher. Besides take MJ for example. He played in the 2000's for like 3-4 years yet he never dipped below scoring 20ppg in his entire career.
I wish another Magic Johnson would enter the NBA, he just loved the game so much and was always ahead of the competition, WOW he is the NBA, I remember everyone loved to watch him play, even people that supported other teams, he was that good.
And some people have the nerve to say that Oscar Robertson was better? If Magic wanted to score 30 a game, he could and he was the best passer in NBA history on top of it. His all around game was up there with Oscars but he did it against MUCH better competition and in a tougher and more talented era. If you put him in that weak 60's era, his numbers and amount of triple doubles would have been off the charts!
WhoresOfTijuana Yes he was! On the other hand, Oscar won one championship in 14 years and it was Kareem who was the scoring champion that year, the league MVP and the finals MVP! I don't know how some people can regard that as better than what Magic accomplished.
The greatest point guard of ALL-TIME to ever play in the NBA. Where will we ever find a 6'9 point guard who made the game so exciting to watch with showtime offense and defense ever again, and possibly created the greatest rivalry of all time.
GOOD point but shaq in his prime is a walking double team and dirk for floor spacing for shaq and driving penatration..... its not all about who is the best, but which group of great players game compliments each other the best
***** Ud take Hakeem over Wilt? Hilarious. Wilt made all defensive 1st team his last two years in the league on bad knees. Most dominant and versatile player ever holds bulk of scoring records and is top 5 in triple doubles and led league in rebounding 11 times.
***** There were 25 centers in the league that were atleast 6 11 or above in Wilts time playing in Nba 12 of them were 7 footers. Since youre such a lazy moron who cant research nothing. Theres nothing Shaq or Hakeem do better than Wilt. Hes superior physically and his Iq was even better. Offensively more diverse and potent and defensively he won all defensive 1st team his final two years in the league on bad knees that about says it all. Hakeem wasnt 7 foot neither he was like 6 10 so not sure why youre making height an argument here but i smashed it anyway.
***** Once again u prove youre a jackass. Shaq did not have better post moves than Wilt nor was Hakeem a better shotblocker. Wilt would triple Hakeems shotblock total theres counts of ppl keeping track of Wilts blocks in games and the count often got up to 20. Wilt had a 500 pound benchpress and could run a 4.6 40 yard dash. Shaq could only run that in 5.8 seconds. Shaq benefitted from the rule changes before rule changes u had much smaller men like Dennis Rodman be able to push him out of position in the post in 96 conference finals where he frustrated the shit out of Shaq. Reason for that was you could use your forearm in the lowpost they eliminated that in 1997 also in time Shaq was winning championships there were virtually no centers at all besides Mutombo. Shaq would need an oxygen tank to keep up with Wilt for one and Hakeem would get manhandled. Wilt far to smart for Shaq and iq little more equal with Hakeem but the size and strength just too much. Wilt dominated under much tougher rules as well. All the rule changes took effect in the mid to late 90s which escalated to the soft shit we see today. Shove your weak ass opinions up your ass and quit bothering me with this. The counting of championships is the most useless argument of all. Wilt is top 5 in triple doubles would be higher if they counted blocks back then. Wilt also had to go up against hall of fame teams what hall of fame team did Shaq play against in his threepeat? Exactly. Goodbye now. Btw Wilt has 2 rings not 1 and won finals mvp near end of his career what was Shaq doing in his next finals? Riding D wades coat tails averaging 15 and 9 Wilt averaged 25 and 25 . Kids really need to research before they talk.
Teammates and opponents alike had to really be alert when Magic had the ball, because those WTF passes could come at any time. Occasionally, rookies would get hit in the back of the head with those passes.
that awkward moment when you realize kobe has led the lakers in assists in over half the seasons he's played and has more career assists than any other non-point guard...
