BACKCOURT: I will not entertain any discussion disputing this fact. These are the Two Best Players of All Time….Period!
Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan: NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1984-85. Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player. Ten-time All-NBA First Team selection A member of six Chicago Bulls NBA championship teams Six-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.The1987-88 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in scoring (10).Holds the NBA record for most consecutive games scoring in double-digits (842). Holds the NBA Playoffs record for highest career scoring average (33.4ppg)
Point Guard: Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Holds career record for highest assists per game average (11.2). Three time NBA Most Valuable Player. Nine time member of the All-NBA First Team. NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1990, 1992).Holds career records for most assists—127; and most three-point field goals made—10 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1980, 1982, 1987). … Holds career playoff record for most assists— 2,346.Holds NBA Finals single-series records for highest assists-per-game average—14.0 (1985); and highest assists-per-game average by a rookie—8.7 (1980). … Holds NBA Finals single-game records for most points by a rookie—42* most assists—21*; most assists by a rookie—11*; and most assists in one half 14*;
This Article appeared first in The Black Truth News Vol.1 Issue 4. March 2010