I heard a interview with Laker legend and Hall of Fame member “Magic” Johnson on the “Mike and Mike” TV/Radio show on ESPN and a discussion came up about who is the top five NBA players of all time.

It took Mike and Mike and callers almsot a hour to finally come up with their choices.  This is a very tough debate for NBA fans everywhere. Because many great players will not be on the list.

How bout Jerry West or Karl “Mailman”  Malone or Larry Bird or the “Big O” Oscar Roberson or “Dr. J” Julius Erving? Did Mike and Mike have them on the list?

Before I get to their list, to me the greatest NBA player of all time is “Magic” Johnson because remember sports fans, “Magic” was a 6-9 POINT GUARD! How many 6-9 great point guards can you name? I can name only one…”Magic” He controled the game unlike the great M.J. This is just my opinion.

So let’s get to “Mike and Mike” top five NBA players of all time in no order. They are “Magic” Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, the late Wilt Chamberlain and finally of course the great Micheal Jordan. Yes they had three centers on their list.

I can agree with their list. One thing for sure, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant can be added to the greatest of all time NBA players for sure in coming years.    Gordon Curvey