Isiah Thomas laughs at Stephen A. for getting called out by Magic Johnson | First Take

Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas joins the First Take crew and shares a laugh at the expense of Stephen A. Smith, who left Magic Johnson off his Stephen’s A-List of his all-time NBA All-Star team. Thomas says Stephen A. is used to the friendly, nice Magic - but last night he met Earvin. Thomas details Magic’s intelligence and skills on the floor, and says LeBron James is the closest to being a contemporary Magic Johnson.
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[@riverjao]

That “you met Earvin line” was straight certified G!

[@user-lf7nf3kl7t]

That is actually a stolen joke that Lerry Bird made back in 1992

[@Pumaboy2000]

@@user-lf7nf3kl7t calling someone their real name instead of their nickname is a stolen joke?

[@user-lf7nf3kl7t]

@@Pumaboy2000 It's word for word what Larry used during his retirement ceremony. Just saying all these comments about how clever, and cold blooded Zeke is, but it wasn't his idea is all. If you saw the video you would see what I mean.

[@masterofpuppets232]

The thing with jordan he had crappy coaches and always played well...it was pippen becoming better...cause grant was already good out the gate better than pippen but everyone thinks pippen his first few years was the 90s pippen..oh no...he was a 12 point 3 assists 4 rebound man that turn into a 22 6 rebound 5 assists man...yes jordan averaged more assists than pippen but I wont go there

[@indigo704]

Irving!!!

[@BigmoneyBrickwall]

2:15 the joke was over Molly 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@TheSGIIIShow]

Classic Molly

[@ryantaylor9657]

LOL fact.

[@erichighsmith419]

BigmoneyBrickwall why dafuq your emoji so black...???? Can’t even see dudes hand on his forehead😂😂😂

[@-_--_---]

BigmoneyBrickwall she looked soo stupid

[@kingrisen1454]

BigmoneyBrickwall you hit the nail on the head.i really wish they would get her lame ass out of here.It was hilarious how everyone straight up ignored her smh.

[@SDBROOKS08]

IT was a bad man back in the day!

[@donaldpace9033]

Damn right son

[@joeloe6448]

SDBROOKS08 why don’t he give Jordan a hug

[@realnsenpai]

@@joeloe6448 pistons was jordan's wall back then. They were really physical, didnt back down, put mj on the floor alot of times. I guess those rivalry was in their heads up until today.

[@keithwilliams8623]

SDBROOKS08 so u seen it play..I haven't but I respect him just off word of mouth...highlight.. moments..like scoring 40 something points on a busted ankle..but skill wise and as a pg and as a player...is he better than CP3...cuz even though cp3 never won a championship..just off eye test i think he is the greatest pg ever...I know there is Magic Johnson and I put him number 1 even though I never seen him play but some players legends speak for they self but cp3 can do every thing a damn good shooter..a pass first pg that can get his whenever he wants..play hell of a defense..he is like a miniature version of LeBron James without the strength to bulldoze his way to the basket

[@kwabenadonkor87]

Did u actually watch him play thou or are u going off on highlights and what you've heard?

[@jjw238]

Never bet against Magic in his prime. A genius with an unmatched basketball IQ. Magic could see 5 plays beyond anyone else.

[@Stevenipodz3]

Jj W And everyone else saw Magic’s play before it happens. Dude was a turnover machine. Career 3.9 per game.

[@DK-gl3ih]

H R Magic was the main ball handler obviously he was gonna get some turnovers and not every turnover is his fault

[@allainangcao28]

Actually wrong... the play would have happened already before he even flicks it. 😂

[@yengvang8737]

How tf do you not have Magic on top 5 list...🤦‍♂️

[@maciekjoker9095]

Yes, you right, but Thomas was a lot better scorer than Magic. I love both.

[@SouthernHouse]

2:15 Molly felt out of place looking around to see if anyone laugh

[@MarqJimmy]

Southern House Like can she just stfu, like please

[@j.e.317]

#stfuMolly

[@reggieherod8678]

She’s always out of place😂😂😂💯

[@idontknowmyname1732]

She didn't get the joke

[@yvonneshelton2505]

I’m sure her husband Jalen is laughing

[@Vardaris]

It is amazing how Isiah Thomas has always something insightfull to offer.