If u think Curry is better then Magic, if never watched how OUTSTANDING this man is, I blink and next think I know I got a new wall paper of Magic looking really cool with a no look pass 😎
Top 10 point guards of all time 1.Magic johnson 2.Oscar Robertson 3.John Stockton 4.Isaiah Thomas 5.Jerry West 6.Gary Payton 7.Bob Cousy 8.Jason Kidd 9.Steve Nash 10.Walt Frazier
no, sorry he is just known for his flashy passing and dribbles, but he was a bad scorer, and didn't even average high enough APG. His highest was 8.3 apg one season. I can see why he is a favorite, because the man made insane plays in the nba and probably helped revolutionize modern day passing as well. But sorry i wouldn't even put him in my Top 20 either...
gerizzyYMcrew Bro, you probably don't know anything about basketball, but Oscar averaged triple doubles,and Until Nash and CP3 gets a ring, then maybe I will move them up, but for now they stand where they are. do some research before you comment!
gerizzyYMcrew Yep really overrated. Only averaged a triple double for 5 seasons and no one has ever done it in a season besides him. I'm sorry you think this way but the world did not start in the 80's.
Aaron Ng rondo is an overrated passer, now rubio got some skillful passing, but rondo just wastes the clock and passes it so that people have to shoot, he is one of the most overrated players in the nba and isn't really as pure of a point guard as people think
xDEPREDATEx I love both those shows, but as a basketball player, I like Slam Dunk more because of its NBA-team references and its greater realism. A lot of the stuff in Kuroko is extremely unrealistic, even by NBA standards :P (but I still love the show, it's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me)
@jackliu913 You are so wrong! Lebron is one of the classiest, what's worng with you? Everybody says he's a great guy, even his enemies, he donates nearly all of his endorsment money to charities, plus the first thing he did with his cleveland rookie contract was buy his mom a house. He smiles and jokes around like magic. If he did want to hype himself he would've gone to New York for media, chicago to hype himself as next jordan. Plus magic had Kareem, Worthy and Scott you hermaphrodite warthog!
These idiot millenials that say that today's players were better than in Magic's era, SMH. You have about four guys that can post up today. No one consistently makes a mid range jumper. 80 percent of team's can't run a proper fast break to save their lives and the fundamentals are so off, that anyone who CAN is immediately seen as an All-Star caliber player. Of course guys are more athletic now...you SHOULD be. But the better product...from fewer teams (meaning less dilution) to better overall BASKETBALL skills (not just athleticism)...today's game can't hold a candle to the 80's. You always talk about the modern advantages...well I'd love to see LeBron handle five games in seven nights while flying commercial without modern equipment. Stop it. I'll see 10 MJ's before I ever see another Magic. I'll see 30 LeBron's before I ever see another Magic. The genius of his game was that at 20, he could've been a top 3 player in the league...he was great coming out of college. But he deferred to Kareem and elevated the play of Wilkes, Worthy, Scott, AC Green, Rambis, Cooper, and even Vlade Divac to ALWAYS be a championship contender. That's the thing you idiot kids don't understand...the game is deeper than some stats you can quote off of Basketball Reference. And just because someone like Giannis Antentoukempo (sp?) is a crazy athlete...that doesn't mean he's a better basketball player. Stop it.
80's and 90's basketball is so dang fun and competitive. I see a lot of good stuff in modern clips, but I also see a lot of guys standing around after a shot, rather than getting into rebound position, and yeah, they know that most of those wide open shots are gonna go in, but you're still supposed to be ready if they don't.
people r crazy saying any point guard in todays era is better than magic they will never be another magic he was a rare breed he waslmost 7 foot tall could play the point handle like a true point guard could play center or anyother position and not to mention the best court visiion of alltime without a doubt he was a beast !!!
You and my brother both say that. MJ was the greatest shooting guard of all time, but he couldn't play every position on the court, and at that, better than everyone around him. Magic played point guard mostly, but he could score, he could post up and play center (as we learned his rookie year), he was the only player that one could say could do ANYTHING on the court.
Seeing Kobe in this video just makes me cry dude. R.I.P.
