02.06.1987 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Los Angeles Lakers MAGIC JOHNSON in 1987 NBA Basketball Herren USA Finals vs the Boston Celtics NBA Basketball Herren USA 1987 - Magic Johnson 1987 NBA Basketball Herren USA Finals PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY - ZUMAl10
This list does not include active players, but when they retire expect Curry, Westbrook, and Paul will fill out this top 10 when they retire.
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The guys ranked ahead of Kidd on this list were better shooters but Kidd’s ability to control a game is up there with anybody on this list. Also in the last 6 years of his career, he turned himself into a very good spot-up shooter and he played a key part in helping Dallas win the 2011 World Championship.
6) Walt Frazier
Frazier was a seven-time all-star and played one of the greatest Game 7s in NBA history in the 1970 NBA Finals. He helped to lead the Knicks to the title twice during his career in New York. The Knicks made it to the 1970 NBA Finals thanks to the great play of both Frazier and star teammate Willis Reed. However, in-game five, Reed suffered a painful leg injury. With Reed out, chances of the Knicks winning the championship were slim. However, Reed returned to the series, playing the first two minutes of game seven and scoring its first two points before limping off. With Reed out, Frazier went on to post one of the greatest performances in NBA playoff history, tallying 36 points, seven rebounds, 19 assists, and six steals in leading New York to victory in what is referred to by ESPN as one of the best game sevens ever played. They called him Clyde and he was the Basketball equivalent to Joe Namath in New York.
5) Jerry West
Most think shooting guard when they think of West but in 12 of his 14 seasons, he was listed as a point guard. The NBA logo is West likeness so that should tell you how iconic as a player West was. Beyond leading the NBA in assists in 1972, West also won a scoring title with 31.2 points in 1969-70.
He generally upped his performance in the playoffs as well. He averaged 40.6 points in the 1965 postseason. And in five postseasons from 1965 to 1969, he averaged 32.9.
By the time he retired in 1974, West was a 14-time All-Star (he played only 14 seasons), a 12-time All-NBA selection, and a five-time All-Defense selection. He won a title in 1972 and was the only Finals MVP to come from a losing team in 1969.
4) John Stockton
Stockton’s assist record of over 15,000 will never be touched, and his steals record is way up there also. He was also a clutch shooter and in general, a very underrated player as most think of Stockton as just an assist man.
Isaiah was a leader whether it was in college or the NBA. Thomas’s basic postseason numbers of 20.4 points, 8.9 assists, and 2.1 steals are damn near unheard of, he was a clutch performer and a great defender. Was denied his rightful place on the 1992 Dream Team because he rubbed opponents the wrong way but Thomas was a winner who could do it all from the point-guard position.
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At 6’5″, Robertson had the great size for a point guard, especially when compared to others of his time. And like Magic, he collected triple-doubles at a rate we hadn’t seen until Russell Westbrook showed up. Robertson played a total of 1,126 games in the regular season and playoffs, and he notched triple-doubles in 16.8 per cent of them.
1) Magic Johnson
Magic made everybody around him a better player. Nobody was ever more dynamic in the open court than Magic was. He controlled the game and defenders with unparalleled court vision, he saw things others couldn’t
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