[@OGMillyMillz_]

ISAIAH THOMAS WAS SECRETLY LAUGHING AT STEVIE A’s HAIRLINE BEING WORSE THAN HIS HAHAHAHAHA

[@OGMillyMillz_]

James Harden is an Embarrassment to the Game IDGAF about spelling his name correct. He garbage hahahahaha

[@OGMillyMillz_]

James Harden is an Embarrassment to the Game thanks man

[@byrontolver6711]

OGMillyMillz 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DuraDigi]

James Harden is an Embarrassment to the Game I swear this guys a weirdo and obsessed wit a guys hairline every video I see this dude commenting about it smdh.

[@MR12AMAZING]

IT got a normal hairline though. Dumbass comment.

[@cameronsmith9314]

Isiah is really one of the only people I listen to when it comes to basketball He speaks with knowledge not with his heart

[@shannick11]

YES. I totally agree.

[@beachbunny7256]

Then you are being manipulated by Isiah. Do your research on the guy.

[@heystara7318]

@@beachbunny7256 na we can jus have our own opinion on him instead of the media making us try to hate him

[@HiNRGboy]

@@heystara7318 thank you!

[@GilHeronReborn]

The lack of great coaches behind LeBron is a great point

[@thegoat2874]

Everytime someone tries to coach him it’s his way or the high way

[@beachbunny7256]

Coulda woulda shoulda. Look at the player's career not the what it's geez

[@bhaked9334]

IT putting respect on Jokic!! Love it

[@MGD3101]

Truly honest/legit interview with Zeke. I appreciate the authenticity of this interview/interaction.

[@magiccarpet9172]

Isiah Thomas is very bright.

[@alejandrogomez4804]

Sometimes Isiah be hatin but he makes a great point about Lebron not being coached by an all time great. He(Lebron) has carved his own path and has done it the way he wanted and not like Players that came before him.

[@ananthshreya]

U forgetting the guy who actually carved his path. Remember bird #larry legend

[@themooneytwins]

He did not when till he met the hall of fame manager Pat Riley.

[@alejandrogomez4804]

apolo kabali that's cool, I didn't know that.

[@dusk6159]

@@themooneytwins Casual, Pat Riley wasn't coaching Miami in 2010s, he stopped after coaching Dwyane Wade and Shaq.

[@saumarpraansaikia9144]

Well Frank Vogel was pretty good according to me. But perhaps he wasn't the same coach back in 2011.

[@sidneyshaw9205]

That's a really good point Thomas initiated. Lebron never had a hall of fame coach.

[@thegreatone9850]

Phil Jackson wasn't a hall of fame head coach till Jordan made him 1

[@awfuljovi1546]

THE GREAT ONE what about college???

[@FGPlus]

Lebron doesnt run plays so a real coach isnt fuckin wit him

[@chadbutler8634]

What does it matter if he didn't

[@younggod3906]

@SuperPunch76 facts

[@kevinkareem8864]

“You met Earvin last night” lmaoooooo

[@bobbresnahan8397]

Isiah! I love his take on the game.

[@aleksandar8090]

Isiah Thomas,what a Man and great player he was.This is the man you can really listen what he talks, other than expert "Rose" 🌹" who yell Bugiiiiii, Bugiiiiii

[@in-vision652]

Isaiah pulled the Phil jackson card, and you cannot argue with that. None of those guys won anything outside of Phil. Wow!

[@d4ljosh859]

In-Vision he spit that real shit

[@in-vision652]

@@d4ljosh859 My Man! He put shit in perspective forreal! Any attempts to dispute it will be based on pure emotion. Goat argument need never be discussed again

[@dieselthenett9096]

Damn thats crazy

[@kevinjames60]

In-Vision well Isiah didn’t win without Chuck Daly and Magic didnt win without Pat Riley soooooooooo 🤔🤔🤔

[@unbiasvsbias3955]

It's the Same vice versa too tho. Who was Phil w/o MJ& Scottie - Kobe/Shaq or even Kobe&Gasol? That's my only problem with what Isiah said. It's a partnership. Both the coaches and the greats build their resume together. Chuck daly definitely wouldn't be a HoF coach w/o the badboys(Isiah-Joe-Dennis-Agguire etc) or pat w/o Kareem&Magic etc etc Hell, Red auebach had MvP candidite Bob cousy pre-russell and even he couldn't get over the hump. Case in point, it's a *partnership.* But I agree with everything else. That's a positive check mark for Lebron james.