Fr
Rip
It’s sad yeah but this ain’t about him😅
It totally caught me off guard 😫
Much love
His basketball IQ, ability to read the defense and his court vision was unbelievable.
He was terrible. Curry and Jordan are better
@@Yomomma300 Really? Because Jordan calls him the greatest PG ever. But I guess Obsolete3000 knows better than Jordan.
@@TheBradGaines ok brad. Get laid and then come @ me
@@Yomomma300 what did you do just Google the term Troll? 😂
Him bird Stockton and Nash are the best passers ever him and bird being my top two but Stockton and Nash are definitely up there
The fact that the Lakers went to 9 finals in 12 years with Magic just goes to show he was something special.
***** Not so sure on that one. I'm a 70's, 80's dude and love Magic but the West was pretty soft many of those yrs. More games in early rounds 4 Jordan to get thru also. Something 2 consider.
***** Bird def had the tougher road to finals than Magic. Sixers and Bucks, then Pistons later. East was the beast then. Not like today :)
MrAitraining If MJ's era was tougher/better...how come he didn't win anything until Magic, Bird, and Isiah's teams all got old?
MrAitraining Perhaps it was because LA played a style that no one else could emulate...look at 1988...that Utah Jazz team was good enough with young Stockton and Malone to win it all. Couldn't get past the Lakers.
Jaxson Fugate By MJs era we mean while he was winning championships.
Magic made his team better. The most important thing I love about Magic is that he was a Team 1st guy. Never complained about anything and let's not forget what he did when Kareem was injured in Game 7 in the Finals against 76ers in 1980. Classy guy.
Antiwan T Correction Game 6
Ye come on what did he do
@@user-up4ji6oj8b he won the nba finals being a rookie without kareem in game 6, he won finals mvp that year
He definitely complained when he wanted Paul westphal tied he demanded a trade
I still think he's the first player you pick when building the ultimate team. Most unique player ever.
I think Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo now have some words for that argument. Both those guys are genetic freaks in very different ways
@@guugle-is-racizt4685 he shot 52% from the field and averaged 7 rebounds as a Point Guard…both great stats.
@@guugle-is-racizt4685your obviously not a true lakers fan
Hes not unique💀
@@guugle-is-racizt4685 Your only legitimate point is that he can't defend one on one. He was a great help defender, and he definitely could score and rebound, and by the end of his career, he was a respectable 3 point shooter. He led the NBA in free throw percentage one year.
The greatest players make their teammates better.
True
and that was magic
+Lagay Otin that was the point of the comment lol...
Exactly. Plus they dont show a lot of or really talk about his halfcourt play. It was just as good as the fastbreak.
The Bulls vs Lakers finals would be the perfect example of that. They lost. But it was a great way too see a no fastbreak lakers team that still was great.
Natsu Tsuna
You must be a youngster to mention LJ.
Best point guard ever
***** LOL
***** Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?
Kyrie irving is the best
***** joker of the year LOL
you mean John Stockton is worse?
I remember growing up and watching Magic and Bird and all of the no look passes and then going out to the playground and trying to be like them. They really changed the game and brought enthusiasm to the game. You really don't see it that much in today's game.
This is over a decade old, but today's game is all about ball hogging.
@@leesdroidaccountharbin9665bro this games best player right now is better than magic at passing
@@egegoktas9806 no
Kobe be like how would i describe Magic Johnson, he passes too much
that's why the lakers had much success in the 80's because he was a team player like MJ said team work wins championships
Johnathan Vega Kobe had the same amount of success though
Kobe #3 all time assist for the Lakers. Try again please.
Descepticon King sorry that honestly doesn't say much when he has been a laker for all of his career coming out of high school and now 34. All time stats are great but its a longevity for most of them.
stevebarry123 He never passes right? He would be nowhere on that list, furthermore he's #1 on the assist list for players over 30k points. Like I said try again stop hating, and enjoy a great player while he's still here.
Magic Johnson gave a whole new meaning to passing... He is the best point guard of all time in my eyes...
