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 Magic is the greatest passer. He is the GOAT fast break passer but I think Bird and LeBron were better in the half court and Stockton was better off the pnr.
No one is close to Steph really especially given the 3. I’d probably say Ray Allen is second? Bird might have been in this era but we’ll never know. He didn’t take many threes and the rules were different. Who else? Dame, Klay, or Reggie? Not close. Chris Jackson? Pistol Pete? Nah.
No one is in Steph’s class especially in the clutch where really only Larry Legend can kind of compete. Even then, that Skyfucker is just special.