Also i'm still going with Magic Johnson being better then both.
This lays out a good arguement.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/117084-magic-vs-jordan-who-would-you-rather-start-your-franchise-with
Only player that could dominate the game at all 5 positons and I don't think anyone would put him lower then top 3... even crazy Kobe homers.
Think how crazy Magic would be in todays league....
People talk about how crazy a specimen Lebron is for being a 6'8 250 Small foward.
How about a 6'9 255 Point guard?
Jordan would be the best player in the league in the modern game... but I think you could aruge he'd actually have a harder time winning championships today then he did in the 90's?
Magic Johnson though? He'd run all over this league compaired to the state of the league in his prime. He'd be the one to fufill the promise of averaging a triple double.
People don't remember the pure havoc Magic Johnson caused other teams becuase you had to always put your shooting guard on him... imagine what you'd have to do to him today... in a league that's only gotten smaller. (in height).
Holy Crap... a Modern coaching scheme with Magic? Man how many coaches would drool for that now, vs the more stiff conventional days of the past?
Magic wasn't just big enough and fast enough to play every position... he was good at it too... as show by his dominating 1980's performance in game 6 where he played every position.