Magic Johnson rated the best team in the Lakers history: OK combination is on the list, James is not on the list

As a legendary Lakers' history, Magic Johnson can be said to be the best point guard in the entire NBA. His dominance in this position can be said to be unique. In the 1980s, he led the Lakers to win the championship in a total of five times and won the FMVP three times, which almost made the Lakers the most popular team in the league. And it is such a player who recently awarded the best team in the history of the Lakers, but he didn't even have himself in it. Let's take a look at who he chose!

defender: West

As a NBA historical guard, although he is very capable and averages 25 points per game in his career, he only has one championship experience, which is much worse than Magic Johnson. However, West's early status in the NBA can be said to be very high. Now the NBA logos are related to him, so he is also called the "logo man".

West entered the All-Star team in a total of 10 times in his career, 14 times in the All-Star team, and 4 times in the Defensive Team. He is also a representative star with both offense and defense, but his championship is too few, otherwise his status will be higher.

defender: Kobe

Another defender Magic Johnson chose Kobe, and he has also said many times that Kobe is the number one person in the history of the Lakers. In fact, there is a reason for this. After all, many people think of Kobe when they think of the Lakers. His influence can be said to be unique. Moreover, Kobe just happened to catch up with the fastest development period of the NBA, and his influence almost doubled. However, this is mainly based on Kobe's own strength. In his 20 seasons of his career, he won the championship in a total of five times and won the FMVP twice. In addition, Kobe's performance on both offense and defense was excellent. He entered the first team 11 times and entered the first defense 9 times is the best proof.

and Kobe also played from a substitute to a super giant. At the beginning of his career, he was just a substitute for the team, but he became the team's backcourt starter with his own efforts. During the three consecutive championships of the Lakers, Kobe was the key to the team's rushing out of the West. If Kobe is placed in the lineup, the team will never lack passion. After all, his desire for victory can be said to be the strongest in the history of the Lakers, which is also the key to his ability to become a superstar.

Front court: Chamberlain

As the center with the strongest scoring explosiveness in the Lakers' history, Chamberlain's scoring ability is obvious to all. After all, he is the creator of a record of 50 points per game in a single season, and he also scored the record of 100 points per game. In the early days of the NBA, his physical talent was arguably ahead of other players, so there were no players who could limit his scoring. However, after coming to the Lakers, Chamberlain has reached the end of his career, and his dominance in scoring has declined. He chose more of his team style, which is also the key to his ability to lead the Lakers to the championship. His partner with West was also the top combination in the league.

Front court: When Jabbar came to the Lakers, he was in the middle of his career. At that time, he was in the peak stage of combining experience and personal ability, so he led the Lakers to the championship in the 79-80 season. However, in the last game of the finals, Jabbar failed to play due to injury, and his perfect performance in the previous few games lost its meaning, so the FMVP gave Magic Johnson, which was also a great regret in his career. However, Jabbar won the championship in the Lakers in total five times. He can still win the FMVP when he should retire and become the oldest FMVP player in NBA history. As the second-place player in the NBA scoring list, Jabbar's career is also legendary, but unfortunately his Tiangou skills rarely appear.

Front court: O'Neal

In this lineup, Magic Johnson almost ranked three inside lines, but O'Neal is definitely the most dominant one. After all, the only three consecutive championships in the Lakers' history was that he led the team to win. At that time, he also won the MVP in the Finals three times in a row. Almost all the insides in the league can't do anything about him, so many teams have also developed the shark-cutting tactics, which is to target his weaknesses in the bad free throws. But this move can only delay his scoring pace, and even the team itself will be in trouble with fouls, which can only be considered a bad move.

O'Neal, at his peak, could basically get a strong dunk at the basket. If the opponent wants to stop him, he might even have to pay a foul. At that time, the entire league was worried about how to prevent him. After all, if you want to win the championship, you must defeat O'Neal head-on, so with him in the team, the offensive threat of the entire lineup can be fully raised, and O'Neal can also use his inside deterrence to open up space for the team, which is also a characteristic that many centers do not have.