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Right now, Paul's PER and Assist rate (with lower TO rate than Magic's best) are already higher than Magic's best PER and Assist rate seasons . Is Chris Paul right now, on Magic's level, judging by the regular season?

Hell no.

He's at Isiah's level right now.

Paul is closer to Magic than Kobe to MJ.

no he's not there

not there yet

JordansBulls wrote:Paul is closer to Magic than Kobe to MJ.

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did that make you feel better?

Chris Paul, close to Magic?

No.

Chris Paul, close to Kevin Johnson?

Hell yes.

Paul is a very good player, an MVP candidate and all that, but he doesn't approach what Magic did on the court. Not in style, not in on-court effect and not yet in terms of performance at the highest of levels.

He needs more time before he can be considered alongside a guy who's top-6.

As of now, no.

But if continues doing this while having some playoff success and good playoff numbers, he could be up th ere.

I think maybe a more appropriate question would be "Is Chris Paul on Isiah Thomas' level?"

And to that, I think the answer might be "yes."

Hell no,

He is almost on Kevin Johnson's level.

For the people saying he is on Zeke's level already you forgot that legends are made in the playoffs. Zeke almost went to 3 straight finals in the golden era. Won back to back championships in the golden era of the NBA.


Paul has yet to get to the playoffs and out the first round.

This season, Chris Paul is playing PG as well as anyone that's ever played in the NBA, including Magic and/or Isiah. There's nothing wrong with saying that.

But no, he's not at Magic or Isiah's level yet. He has to extend his regular season success to the playoffs, and he has to do it consistently or get better throughout his career.

TheKingOfVa360 wrote:Hell no,

He is almost on Kevin Johnson's level.

For the people saying he is on Zeke's level already you forgot that legends are made in the playoffs. Zeke almost went to 3 straight finals in the golden era. Won back to back championships in the golden era of the NBA.


Paul has yet to get to the playoffs and out the first round.

I don't know much about Kevin Johnson other than game 6 between phx vs bulls in 93.

Chris Paul seems like he's a step ahead of KJ at this point, but I'm just speculating...

I say yes.

Paul is having an historic season. I don't think people are properly recognizing his accomplishments. Let's face it, without Paul, that New Orleans team simply isn't very good. Paul has them vying for the best record in the West when the West is playing its best ball in memory.

Here's how they compare statistically on a pace-adjusted per-40 basis. I'm using Magic's 1986 campaign:

Statistically, it's pretty much a wash. Magic has slightly better numbers, but Paul's higher PER is probably an indication that it's simply harder to achieve high numbers in today's NBA. The PER score is saying that Paul is superior to his contemporaries by a greater margin that Magic was superior to his. And I'd argue that Paul is a better defensive player as well. Paul also plays an additional minute per game. Over the course of the regular season, I don't see why it's so blasphemous to say that Paul is comparable to Magic, or even a touch better.

That said, what made Magic great was his postseason performances and his overall clutchness. And also the fact that he did it for so many years. But if Paul can continue to put up these kinds of numbers with this kind of winning percentage, and then keep it up in the playoffs, I don't see any reason why he can't one day be considered the greatest point guard of all time.

Those are big ifs though. All I'm saying is that Paul is on track to rival Magic. He's got to do in the postseason now.

lets be fair magic johnson had a hall fame center next to him, Chris Paul doesn't have that luxury.

No doubt Magic was blessed with an outstanding supporting cast, but he was still dominating and producing at a Hall of Fame level well after Kareem had faded and finally retired.

I think Paul is having an absolutely phenomenal season. But this comparison is drastically premature. Echoing what Nate said, Chris has had one, maybe two, Hall-of-Fame seasons. Magic had 12, not to mention all his heroics in the postseason.

He needs to put in a lot more work to be mentioned in the same breath.

Oh, COME ON for heaven's sake...

TheKingOfVa360 wrote:Hell no,

He is almost on Kevin Johnson's level.

For the people saying he is on Zeke's level already you forgot that legends are made in the playoffs. Zeke almost went to 3 straight finals in the golden era. Won back to back championships in the golden era of the NBA.


Paul has yet to get to the playoffs and out the first round.

In terms of accomplishment, ofcourse he's not on Isiah's level, but then there'd be no point in comparing young studs to legends in the first place... But when you look at the impact that CP3 makes on the game, it's hard not to say he's near Isiah.

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