Why did it say top 10 assists if it's not his top 10 assists?
iss exactly
MANCHESTER UNITED The most powerful sport in America is football. It hurts to admit it, but it’s true, so.. idk
@MANCHESTER UNITED i seen you comment in too many videos
@M basketball is lot more funnier in my opinion
@UCgUjfaISuYWhOjM40GRt8SA nobody gives a fuck
Magic is my favorite player of all-time, but my heart dropped at 01:30.
Let the likes stay at 24 please
somebody had to make it 25 y’all some else
@@kc4271995 I took away my like. 24 again 👍🏾
@@dogsandyoga1743 that’s a good man right there ✅
Rip goat
magic is the most swagged out point guard ever
Point guard in the truest sense of the word
Your right. He was only worried about winning; he won at every level: State championship, National championship, and several NBA championships. It's insane for individuals to say he played with HOFs and that's why he won. He won at every level so those comments make no sense.
for me magic was most entertaining player ever to watch. there might be better than him in many ways, but he was so exciting to see, he was like ronaldinh owas in football (his barca years) played not just to win or score, but to play, enjoy game, create something new for fans and so on, damn he was something else.....
Magic was one of the greatest players NBA history.. there will never be another Magic 🪄 R.I.P the Black mamba…..
One of my all time favorite players Long live Magic Johnson
He was my favorite point guard when I was a kid. The best point guard in NBA history!!!
Curry>
@@alonzoscott9764magic has better perimeter defense, interior defense, playmaking, passing, IQ, leadership, finishing, post moves, rebounding, athleticism, accolades, and clutch. Curry is better at threes and dribbling. That’s it. This is not even a debate
@@dogebuttermilk4221 I like to say the players of today are basically playing the game of HORSE. I'd love to see Curry or even Lebron have to take the ball to the hoop against McHale and Parish.
@@khay1969123 I don’t really know what you are trying to say
@@dogebuttermilk4221 Ben Simmons is also better at most aspects than Curry, according to your logic Ben Simmons> Stephen Curry 😂😭
best passer i've ever seen
Till this day ,i don't think people fully comprehend how great magic really was
Truly one of the greatest. open court vision and high basketball iq.
I played basketball. Those who played now than that kinda passes requires huge arm stenght, shoulder rotation, precision, monster hip move and the ability to see the play seconds before it will happen. All together in 1 or 2 seconds. Speechless. Master of assistance
I will always be an NBA fan, but I have to say if you never seen Magic play you really missed something great, it was special to watch this Man do something that he clearly loved doing.
Magic Johnson best passes in the world all time!Magic Forever
i am not into basketball but watching magic play, it makes me wanna play it....thats how good he is.
The greatest Laker...
Yeah but Kobe is equal
Magic is the best
now its CAVS
........ DEEZ NUTS HAHAHA
9 + 10 = 21 21 21 21 21 21
funny how kobe was in here......
+Derrick Rose Sorry, Even Magic said Kobe is the greatest Laker.
Seeing Kobe brought tears to my eyes. Love you Bean 💜💛
Arguably one of the best pgs in history
Hands down the most fun to watch
without argument THE best
@@xavierd725 Steph? lmaoo
i see kobe bryant here and i almost cry i miss him.:(
Who came here after kuzma's wild pass😂
These were incredible plays tgatcwere just aversge for Magic. It was nice seeing Kobe in the video.
Magic Johnson was not only the greatest point guard ever, he was the greatest leader of any team sports. There is no team that he was ever on from high school to the dream team where it was not obvious that he was the leader. If you ask any laker that ever played with him, they sing his praises and would follow him gladly. People think that he was flashy, but his best attribute was that he was consistent. He made himself into a 90 percent ft shooter and a good outside shooter. He was consistent in everything he did, he was as consistent in making the routine plays as he was making the spectacular plays. He knew his own team's strengths and weaknesses as well as the oponents, and he knew exactly how to get the best out of each of his teammates.
john Stockton was better
+GAWDlike Stop.
