re: Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the GOAT

As usual, another idiotic thread borne out of great ignorance. Kareem may have had the best career, but he is not anywhere near the top player. Kareem won championships surrounded by the most elite talent of anyone as did Magic Johnson. Neither of those ever lifted his team on his back, except for Magic in one game 7.

Magic Johnson won most of his championships with three #1 picks on his teams. He never won a championship with less than two #1 picks.

The same for Kareem, except for maybe his first.

Shaq would have destroyed Kareem, bottom line.

Larry Bird won one championship with one #1 pick on his teams and that #1 pick was was reduced to an old, role player at that point.

Michael Jordan won all of his championships with zero #1 picks if IRC.