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.
Stockton is not even a top 10 passer of all time in actual talent level. Like tell me a memorable stockton dime lol.
In no order Magic jokic lebron nash kidd luka harden thomas cp3 larry bird.
He’s included because he’s the all-time assists leader and assists/game leader in nba history. Including him in this discussion is the same reason we throw Bill Russell into the GOAT convo. Is Bill one of the greatest of all time? Probably not, but the records and stat lines speak for themselves, and get his name included.