[@youngkobe1584]

That attempt at a joke by Molly with the you mean Erving line fell felt..... everyone ignored her 😂😂😂😂

[@danielanabwani9682]

guy in the Orlando Jersey look like he could be Shaq's lil short brother LOL!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielaguilar2577]

I was gonna say draymon greens little brother.😆😆😆

[@PowGetRekt]

Shaq n Draymond's kid.

[@bcranford714]

He look like bruh man from Martin

[@Jay-dn2pg]

Was it really that funny that you had to use capitals and exclamation marks...

[@jblaze600]

Yo lol

[@agrey832]

I love how Max was shaking his head in disgust in the beginning 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanholmes1873]

@agrey832 hahaha. Right. he was thinkin.. "wtf, man". Lol

[@Indifference2000]

Thank you Isaiah!!! Been trying to say this forever!! Bron had no real coaching. Didn't even play college ball

[@pierredorsey7983]

One of my favorite point gods of all time showing love to giannis ... gotta love that at the end.

[@theycallmemilo834]

I agree with IT

[@austinhawks7045]

People don’t understand isiah Thomas was better than anyone today 😂

[@mikee3261]

Austin Hawks facts lil dude

[@Flyhr]

He was basically the 80/90s version of Kyrie without a 3pt shot, better passing, and with leadership skills which Kyrie lacks. He had crazy handles and was a great slasher

[@shannick11]

All day everyday and twice on Sunday!

[@FlyBoiiiAnT]

Isiah just dropped some knowledge but it probably went over some of ya heads 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@zachford2616]

I don’t think there were any encoded messages that takes a genius to understand in this segment.

[@Ronny_Ron]

@@zachford2616 I agree, anybody with half the knowledge of basketball got where Isiah was going with that.

[@dezbutz4070]

That was a great first take my Thomas. And love how he put the joker in there he’s a beast number wise/leader/ his team second in west

[@lilreeseeify]

Great conversation

[@313drepeso313]

Zeek was beastly!!! The best small point guard of all time.

[@sarangdesai9035]

Stockton wasn't that tall either, right? He was like 6'1"??

[@samuelkeay6560]

@@sarangdesai9035 stockton didnt win a chip, and he was with malone

[@dusk6159]

​@@samuelkeay6560 Stockton didn't have no Bad Boys system with Joe Dumars (that then would become finals mvp btw) and back to back DPOY Dennis Rodman on top though, he and his only help Malone (the only help they ever had was phases of Mark Eaton first and then Hornacek second) had to face the actual 90's Bulls and the 90's NBA too, without the gift pass on physically knocking them out of the game of course. Then, if you look at individual skills and stats, Stockton is above too.

[@samuelkeay6560]

@@dusk6159 fair point, the jazz roster had to be pretty strong to make it through the west playoffs tho. the west has always been a dogfight, and the 90s was no different

[@BBBYpsi]

@@dusk6159 You have to realize one thing. It was Isiah had a lot to do with drafting Rodman at #27 in the second round. They took Sally first round. Helped influence the trade of Kent Benson & Kelly Tripuka for Andrian Dantley. So it was Isiah who helped form the team. Isiah could have been a much more proficient scorer but he sacrificed that to be a total team player. No body ever in the NBA could handle the ball like Isiah. Impossible to take the ball from him. MJ was asked who was the hardest person to ever guard & without hesitation said over & over Isiah was.

[@tga_gaming8047]

LeGM Is his own coach

[@westside5953]

Yeaa he came nk at 18 saying im the coach

[@virgilrw]

Excellent Segment! ☆☆☆☆☆

[@kudabeen]

Dope point about coaching...never thought about it in that way...

