Top 5 Point Guards All-Time!

"Will this guy eventually make the list?"
 In my opinion, these are the best point guards to ever play in the NBA. Now some of you may have a different #4 or 5  because some of you old school guys may say, "what about Tiny Archibald or even Gary Payton"? However, I'm pretty sure I nailed it. Will the list change in the next 10 to 15 years after we have seen the careers of Chris Paul, Derrick Rose and Darrin Williams or will it be the same? What's your opinion?
1. Magic Johnson 


"Nuff said!"

 Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2002); NBA champion (1980, '82, '85, '87, '88); NBA Finals MVP (1980, '82, '87); NBA MVP (1987, '89, '90); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1983-91); All-NBA Second Team (1982); 12-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1990, '92); Olympic gold medalist (1992); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).

2. Oscar Robertson
"Completely changed the game"
 Honors: Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1980); NBA champion (1971); NBA MVP (1964); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1961-69); All NBA Second Team (1970, '71); Rookie of the Year (1961); 12-time NBA All-Star (1961-72); All-Star MVP (1961, '64, '69); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Olympic gold medalist (1960).

3. Isiah Thomas
"Played hard every night"

 Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2000); NBA champion (1989, '90); NBA Finals MVP (1990); All-NBA First Team (1984, '85, '86); All-NBA Second Team (1983, '87); NBA All-Rookie Team (1982); 12-time NBA All-Star (1982-93); NBA All-Star Game MVP (1984, '86); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1987); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).

4. John Stockton
"The definition of playing under control"

Honors: All-NBA First Team (1994, '95); All-NBA Second Team (1988, '89, '90, '92, '93, '96); All-NBA Third Team (1991, '97, '99); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1989, '91, '92, '95, '97); 10-time NBA All-Star; Olympic gold medalist (1992, '96); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)

5. Bob Cousy


Inventor of the "No-look" pass
 
 Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1971); NBA champion (1957, '59, '60, '61, '62, '63); NBA MVP (1957); 10-time All-NBA First Team (1952-61); All-NBA Second Team ('62, '63); 13-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1954, '57); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.















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Jay Graves
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Information from NBA.com was used in this article

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