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]
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September 9th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Simply the best.
The most complete player in basketball history, the only one who can play in all positions in the court, the best player passing the ball ever and groove in motion, all that he do was magic.
In the eternal comparation with Jordan, I ever prefere Magic for one reason, Jordan is the best and ever need to be the maximum scorer and the main character, but Magic ever make better his team-mates, “first the team, second me”, for this reason I ever prefer Earvin “Magic” Johnson and I think that his team-mates too.
September 9th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Mo,
Magic is the one player that I think could go to any team in any era and make them at the very least — a playoff contender.
He was the greatest leader the game has ever seen.
But I don’t think he was better than Jordan.