[@masestanley6813]

"I didnt know magic could jump on me like that" - Stephen A Smith😂😂👀👀

[@nemanjamocevic6054]

Thanks IT for giving Jokic some love! 👍

[@indorenjimusic8887]

isiah thomas you are still a living legend my boy, you helped create a legendary monster.

[@Sain065]

All facts thanks IT !!!!

[@kaseyburlingham2861]

Greak Freak MVP for sure, thank you for giving the Joker some love!

[@donniewarren8363]

Tf is showing love gonna do? Wheres the championships? Wheres the postseason success? Showing lov ed accomplishes nothing. Even if it's coming from IT

[@CuCats1]

@@donniewarren8363 my mans hard carried to the WCF with dominant performances over the clips and jazz, hes 25, watch out

[@thirtyacres7504]

I want the ball-handling of Magic Johnson/John Stockton, with the clutch genes of Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant.

[@civilwar5422]

Kyrie irving

[@davidvied2507]

civil war lol Kyrie can’t be mentioned in the same air as those legends... takes more than just a few good seasons... all those guys had stellar CAREERS, not just seasons

[@davidmcdonald9412]

Man that is so right on the money

[@velcapitan]

Isiah Thomas >>> John Stockton by a landslide

[@TheRbruin10]

Isiah Thomas along with Magic had the best ball handling in NBA history. Those two are on the top of that pyramid for sure.

[@Lifxzvb]

Good interview!

[@delerocky]

The crowd was laughing at 2:30 because Isiah Thomas said: " You asked who do I like with their ball in the hand". Lmao.

[@KyleMillerMusic315]

What they criticize lebron for is the same thing they praise magic for

[@jeremybrown9611]

That's because while Bron's style is clearly similar to Magic he chases Jordan's ghost. To chase the 🐐 title you gotta want at the end.

[@jeremybrown9611]

Magic wasn't chasing that kind of title so he could play his style freely w/o criticism

[@bryanjacob6708]

jeremy brown lol to be the best u don’t have to copy the best, if u do that ur gonna be a poor man’s versions just look at Kobe

[@realnsenpai]

Magic dont disappear and blame teammates on crunch time. His teammates' stats improved while lebron eh.. uh.. next topic. magic value his teammates, he never had problems as a leader. All listens.

[@realnsenpai]

@@bryanjacob6708 almost all those fundamentals that you see came from those before them. Theres no way you tell everybody that this guy is unique and this is not. Everybody copies someone. Alot of guys want to copy mj fundamentals, not just because they are chasing him, because it is the most "EFFECTIVE" for them. And not alot of em can do that aside from kobe. When people see kobe, they see jordan in different era, and thats a great compliment, not a poor man.

[@NeilTruick]

Absolutely *great* point from Isiah about LeBron's natural ability straight out of high school. Jordan, Magic, Bird went to college and had to learn the game. Kobe had skills coming in, but he needed the Zenmaster to turn the talent into rings. LeBron had *nobody* and was dominating from Day One.

[@davidfaxon3336]

Dominating. Yea ok. He couldn't win out the gate. That's Dominating the opponents. Magic won as a rookie. Bird won is 2nd year. Sit down talking about Dominating

[@Darkmorningsun]

@@davidfaxon3336 you sound straight goofy, magic had Kareem coming and bird had Robert parish and Kevin mchale. Lebron made it to the finals with Eric snow. Use context you 🤡🤡🤡.

[@acrumpet1329]

@@davidfaxon3336did LeBron have prime Kareem on his team?

[@viralclips2x32]

@@davidfaxon3336 he didn’t go t college like those guys either that’s the point magic, bird, & micheal went to college & bird was 24 years old in year 2😂Lebron was 19 micheal got cut from his high school team 😂Kareem could’ve came out of high school too but even he had great coach’s who taught him the game for Lebron who didn’t have a Bobby knight, Phil Jackson, pat riley,, red auerbach, any great coach & from a single mom household he was set up to fail that fact he is even close to those guys or surpassed them is Amazing💯💯💯💯

[@landohudson5864]

Preach IT💯

[@2k17videos7]

Respect!!!!