Dwade Greatness it's the truth dummy
GAWDlike How Magic was compared to Michael Jordan. He's a better scorer, rebounder, better court vision, has well over 100 triple doubles, he was 1 rebound away from averaging a triple double one season, 3 MVP's, 5 time NBA champion, 3 times finals MVP, please stop.
Dwade Greatness and who's the all-time assists and steals leader you know the things you want in a point guard
MJ, him & Bird. And that's it. Mount Olympus.
all of them would be regular players in this day and age
+GAWDlike No they wouldn't. The league was much harder back then than it is now.
Dwade Greatness also less skilled and they wouldn't get away with all those fouls now so like I said they would be regulars
GAWDlike Getting away with fouls? If anything when someone got fouled hard they didn't have to shoot FT's. These days just staring at someone gives you a technical. Back then defense was so much tougher. Besides take MJ for example. He played in the 2000's for like 3-4 years yet he never dipped below scoring 20ppg in his entire career.
Dwade Greatness you said exactly what I Huawei said dumbo
Love you Magic Johnson
He was ahead of his time.
I would take Magic over Kobe and build a team.
Aladeen I’ll take both
I would take only Magic now...
I wish another Magic Johnson would enter the NBA, he just loved the game so much and was always ahead of the competition, WOW he is the NBA, I remember everyone loved to watch him play, even people that supported other teams, he was that good.
LUKAAA!!!!!!!
it's been 22 years of his retirement. Honestly, have you seen any player that comes close to his game?
da truth!!
Rajon rondo
^^^ you said team work doesn't exist what about the Spurs ?
Magic was the second coming of the big O, so yeah we have seen some one like him
Yea, yup. True.
Magic’s genius was that in a split second he can evaluate where everyone is going to be 3 seconds later.
Magic is probably the best bounce passer I’ve ever seen.
Magic was unreal. That guy could play. The NBA was made what it is via three players, Magic, Bird, and Jordan. All others owe them everything.
Actually it was Dr J, Magic, and Bird. The NBA was already popular when Jordan came into the league.
No other nba player has ever passed like magic did
Some, such as Nash, have, but they weren't guys who could also play center well for you!
Joseph Scott nah, Nash and Stockton could pass, but they didn't pass "like Magic"
Whores of Tijuana "didn't pass 'like Magic'" Stockton (who I didn't mention) didn't. As well but not "like" him. But Nash really has.
Joseph Scott Some of Jason Williams' passes are obviously inspired by Magic. "jason williams top ten"
Joseph Scott most of magic's passes are inspired by Cousey and the Pistol
He's one of the best all around player. Has the playmaking, athleticism, defense, and could score whenever
Magic was so much fun to watch! Miss the short shorts and 70's, 80's basketball greatest decades for B.Ball.
And some people have the nerve to say that Oscar Robertson was better? If Magic wanted to score 30 a game, he could and he was the best passer in NBA history on top of it. His all around game was up there with Oscars but he did it against MUCH better competition and in a tougher and more talented era. If you put him in that weak 60's era, his numbers and amount of triple doubles would have been off the charts!
Lakers went to 9 finals in 12 years with Magic.. they had bad years before that and bad years after that.. he was something special
WhoresOfTijuana Yes he was! On the other hand, Oscar won one championship in 14 years and it was Kareem who was the scoring champion that year, the league MVP and the finals MVP! I don't know how some people can regard that as better than what Magic accomplished.
Son, I have been watching NBA players since the 60's...... Oscar Robertson was a beast. Magic is a great player, but Oscar was a man.
Michael Love Oscar had his stats inflated.
who said so
The greatest point guard of ALL-TIME to ever play in the NBA. Where will we ever find a 6'9 point guard who made the game so exciting to watch with showtime offense and defense ever again, and possibly created the greatest rivalry of all time.
John Stockton?
He isn't 6'9
are yo stupid
Lebron who is also 6'9" a Point Forward who can play all 5 positions
@@jeremyunderground41 Magic played all 5 positions in one game to win the championship against harder defenses.
