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Magic Johnson
Earvin Johnson Jr.
5× NBA champion, 3× NBA MVP, 3× Finals MVP. The 6'9" point guard who reshaped the position.
Position
Point Guard
Size
6'9" · 215 lb
Born
Aug 14, 1959 · Lansing, Michigan
Drafted
1979 · pick 1
906
Games
19.5
Points Per Game
11.2 (NBA all-time leader)
Assists Per Game
7.2
Rebounds Per Game
10,141 (4th all-time)
Career Assists
Magic Johnson played 13 NBA seasons (12 plus a 32-game 1996 comeback) — all with the Los Angeles Lakers. Five championships, three MVPs, three Finals MVPs, and the highest career assists-per-game average in NBA history (11.2). His 1979 NCAA championship win over Larry Bird's Indiana State as a Michigan State sophomore launched the rivalry that revived the NBA in the 1980s. Inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2002.
Draft Night
Career
Honors & Awards
5× NBA Champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
3× NBA Finals MVP (1980, 1982, 1987)
3× NBA MVP (1987, 1989, 1990)
12× NBA All-Star · 2× All-Star Game MVP
9× All-NBA First Team
1992 Olympic Gold Medal (original Dream Team)
Naismith Hall of Fame (2002, also 2010 with the Dream Team)
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
In-depth stories
Magic Johnson College: Michigan State and the 1979 NCAA Title
Magic Johnson's college was Michigan State (1977-79). He won the 1979 NCAA title over Larry Bird's Indiana State, then went #1 to LA.
Why Magic Johnson Wore #32 — Three Schools, One Number
Magic Johnson wore #32 from middle school through Michigan State and the Lakers — assigned by chance and kept the rest of his career.
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