[@jeffrey8893]

Dang.... I never thought about What IT said. Lebron literally came in with nobody guiding him. Amazing talent, mediocre coaches.

[@arteriouseiland3840]

(Zeke stay geek) 😂😂😂 hes always laughing

[@jaredwise9751]

It seems like IT is the only dude who can make an unbiased and logical take on anything with hating or fanboying

[@dariusjennings4496]

Am I the only one that saw Molly try and use the Irving joke? at 2:15

[@jedi.knight5859]

You met “Irving” last night hahaha

[@johnathanpotter924]

Earvin*

[@archun23]

its Earvin

[@jpao1834]

It was "Earvin". Magic John is the nice cop. Earvin Johnson is the bad cop.

[@yungelplaga9538]

Earvin lol

[@lamnestor4399]

From Michigan

[@BC2023NYC]

Isiah was lmfao that whole time I’m imagining Stephen a at that party speechless for a time 🤣

[@evensbaptiste6415]

PREACH ISAIAH! PREACH!

[@TeranIcer]

Great coaching fact by IT that gets constantly overlooked...

[@teekarow9337]

zeke is a legend

[@ced9938]

@Chuck Anya He was a legend/all time great. Zeke is top 15 all time

[@ced9938]

@Chuck Anya he is a top 5/top 3 point the only point guards that are above him are magic and oscar. People can make a case he's above oscar. Guys like nash or john thomas is above those players

[@ced9938]

@Chuck Anya greatest little man. Lead the pistons to back to back championships beating bird mike and magic in the process. In a era dominated by big man only him and mj are the only guards to win without a dominant big man in that era and in the past magic didn't oscar didn't

[@TheRbruin10]

@Chuck Anya Bro have you seen any clips or his games? Dude has the best ball handling skills and a high basketball IQ as point guard. He scored a record 25 points in a ONE quarter playoff game against Magic and Showtime Lakers with a twisted ankle swollen like a baseball. Your telling me thats no legendary?

[@TheRbruin10]

@Chuck Anya id like to see Curry take on the teams from back in the day, id wouldn't be as easy as 2015-2018 where the only competition was Lebron and the Cavs

[@CliffPaul]

"Who will remain nameless, who just abused me"

[@alphonsesenjutsu]

UNCLE ISAIAH THOMAS ALWAYS BRINGS THE TRUTH #HOFISAIAHTHOMAS

[@chestergrimes3]

I love it man 🐐🐐

[@ced9938]

Max is right Hakeem was the greatest skilled big man and besides Russell he might have been the greatest defensive center. He dominated all the great centers in the 80s and 90s

[@mobilisenmobili]

😕 pretty sure the greatest defensive center of all time is Wilt Chamberlain...for sure the most dominant even Russell couldn't match his numbers.

[@ced9938]

@@mobilisenmobili the impact russell had for boston was bigger than his numbers.Wilt was a dominant force on the offensive end of the court not saying he wasn't great defensively but not to the level of bill

[@ced9938]

@@mobilisenmobili Wilt was the lebron of his time not talking about playing styles. Physical dominance in case for wilt whose the greatest athlete in NBA history the team offense is ran through them so numbers are off the charts and both came up small in big moments

[@mobilisenmobili]

@@ced9938 Wilt holds the record for most blocked shots in a game @ 23..25 unofficially. No one will ever do that not even the all time leader in blocks Hakeem and especially not Bill Russell. Russell's aggression on the defensive end might be unmatched but his presence is even to Wilt and that might be questionable!? Wilt by far beats anyone, without, being intimidating. It just so happens that when he started playing the league didn't record blocks.