MAGIC IS SO GREAT!!
1:31 gets me so emotional!
Kobe: how do i describe a Magic Johnson, a passer.
Magic Johnson: How do i describe Kobe, Hog
He's the Pirlo of the NBA World
There's no one like Magic. I enjoyed watching him and the Lakers. Thank you Magic
Wow Kobe Bryant was young rip one of my favorite basketball player ever
top 5 all time and GOAT nickname
Best starting lineup of all time :
1. Magic Johnson 2. Michael Jordan 3. Larry Bird 4.Tim Duncan 5. Wilt Chamberlain
***** 1.jason kidd 2. Kobe bryant 3. Lebron james 4.dirk nowitzki 5. shaquile o'neal.........good match up
GOOD point but shaq in his prime is a walking double team and dirk for floor spacing for shaq and driving penatration..... its not all about who is the best, but which group of great players game compliments each other the best
***** Ud take Hakeem over Wilt? Hilarious. Wilt made all defensive 1st team his last two years in the league on bad knees. Most dominant and versatile player ever holds bulk of scoring records and is top 5 in triple doubles and led league in rebounding 11 times.
***** There were 25 centers in the league that were atleast 6 11 or above in Wilts time playing in Nba 12 of them were 7 footers. Since youre such a lazy moron who cant research nothing. Theres nothing Shaq or Hakeem do better than Wilt. Hes superior physically and his Iq was even better. Offensively more diverse and potent and defensively he won all defensive 1st team his final two years in the league on bad knees that about says it all. Hakeem wasnt 7 foot neither he was like 6 10 so not sure why youre making height an argument here but i smashed it anyway.
***** Once again u prove youre a jackass. Shaq did not have better post moves than Wilt nor was Hakeem a better shotblocker. Wilt would triple Hakeems shotblock total theres counts of ppl keeping track of Wilts blocks in games and the count often got up to 20. Wilt had a 500 pound benchpress and could run a 4.6 40 yard dash. Shaq could only run that in 5.8 seconds. Shaq benefitted from the rule changes before rule changes u had much smaller men like Dennis Rodman be able to push him out of position in the post in 96 conference finals where he frustrated the shit out of Shaq. Reason for that was you could use your forearm in the lowpost they eliminated that in 1997 also in time Shaq was winning championships there were virtually no centers at all besides Mutombo. Shaq would need an oxygen tank to keep up with Wilt for one and Hakeem would get manhandled. Wilt far to smart for Shaq and iq little more equal with Hakeem but the size and strength just too much. Wilt dominated under much tougher rules as well. All the rule changes took effect in the mid to late 90s which escalated to the soft shit we see today. Shove your weak ass opinions up your ass and quit bothering me with this. The counting of championships is the most useless argument of all. Wilt is top 5 in triple doubles would be higher if they counted blocks back then. Wilt also had to go up against hall of fame teams what hall of fame team did Shaq play against in his threepeat? Exactly. Goodbye now. Btw Wilt has 2 rings not 1 and won finals mvp near end of his career what was Shaq doing in his next finals? Riding D wades coat tails averaging 15 and 9 Wilt averaged 25 and 25 . Kids really need to research before they talk.
If I'm starting a team Magic Johnson is my ABSOLUTE first pick.
Magic Johnson made my dad not just a Laker fan but a basketball fan the showtime Lakers were entertaining as hell he tells me.
Best player in history
In game 6 of the 1980 Finals alone, Magic had 3 passes better than a lot of these in the top 10.
He was the most unselfish player i have ever seen play the game and such a great joy to have such a person around
My boy till the day i die, undoubtable the best bb player that ever lived!
At 1;06 you can clearly see the mini remote magic is using to control the ball...
Why they got Kobe on here talking about assists, when he would set a career high with 2?
lol really 2? thats funny but seriously he averaged around 5 assists per season
Kobe #3 all time assist for the Lakers...
