Forget the accolades for the time. A 6’9 point guard was obviously a revelation back in the day and he’s an all time great. Magic was a worse version of Lebron overall. And Ben Simmons with a mediocre jump shot. Simmons a better defender and Magic a better passer. If Magic in his prime came into the current league, he would be Ben Simmons. Great player but not transcendent.
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Another one thats similar is back around 2015-2018 when people said "Michael Jordan in todays game would just be Demar Derozan with better defence".
Except Magic wasn’t scared to shoot if needed and actually took over games if needed. What has Ben Simmons done since being in the league at his time?
magic was a monster in the paint with his baby sky hook and if he was ever double teamed THATS when you fucked up. I think Ben can be so much more than he has been but this is a nephew take.
I’ve had this thought before, but playing in this era, Magic would fucking shoot. It’s also disrespectful a bit to Magic, ya know.. being the best player in the league for several years, getting hardware.
Yup, Magic learned to shoot very quickly when necessary and was a 38% shooter on 3.5 attempts in his last season before the season he contracted AIDS, was a 85% FT shooter and *led the entire league in FT shooting* at one point. Ben cant shoot in the er
Yeah I’m waiting for Ben to win FMVP in his rookie season and drop 44 in the finals
Youve never watched Magic Johnson play if you think theyre even comparable in the halfcourt. This is up there with the "MJ is just Derozan" takes.
If you say that, that means you are implying Ben Simmons would have the exact same career and arguably top 5 all time legacy as Magic if he was transported back to the 80s. Do you know how dumb that sounds?
You think someone with Ben Simmons exact skill set and talent could dominate the NBA for nearly a decade as the clear cut top 1st or 2nd best player in the league? You are not making sense my guy
Magic was an insane competitor and winner. You cant look at real basketball like 2k where you add up their attributes. Magic would be dragging the sixers to the finals every year because he refused to lose.
Copy pasting from the other post where your dumbass said this shit.............. People think Simmons and guys like Kidd and Magic are close in terms of playmaking when its not close at all. Guys like Simmons, Lonzo and Fultz are decent playmakers who ca
Magic would probably average 19 assists this season.
Delusional. You really think Magic is a better passer than Bron? Nah