[@Flyhr]

Wilt played in a different time where stats were inflated. Im not too gullible to believe Wilt could do that in the modern NBA. Dont forget Wilt, 6'8 Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond, Elgin Baylor, Jerry Lucas, Walt Bellamy, Bob Pettit, Wes Unseld. All had 20 reb seasons. All of them did it in the 1950s-60s. How many modern NBA players averaged above 17 rebs? 2, Dennis Rodman and Moses Malone. You expect me to believe that in 50 years no player has had a 20 reb season when like 8 guys in the 60s were doing it on the regular? Sounds like some bull to me. Those guys definitely wouldnt be able do that now a days. Thats why 1975 is the cut off from inflated numbers to real competition. People had to be missing a lot back in the day and not defending rebs

[@nathanaelgion2762]

Stephen As face this whole video 😂 lmao

[@ibrahimsaladsomo9612]

@6:31 LMAO look at the brother's face when Isiah Thomas said "The big guy from Denver"

[@dennisgarcia8367]

Love how he added Jokic in the conversation for MVP

[@bsbaynus5817]

How Kobe isn't on the Stephen's A-List: All-Time NBA All-Star Team when he is a 4-time allstar MVP the hate on Kobe is real.

[@ludnqka]

mj is there so no need for 2nd mj

[@donaldpace9033]

Kobe who?

[@donaldpace9033]

@@ludnqka stupid ass mo...

[@kariyoung6625]

Stephen a lineup is the greatest ever

[@tyreegomez6060]

@@donaldpace9033 he's right. Get out your feelings lol

[@Tom120x3]

LeBron is a self-taught player that figured out how to dismantle decades worth of coaching theory without formal training: a genius and a 🐐.

[@MrEOM41]

Dudes bball iq is off the charts

[@sammyzaf]

It would be nice if all sports media was as calm and nuanced as this.

[@andrewpagetta3745]

I love Isiah as an analyst

[@tylergibson3093]

Molly finally letting the ppl that played the game ACTUALLY TALK 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@j.e.317]

2:15 made her finally shut up when no one was having it, and they all just finally ignored her. lol #stfuMolly

[@spreadlove7761]

Isiah finally said something people forget about LeBron, imagine having him with a hall of fame coach

[@davidmcdonald9412]

Magic never said he is the goat on camera but he does have five rings to speak for him but i do not think magic would ever say on camera that he is the goat that would be disrespecting all the other goats no one player can say i am the goat an mean it they can only say i am a goat or i am one of the goats an we the fans will accept that because they truly are one of the goats

[@mashuduthidiela9643]

David McDonald I guess when Muhammad Ali declared himself the The Greatest he was also disrespectful to you? Not to mention when Kobe said he thinks he’s better than MJ and LeBron. The idea that self-confidence or thinking you’re great is “disrespectful” speaks to your own low self esteem. You’re offended by people who think highly of themselves. How does thinking highly of yourself hurt or disrespect anybody? 🤣 Find healing...

[@Threezus17]

@@mashuduthidiela9643 boxing is a one v one sport

[@lorenorzorro1756]

I love Isaiah 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@qui-gonjinn5567]

IT is scarily humble lol

[@tonyfregozo6713]

I love how molly tried to throw in another little irving joke and totally got ignored lmao

[@jimmby12jommoz19]

Just like how people do to her in general

[@mukundyadav6913]

What did she say, I couldn't understand clearly

[@mashuduthidiela9643]

Mukund Yadav Max said Magic Johnson and she said: “You mean Earvin” 🙄🙄

[@traplord6899]

Why the guy in the back with the magic jersey look like Shaq?

[@Canes4Lifefan777]

Watching all the great players you just named Isiah.

[@tajola]

I bet it’s either Kobe or Allen, the caller.

[@zarateciddkast9329]

Greatest PGs of all time 1. Magic Johnson 2. Isaiah Thomas

[@aoclive6710]

Winning pg yes I would take kidd or Stockton

[@deucewayne449]

Z CiDDKaST I agree

[@dusk6159]

All Time pgs 1. Magic 2. John Stockton 3. Big O 4. Isiah For pure point guards just take out Magic and then the same goes.

[@AnnexF]

Isiah, my favorite player back in the day.

[@southsideman4891]

Honestly, the first thought that came up when i saw this image is did Pippen and Isaiah meet since Pip was on this show yesterday.

[@johnlove6467]

2:15: Molly, silence!

[@mr.president3633]

Stephen a. Is on that dope

[@tylergibson3093]

Starkiller _ they all are

[@thebr0wnhornet]

So is max. That’s why they talk too much and say stupid shit constantly.

