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One of the most viral debates in the NBA world at the moment revolves around the best point guard. Fans and analysts across the world made their picks on the debate with interesting analogies. While most of the comments favored Stephen Curry, Michael Jordan put forward a ground-breaking statement about Magic Johnson. Following that, a former Chicago Bulls star made a huge claim about the Golden State Warriors superstar in a recent show.
In a game dominated by taller and physically built players, Steph rewrote the rules with his abilities. The 4x champion entered the league as a ‘skinny’ point guard, as he referred to himself in his documentary. The star went on to become the leader of Dubs with his shooting prowess and basketball IQ. On the other hand, 5x champion Magic Johnson played in one of the toughest eras of NBA and stamped an unshakable place in the NBA world. While both point guards are great of their own eras, debate required special arguments to settle.
Following the Michael Jordan take, a former Bulls star gives his two cents
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After the veteran ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith broke the Michael Jordan take on national TV, the debate took a massive shape. Fans and former players jumped into the conversation and made their take. In that long list, former Bulls point guard, Jay Williams, pitched in his point of view. Notably, he played only one season in his entire NBA career, averaging 9.5 points in 75 games.
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LOS ANGELES, CA Spring, 1991 Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson, right, is guarded by Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls in the 1991 NBA Finals in Los Angeles. (Photo by Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Featuring in recent episode on ESPN Radio, Williams made a bold statement on Chef. He said, “Steph Curry is not a point guard.” The former Bulls went on to reveal the reason behind his statement. He argued that placing the players in boxes for the sake of debate is old. 41-year-old star further said, “Nobody’s doing it like magic did it back then… Steph most of the time doesn’t even bring the ball up.”
Moreove, he argued that it is the point guard’s duty to bring the ball to everyone in the court. However, he later on praised Steph, calling him ‘Hell of a playmaker’.
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What was MJ’s take on the debate? Let’s find out.
MJ picked Magic over Steph
In a the recent episode of First Take, A. Smith read out the text he received from Jordan on the debate. The text read, ” Magic Johnson is easily the best point guard of all time… Steph Curry is very close, but not in front of Magic.” Following the debate, MJ and A. Smith received a lot of trolling from the Curry fans.
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