I think it’s almost unanimous that Steph is the greatest shooter of all time and Magic is the greatest passer of all time. My question is, who has a wider gap between them and #2 + the rest of the pack?
Also, stats are important, but not the end all be all here. For instance, Klay might actually be a slightly better catch-and-shoot 3pt maker than Steph, but Steph is so far and away better at creating his own shot it’s why he is clearly the best shooter of all time. And Magic may not hold the assist record, but you would be hard-pressed by most fans and players if you said Stockton had a similar passing ability to Magic.
I wouldn’t say passing in general was way better, I just think Magic was better. For every insane pass LeBron makes, Magic would make 4-5x that amount. Like maybe LeBron can make 99% of the passes Magic makes, but he can’t do it at the same consistency and at the same volume as Magic (or at least we’ve never seen him try to).