Magic Johnson's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
Vote up the best teammates Magic ever had.
Who is Magic Johnson's best teammate ever? The Magic Man had a lot of NBA All Star teammates over the course of his long and storied NBA career. Magic Johnson's greatest teammates have included NBA champions, longtime journeyman, and the rare talented rookie here and there. But who is the best Magic Johnson teammate of all time? Which of Magic's teammates throughout his entire career do you love?
When it comes to Magic Johnson's best teammates, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Michael Cooper have to be near the top. The trio joined forces in 1980 and won five NBA championships together for the Los Angeles Lakers. Other Magic Johnson teammates like James Worthy, Norm Nixon, and Bob McAdoo were instrumental in titles run alongside Magic as well. Lest we forget, Magic Johnson teammates Kurt Rambis, A.C. Green, Nick Van Exel, and Jamaal Wilkes, who are among some the best NBA players of all time.
Vote up the best Magic Johnson teammates, and help decide which of Magic Johnson's All Star teammates was #1.
He's the second best player of all time (behind Michael Jordan), but it wasn't until the center teamed up with Magic Johnson in 1980 that The Dream's career took off. The duo won five NBA championships in nine years cementing their legacies as two of the best to ever do it.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Position: Center
- 1Magic Johnson370 Votes
- 2Oscar Robertson278 Votes
- 3James Worthy262 Votes
As Jamaal Wilkes body broke down in the mid 80s, the Lakers were lucky because of Worthy's emergence as a lethal small forward. Big Game James played his entire career in Los Angeles alongside Magic, winning three NBA titles.
- Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina
- Position: Small forward
Once an NBA MVP, the prolific big man joined Magic Johnson and Los Angeles during the third act of his career, where he won two NBA championships in four years (1982, 1985).
- Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina
- Position: Power forward, Center
Fresh off of winning an NBA championship, the Lakers took Green in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft. Green led the Lakers in rebounding for six of his eight years on the team, while Los Angeles captured back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, Green's second and third years alongside Magic and Kareem.
- Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
- Position: Power forward, Center
The fourth pick of the 1983 NBA draft, Scott was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Norm Nixon shortly after getting picked. Scott was a key player for the Lakers during the Showtime era, being a starter alongside Magic Johnson. During that time he was on three NBA championship teams (1985, 1987, 1988).
- Birthplace: Ogden, Utah
- Position: Shooting guard
The forward was an integral part of Magic's first two NBA championship runs on the Lakers. The swingman average better than 20 points en route to two titles.
- Birthplace: Berkeley, California
- Position: Shooting guard, Small forward
