NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar offers surprising name in greatest point guard of all-time debate

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Two-time NBA Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played alongside Magic Johnson for several years when they were dominating with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Johnson is widely considered to be one of the greatest point guards in NBA history, but Abdul-Jabbar believes another basketball icon played the position better.

"I don’t think you’re going to want to hear this. Oscar Robertson. The Big O. I only had the chance to play with him at the end of his career, but he was awesome," Abdul-Jabbar told New York's WPIX.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks to the media during a press conference before the Milwaukee Bucks' game against the Los Angeles Lakers Feb. 9, 2023, at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles.  (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Even if Abdul-Jabbar, also known as "The Captain," did not name Johnson, Robertson was certainly somewhat of a curveball. Golden State Warriors point guard and four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry has reignited the debate over the league's all-time best point guards.

Curry is a prolific shooter and is credited with revolutionizing modern basketball.

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Robertson played in a different era. He won one NBA title but was named the league's MVP six times. He is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, honored for his NBA career and his accomplishments in the Olympic Games.

NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson pose for a photo before a game between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks during Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals July 14, 2021, at the Fiserv Forum