[@OnTheBusPodcast]

Great point about Lebron "Who taught him how to play basketball" bravo

[@cegrant5982]

Rest in the good news

[@theprofit3203]

Lol I swear his hair line goes back each week. Just a inch 😂

[@yessiricatchvibes351]

He must of embarssed Stephen A’s ass 😂😂

[@susannabillson2543]

You can't compare Steph Curry to Magic Johnson. Magic & Bird era was the Best Era ever. Magic can play all 5 positions & he was the Best of the Best. Curry can't CARRY a team by Himself. Curry is a shooters and always rely from the arc.

[@DK-gl3ih]

Susanna Billson Magic can not play the 5. No one can carry a team by themselves and win a finals trophy not even Jordan. When has Magic carried a team by himself he had Kareem and James worthy for a lot of his title runs. Watch a curry game for once he does more than shoot the 3 he can finish at the rim, he’s a good playmaker, and his impact on the court is like no one else before him

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Steph is just another glorified Mike Adams (played for the bullets-nuggets-Hornets)

[@rosealdeza2312]

Curry can't carry a team 2013 he beat 3 seed nuggets 2014 he have 7 games series on lob city clippers 2015 he win championship(28ppg in the playoffs 2016 he have 73-9 and loss game seven series on lebron 2019 7-4 playoffs without kd (30.5ppg in finals) Yeah CuRrY CaNnOt CaRrY a tEaM 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@lonesomehomestead2260]

Larry Legend.

[@UltraClassFamily]

Yes I am ....... Going to subscribe to Ultra Class Kennels

[@derrickket5625]

Nothing wrong with picking Steph over Magic. Steph could legit end up the greatest PG of all time.

[@melvynsngltn27]

No way in hell

[@derrickket5625]

Melvyn Singleton Explain how? 3 rings on his way to 4. 2 time MVP and on his way to shatter the 3 point record. He’s more skilled a shooter and ball handler.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@derrickket5625 Curry is good, yet Magic 5 rings 3 MVP'S including 1990 after Kareem retired. 3 finals mvp's and had to play hall of fame pg in the playoffs & nba finals. Maurice Cheeks 1980,1982-1983, Dennis Johnson 1984-1985,1987, Isiah Thomas 1988-1989, John Stockton 1988, Kevin Johnson 1989-1990, Tim Hardaway 1991. Curry could never play against that many great players at his position that many times because today's NBA Is a🚽

[@derrickket5625]

Melvyn Singleton Magic never had to play those guys head to head because he’s 6’9. And Curry has had to face Kyrie, CP3, Damian Lillard, Tony Parker in the West loaded with point guards. All of them are HOF point guards. When Magic played it was the era of the big man/center. Now it’s the era of the point guard.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@derrickket5625 Magic at times had to guard Dr.J , Larry Bird and others. Lillard, Kyrie are bums compared to Isiah Thomas & John Stockton etc

[@ismaellewis876]

We PRAISE magic for getting the best shot available, but lebron’s biggest CRITICISM is the same thing. SMH. Just shows how much people are so blind sided by Jordan that people don’t even realize lebrons greatness and all they want to do is bring lebron down. Idc what y’all have to say Lebron is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

[@StopCapN]

old school IT is a national treasure in b-ball and life

[@jayjones9225]

Those Pistons teams were spectacular, they feared no one

[@yzwme586]

If you don't have Steph Curry in your top 5 all time all-star team you don't know basketball.

[@rzlb5]

Yeah some people could never understand it, I would put MJ and Curry for the first 2 people to be on that list, it really is a no-brainer.

[@oaxhomes9897]

The way these guys are acting all giddy that they got dissed, makes me realize what I heard from someone else; “Sport journalist hate on pros, because they can only watch what they always wanted to be”.

[@madddoggnogood1491]

How are they hating... Or it could be "Athletes know the journalists are right...but they will never admit to it" Or "Athletes hate journalists who dont kiss thier asses all the time "

[@kaiilian]

Props to IT for shouting out the Joker, that man is so underrated. Needs to be in more talks for MVP. Although I do agree that the other names like PG13, Harden and Giannis are also contenders, no one ever talked about Nikola man 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@diane2193]

Larry was in a league of his own. Man had zero weakness.