His career high is 17
+gmoss101 Kobe is 2nd all time assists in franchise only behind Magic.
tubenachos
Norm Nixon was 2nd with six seasons as an L.A. Laker
Excellent court vision😍
12 yrs ago and not one dislike,only mad respect here and no millennials keep it going 🤘☝️
PG List :
1. Magic Johnson
2. Jerry West
3. John Stockton
4. Oscar Robertson
5. Jason Kidd
where's steve nash at
BaNoodle Cat
Nash is too weak to earn a placing
(Updated List) 1.Magic 2.Stockton 3.Curry 4.Oscar 5.Westbrook
G Malco Three triple-double players in Robertson, Magic and Westbrook
Teammates and opponents alike had to really be alert when Magic had the ball, because those WTF passes could come at any time. Occasionally, rookies would get hit in the back of the head with those passes.
35 years later & Magic's passing still best i seen.
watch "Is Nikola Jokic the best passer ever?" by thinking basketball, it makes magic seem like an average passer lmao
?. Magic and bird and jokić are the best passers of all time, lebron being a honeral mention with guys like cp3, john stockton ect.
PURE GREATNESS
yo kibe,start talkin about passin when u start passin lol:)
He's going to end up as all-time leader in assists for a shooting guard f nut
that awkward moment when you realize kobe has led the lakers in assists in over half the seasons he's played and has more career assists than any other non-point guard...
Rip Kobe
Awesome.. His pass just amazing..
If u think Curry is better then Magic, if never watched how OUTSTANDING this man is, I blink and next think I know I got a new wall paper of Magic looking really cool with a no look pass 😎
2:02 Awesome nut megg
Top 10 point guards of all time
1.Magic johnson
2.Oscar Robertson
3.John Stockton
4.Isaiah Thomas
5.Jerry West
6.Gary Payton
7.Bob Cousy
8.Jason Kidd
9.Steve Nash
10.Walt Frazier
Jason Williams?
no, sorry he is just known for his flashy passing and dribbles, but he was a bad scorer, and didn't even average high enough APG. His highest was 8.3 apg one season. I can see why he is a favorite, because the man made insane plays in the nba and probably helped revolutionize modern day passing as well. But sorry i wouldn't even put him in my Top 20 either...
gerizzyYMcrew Bro, you probably don't know anything about basketball, but Oscar averaged triple doubles,and Until Nash and CP3 gets a ring, then maybe I will move them up, but for now they stand where they are. do some research before you comment!
gerizzyYMcrew Oscar AVERAGED a triple double in a season. You really can not say he's overrated.
gerizzyYMcrew Yep really overrated. Only averaged a triple double for 5 seasons and no one has ever done it in a season besides him. I'm sorry you think this way but the world did not start in the 80's.
THE GREATEST POINT GUARD IN THE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL! PERIOD
Simply the best point guard ever!
Best lineup ever
Magic
MJ
Bird
Karl Malone
Kareem Abdul jabbar
Actually Duncan over Malone
Duncan over Malone, and Hakeem over Kareem
kobe over mj, Dr.J over bird, duncan over malone.
+Shyne Conce I don't get it how is Duncan better than Malone. Malone's best season was insane.
+Zain Choudhry koby over MJ WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU
The best passers today are Steve Nash and Rubio
no today would be rubio and rondo. nash is old and most of cp3's assist are from oops
Aaron Ng rondo is an overrated passer, now rubio got some skillful passing, but rondo just wastes the clock and passes it so that people have to shoot, he is one of the most overrated players in the nba and isn't really as pure of a point guard as people think
***** You clearly don't watch many Celtics games then
Chris Lujan no, rondo only passes when he knows he'll get the assist...an east conf. scout said it before..
CP3 boy!
That last play was nice. Much respect to the legend!
Simply the best ever.....that is a fact....period.
Watch the anime name Kuroko's Basketball !! And tell me if it's look like magic johnson!!! LIKE IT!!
that show rules, as a fan of anime and basketball that show and slam dunk are must watches.
