19.5 PPG, 11.2 APG, 7.2 RPG, 52 FG%, 30 3PFG%, 85 FT%
“Few athletes are truly unique, changing the way their sport is played with their singular skills. Earvin “Magic” Johnson was one of them.
Just how great a basketball player was Johnson? So great, perhaps, that future generations of hoop fans may wish they had entered the world years earlier — just so they could have seen Magic play in person instead of watching him only on highlight reels.
Whether it was a behind-the-back pass to a streaking James Worthy, a half-court swish at the buzzer or a smile that illuminated an arena, everyone who saw Johnson play took with them an indelible memory of what they had witnessed. From the moment he stepped onto the court, people pondered: How could a man so big do so many things with the ball and with his body? It was Magic.
Johnson accomplished virtually everything a player could dream of during his 13-year NBA career, all of which was spent with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a member of five championship teams. He won the Most Valuable Player Award and the Finals MVP Award three times each. He was a 12-time All-Star and a nine-time member of the All-NBA First Team.” [Read]
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
IMO, you could make a strong argument that Magic Johnson is the greatest bbball player to ever live…he was the greatest team player and he was the greatest winner…he won a HS State Championship, a College Championship and a NBA title in a 4 year span
I’d take him over MJ
June 3rd, 2008 at 2:47 pm
The World of Isaac,
You’re right. You could.
I think Magic is the one player I’ve seen that could go to ANY team and make them winners.
I don’t feel that way about any other player.
Even MJ.
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August 31st, 2008 at 10:10 am
Magic & Michael, Michael & Magic. Both are great, but I prefeer Magic, my phyllosophy of basketball is Magic’s phyllosophy, first the team, after me. Michael is more me, myself and I, first be the best, after the team.