- Warriors veteran explains his choice of Steph over Magic
- Green says Curry “changed the game” in a special way
- Steph is closing the gap on Magic Johnson in All-Time player rankings
When talking about the greatest point guards in NBA history, you’d be remiss not to mention Magic Johnson and Stephen Curry, who are widely regarded as two of the best in their position. While the general public will never completely agree on who is the greater of the two, everyone is entitled to their own opinion — including Warriors forward Draymond Green.
Speaking on Sports Center, the 4x champion defended his pick of Curry over Magic as the GOAT of point guards: “What he’s done to the game of basketball, which I think is an even greater compliment than what you’ve done for the game,” said Draymond in a chat with ESPN. What he’s done to the game of basketball… like how can he not be? It’s very easy one for me. I gotta roll with the dawg that I rolled in with and that’s Steph Curry.”
What people often look for in a point guard is someone who can control the floor, orchestrate an offense, and make the teammates around him better. And while we’ve seen many different point guards over the years, all with their own unique styles, perhaps nobody else has had a bigger impact than Curry or Magic, who both paved the way for guys who came after them.
Magic Johnson Is A True NBA Legend
Magic Johnson’s career was far from perfect, but he held the title of NBA’s greatest point guard for decades before Curry entered the fold — and it was for good reason. During his 13-year career with the Lakers, he led the franchise through an unprecedented era of prosperity, winning five championships en route to building up his resume as a 12x All-Star, 3x MVP, and 10x All-NBA player.
For Magic, he didn’t have Steph Curry’s shooting stroke but he had something else that Curry didn’t: the body of a forward. At 6-9 and roughly 215 pounds, Magic was able to outmuscle his opponents in a way that Steph never could and it helped him find unique ways to put the ball through the net.
By the time he retired in 1991, Magic was already a Lakers legend for his charming charisma, elite talent, and fearless drive to win. It wouldn’t really be until Steph Curry’s arrival years later that Magic’s place at the top would be challenged.
Steph Is On The Path To “Mount Rushmore”
Stephen Curry didn’t look like a generational legend at first, but it didn’t take the world long to catch on to his potential. In 2013, Curry made his first All-Star team and two years later, he’d win MVP and the NBA championship to mark the start of a historic era in the franchise’s history.
Fast forward to today, and Curry is considered right up there with Magic as a 9x All-Star, 2x MVP, 4x champion, and 9x All-NBA player. Of course, Curry’s greatest achievement of all is changing the NBA itself.
Thanks mostly to his mastery of the three-pointer, and how it led the Warriors to overwhelming prosperity, the NBA became a perimeter-focused league that shifted further and further away from the interior.
As good as Magic was in his day, he didn’t change the NBA in nearly the same way as Curry did, and, to many, that alone is enough to crown the Warriors star as the greatest point guard ever. And if that still wasn’t enough, you could always look at his career numbers for further validation: 29.4 points, 6.3 assists, and 6.1 rebounds per game over 14 seasons.
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