Former Virginia big man Olden Polynice had a solid NBA career from 1987 to 2001 and made it back in 2003.
He was asked in this video to say who was better between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and came down on the side of Bird.
Why?
Because, he says, Bird could do anything Magic could do and he could “shoot out to the three point line.”
He knows way more than we do so we’ll defer to him but the two things that made both of those guys great was they were so focused on winning and on involving their teammates.