1. Magic Johnson over Kobe all day long. 6ft9in point guard that played all 5 spots in the same NBA game once. Amazing player. Kobe was a slightly better scorer, Magic was better at everything else.
2. Great quote from Pat Riley about Bird: "If I had to pick 1 player to take a shot and win the game Im taking Jordan. If I had to pick for 1 shot to save my life...Larry Bird"
Larry Legend is waaay underrated by everyone except the guys he played against. Also: he NEVER lost a playoff game to Jordan. SWEPT them out of the playoffs. Twice. I think white guys don't wanna mention Bird because theyre afraid of being called racist. Ask Magic, Thomas, Jordan etc about Bird. Great documentary on youtube about him.
3. Thats a very talented collection of ballplayers. The Dream Team was the best team ever assembled. Undefeated in the Olympics and averaged winning by more than 30 points even though other teams had NBA players too. The roster has like 8 or 9 HOF players. Guess who lead the DT in scoring that Olympics?
Jordan?
Pippen?
Magic?
Karl Malone?
Bird?
Stockton?
David Robinson?
Patrick Ewing?
Nah it was Charles Barkley. Way underrated player. Great rebounder, scorer who could hit the open 3, solid defense in the post...and he would beat your bigs azz if he needed to on any given night. Love that dude. Hes also hilarious on those NBA shows picking at Shaq, Lebron, and everyone else.
** have to add this: when it comes to shooting, theres Curry and then every other man who ever played ball. He is absolutely in his own lane...and Ray Allen, who is the #2 all time 3 point scorer publicly says the same. Steph is 1 of 1. Unbelievable shooter. Amazing shooting guard period.