[@salihsalih5221]

Kareem was greatest basketball player World have ever seen, but for some reason you don't hear much about.

[@jrsmith1998]

salih salih bedside Kareem was pro black

[@mikebevibevi]

Wilt whooped on him as an old man with a bad knee. Prime Wilt destroys Kareem

[@OnlyTheReal13]

Dam Magic must’ve really snapped on Stephen A if IT even saying it, IT is real straight facts

[@jamesjohnson-rr9gp]

Wing players do more. chase guards and forwards around on defense while also handling the ball

[@MrBigmannie]

Always wanted him to play with a good coach like Pop

[@Itsonlydre]

Lebron won his first chip vicariously through pat rileys who is one of the greatest coaches. But Lebron has been poisonous to coaches his whole career. If he don’t like them then they eventually get sacked. Exactly why Walton is under the heat right now. Lebron likes to have coaches to allow him to dictate the team.

[@xXxBlaqJesusxX]

Guapo Dre he never had an nba coach that new basketball better than him and that ruined his player coach relationship

[@whitemamba-ct7xc]

Here we go. More idiots on LeBron. Heard some of the worst takes this season

[@oskithedonable]

How many coaches lebron got fired besides David in Cleveland??

[@corpyhogan4433]

Guapo Dre Please stop pretending like Luke Walton is a good coach. “Laker fans” we’re complaining about him way before Lebron joined the lakers

[@denistuohy2535]

Corpy Hogan Lakers fans won’t ever be happy until they have a hall of fame coach because they feel like their owed it. I’m a Knicks fan and I’m well aware most Knicks fans are the same way so I’m talking from experience

[@son-jayharrison8570]

How can you leave Magic out of an all time list? Stephen A should be ashamed. Choosing Curry over Magic? Like he would say, that's blasphemous!

[@frantzellister5715]

Because no one is paying attention to the actual team. Everyone is choosing players whom they believe were the best at their positions. Fine. That does not make for the greatest all-time team. No offense to Magic (I watched him play) but he can't do what Curry does. And that's not to rip on Magic in any way, but think about who he'd play with? Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Shaq, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul Jabar (and yes I know they played together) Kobe Bryant, LeBron James--most of them with the exception of Hakeem are ball dominant players who wouldn't mesh well with a point guard who dictates the pace of the game. Curry is comfortable playing off ball--something Magic didn't really do. I actually Magic and Curry together would've been a great pairing, but if we have to use strict positions then I'd choose curry because of his off ball movements and his shooting prowess. If we were choosing a fantasy team I'd choose: (1) Stephen Curry (2) Klay Thompson (3) Michael Jordan (4) Larry Bird/Tim Duncan (5) Hakeem Olajuwon. And I pit them against any all-time great team, and they'd win because they're contributions on the floor are unmatched.

[@son-jayharrison8570]

@@frantzellister5715 before I give a team that could trash that team easily, who has a better chance of slowing down who from what they do best? Steph slowing magic or magic slowing steph? Pg-magic, sg-mj sf-durant, pf-dirk, centre-kareem

[@lilshaan6252]

Son-Jay Harrison bruh who’s he gonna defend ? 😂

[@son-jayharrison8570]

@@lilshaan6252 Stephen Curry can't defend, period. I rate him as a shooter but no one is substituting magic to get someone else in the game for defensive purposes. I've seen that with steph. 2016 finals they continually set up pick & rolls to get LeBron on steph. You making it seem like steph can defend. He can't.

[@lilshaan6252]

Son-Jay Harrison cause LeBron is 6’8 and like 270 . Why wouldn’t they ? Dawg for his career , he’s averaging 1.7 steals a game . seems like he does pretty decent defensively. and with players having better handles these days, you don’t think he can defend some of them old ass guards from the 80s magic spent the shot clock posting up ?

[@dnice374]

Great story, Stephen A. Funny bit!

[@ayala12276]

Espn would not be anything without SAS... he makes the show and hes honest.. people and the players need the hear that.