Yah!!! I Love Those Anime!!!
he has the eagle eye of Izuki.
xDEPREDATEx I love both those shows, but as a basketball player, I like Slam Dunk more because of its NBA-team references and its greater realism. A lot of the stuff in Kuroko is extremely unrealistic, even by NBA standards :P
(but I still love the show, it's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me)
If kuroko no basket would be realistic, it would just be a spinoff of Slam Dunk.. but I love both of those shows anyway..
Top ten assists my ass!!!
Of Magic Johnson's career. Why can't you read?
It must have been fun being a Lakers fan in those days. Magic was definitely one of the greatest players of all time.
Kobe Bryant Kobe we miss you so much how do we describe a player like you
@jackliu913 You are so wrong! Lebron is one of the classiest, what's worng with you? Everybody says he's a great guy, even his enemies, he donates nearly all of his endorsment money to charities, plus the first thing he did with his cleveland rookie contract was buy his mom a house. He smiles and jokes around like magic. If he did want to hype himself he would've gone to New York for media, chicago to hype himself as next jordan. Plus magic had Kareem, Worthy and Scott you hermaphrodite warthog!
These idiot millenials that say that today's players were better than in Magic's era, SMH. You have about four guys that can post up today. No one consistently makes a mid range jumper. 80 percent of team's can't run a proper fast break to save their lives and the fundamentals are so off, that anyone who CAN is immediately seen as an All-Star caliber player. Of course guys are more athletic now...you SHOULD be. But the better product...from fewer teams (meaning less dilution) to better overall BASKETBALL skills (not just athleticism)...today's game can't hold a candle to the 80's. You always talk about the modern advantages...well I'd love to see LeBron handle five games in seven nights while flying commercial without modern equipment. Stop it. I'll see 10 MJ's before I ever see another Magic. I'll see 30 LeBron's before I ever see another Magic. The genius of his game was that at 20, he could've been a top 3 player in the league...he was great coming out of college. But he deferred to Kareem and elevated the play of Wilkes, Worthy, Scott, AC Green, Rambis, Cooper, and even Vlade Divac to ALWAYS be a championship contender. That's the thing you idiot kids don't understand...the game is deeper than some stats you can quote off of Basketball Reference. And just because someone like Giannis Antentoukempo (sp?) is a crazy athlete...that doesn't mean he's a better basketball player. Stop it.
Ben Simmons is the next Magic
80's and 90's basketball is so dang fun and competitive. I see a lot of good stuff in modern clips, but I also see a lot of guys standing around after a shot, rather than getting into rebound position, and yeah, they know that most of those wide open shots are gonna go in, but you're still supposed to be ready if they don't.
people r crazy saying any point guard in todays era is better than magic they will never be another magic he was a rare breed he waslmost 7 foot tall could play the point handle like a true point guard could play center or anyother position and not to mention the best court visiion of alltime without a doubt he was a beast !!!
May God guide Magic Johnson to Islam.
Slaimon Khan Shah
What about Kareem Abdul Jabbar or Jamaal Abdul Wilkes?
best point guard ever!!!!
The greatest passer I've seen with these two eyes. After him I would probably say Pistol Pete, Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird and Stockton.
Magic and then Kidd are the best passers I've ever seen.
His First Championship he played the PF position. This guy could do anything.
Great player! that is basketball, no trash talk, always an smile on! BKB is hard but it will allways be aboout fun...
The bounce passes in heavy traffic were amazing.
You and my brother both say that. MJ was the greatest shooting guard of all time, but he couldn't play every position on the court, and at that, better than everyone around him. Magic played point guard mostly, but he could score, he could post up and play center (as we learned his rookie year), he was the only player that one could say could do ANYTHING on the court.
Yeah & he is my favorite Basketball player of all times # 32 💛💜
My favorite player of all time Magic Johnson he was the best
Greatest PG ever Magic Man
i love magic he is probably going to be the best point guard ever no one in the freaking world can pass that way