Who is the best passer the NBA has ever seen?
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In terms of creativity?\n1. Pistol Pete, just showboated all the way with behind the back elbow passes, between the leg passes etc. it was truly amazing watching him during those time periods.\n2.Steve Nash, maybe not as fancy in passing in a game to game basis but Is one of the only people to make any player better with his dishes, proven with the players he has the used to be reserves or barely had 5 minutes of mpg. (Raja, Diaw etc.)\n3. Magic Johnson, Loves the no look pass and made it a trademark\n4. J-Kidd, He can get it anywhere he wants and like thread poster said, hardest passer to read.\n5.Jason Williams, Crazy handles and passes, does alot of passes like Pistol but has lost his prime
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It has to be Tim Duncan. He is a two time MVP, three time NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP, and has been elected to the All NBA First team every season he has been in the league. Yet he is a very quiet and humble person who is just an all round fantastic person. He never complains, never takes his team mates for granted, and is a fantastic guy.
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For me its Kobe Bryant. He is the leading scorer in the NBA right now and he scored 81 points this season! The 2nd Most points in the history of the NBA before Wilt Chamberlain's 100.
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for me, Stockton is the better passer and is, as a matter of fact  the best passer of all time. \n\nit is a rarity for a guy like magic standing 6-8 and possessing such incredible dribbling and passing skills. that is why he enjoyed a very big advantage because he was tall and strong enough to see the court over his much smaller opponents.\n\nStockton, on the other hand, had to do with his physical shortcomings as a point guard and used other means like speed, quickness and court vision to offset his disadvantage. he did so well that even at the prime of their careers, Stockton had a better assists/game average than magic and eventually became the all-time assist leader in the history in the NBA...
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Michael Jordan for sure. He has the ability to carry a team and he was a much better defensive player than Kobe. Before we start any talk of greatness with Kobe, he has to cement his status as a premiere player in the NBA by winning at least one league MVP award.
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MJ, i don't mean Michael Jordan who I believe is the greatest player of all time but not the most all around\n\nMagic Johnson is the most versatile player I've ever seen.\nHe can play center, which he did as well as point guard.  He can score and dish and post up.  Wow.
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One of the greatest NBA guards to have played the game.
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Dirk Nowitzki. And not only in the 2006 playoffs, he has the record for most free throws made in one playoffs ALL-TIME.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  He's also has the most amount of points in the NBA ever.  The guy is a king.
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Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson all come to mind.  However, I think you can argue that the best player is one that not only scores points, but also does other things that make his team and teammates better.  Therefore, I think Oscar the big "O" Robertson deserves this honor.  He is the only player to average a triple-double in a single year.  He is one of the top scoring guards of all time, having put up 26,710 points in his career.  Oh, and he was a 12-time All Star.
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Lebron. He combines the speed of Tony Parker the crossovers of AI the Dunks of Vince Carter and the smile of Magic Johnson.\n\n\n=[)
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As much as I'd like to see Steve Nash take it--I think it will be Kobe Bryant. He's had an unprecedented year in scoring, and having that 80+ game this year certainly didn't hurt! At least for now--Kobe is probably the top man on the ballots!
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul Jabbar.  Those guys could play . . but i'm going to have to go with Michael Jordan.  He dominated the sport, tried his hand at baseball THEN came back and dominated again!  Just think of the career stats he would've had if he played straight through . . wow.\n\nHonourable mention to Robertson, Chamberlain, Kareem, Magic, Russell . . .\n\n*ALSO - according to espn.com (they have a Top 10 Point Guards in History of NBA list) Robertson averaged a triple double during his first 5 seasons*
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Now: Ben Wallace. Guards anyone from LeBron to Shaq. Rebounds, blocks, steals, all his defensive stats soar.\n\nAll-time: Bill Russel. He was a 7'2 version of Ben Wallace. And obviously it worked...it won him more rings than fingers.
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Best player is LBJ. The best dunker officially is Nate Robinson. But other than that...look at what VC has done. Thrown the ball of the shot clock in a game. People are scared to do that in a dunk compitition
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obviously it's the shaq man. shaq should be in the top 5. kobe, arguably the most talented player on the planet.
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Tied. But probably Lebron. He's more agile, and a good team player. You'll probably never hear of his 81 points in a game, but you may hear of him as a great player, involving all of his teammates.\nAnd he has better dunking too!