Byron Scott asked who is the number 1 Laker of all time . 

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Byron Scott was the leading scorer for the 87-88 Back to back Championship team 21.7ppg Byron was an awesome shooting guard,great player!!!!!

Shooter, defender, was actually a VERY good finisher in transition!

I was a Celtic fan. Byron Scott was definitely someone to worry about.

Excellent player Byron had some hops, too! The man was perfect fit on those Laker teams.

Byron Scott was much more than just a jumpshooter although he did have textbook form and was fun to watch shoot the ball. I can remember tons of times he caught passes from Magic on fast breaks and him slamming it with one hand. He also was a really solid defender. He was a big part of those great Laker teams.

We have forgotten about Laker Dreadnought Elgin Baylor in this conversation. Before Wilt, they had to score around 50 to win and they did so many times; before Baylor's knees started giving out. You can never forget about both West and Baylor but because they lost so many finals to the Celtics we tend to forget them. I will never forget them.

Wilt Chamberlain was a monster.

The old game is far superior than today's game

magic and bird probably the two greatest impact players to enter the league .

Scott underrated

In the two point era you take Kareem, in the 3 point era you take a guard.

The game has really changed from the 70s when I started following the NBA. I can remember when the NBA did not have the 3 point shot, and the only way you could score 3 points was to get fouled in the act of shooting after a made basket. Kareem was so dominant in the 70s, that is when Big Man were featured. But now the NBA is mostly a guard dominated league because the 3-point shot is such a part of the game now. Back in the 70s, you could handcheck guards which made it difficult for guards to score unless they were coming off of a screens, or if they were able to beat their man off the dribble. I think Steph Curry would have had a harder time scoring the way he does if he was constantly handchecked and the Refs allowed a little bit more physical play. Steph would still find a way to score, but it would be more of coming off of screens, rather than just bringing the ball down the court and shooting like he does now.

Scott was a solid player.

Great video

To me magic is the best laker of all time. He can play all 5 positions and do anything! Maximum flexibility and versatility!

Bryon Scott should be the next Lakers coach

The best BIG 3 in history, Kareem, Worthy and Magic!

Kareem, you have your place in NBA history, so far, the leading scorer, the inventor of the sky hook, reserve, yet very effective.You are one of the greatest players in NBA history. Every great player has his place, and will never be forgotten. God bless you, as well as them.

Luv you Byron 💓 I was not good till early 30. Kareem ! Then Magic Then Kobe (very under rated) along with the shorter guy from Miami love him. As a kid Bird was underrated ! Shawn W In Akron Ohio

Byron was a great shooter. He has a high basketball lQ. The 3 players he named are 3 of the greatest Lakers, but you have include Elgin Baylor and of course Wilton Norman Chamberlain in the conversation.

I watched Byron Scott for many years. My favorite memory him is however this one time there was an interview with him after the game on channel 9 in LA and he said "We be playing good and ****" - and they didn't bleep it. It aired.

Those laker teams were crazy superteams. Kareem, magic, worthy, Cooper, Scott, sheesh

Magic...most versatile..and won a title in his rookie season...greatest leader too

If the NBA pushed back the 3point line, it would be much better!

As a longtime Lakers fan Byron Scott was solid 🏀

Scott was also on of the great finishers at the 2. On a 3on1 or 3on2 fast break with Scott and Worthy on the wings with Magic in the middle, it was pick your ☠️

This is the only person that ive seen that looks cool with no hair on his head, no eyebrows, no mustache, no beard. Byron Scott

To me the greatest laker of all time is Magic Johnson think about it he’s 6,9 it’s showtime 💛💜

Jerry West. Hands down as greatest Laker. Not just because of his play but after the game. Only player to ever win Finals MVP on the losing team.

If you never saw Kareem, Magic, Jordan, Duncan or Bird play, your opinion on the Jordan/LeBron debate is completely irrelevant because you missed seeing everybody.

What of Elgin, Jerry and Wilt ?

Wow! Surprised that no one mentioned, 11 time champion Bill Russell! He only brought out the best of everyone around him but if you needed him to get you 30 rebounds…he did! If you needed him to score 30…he did! If you needed him to block shots…he did! If you needed him to shut down the other big man and still do it all…he did! Finally, he and his teams won and won often. He was without a doubt, a winner who always brought his “A” game and as a great leader made those around him winners as well! I have not seen then or today anyone who could match his intensity and will every night. Not Wilt, not Kareem, not anyone! One other player who never gets mentioned when they talk about all time greats and that’s Connie Hawkins. So many outside influences but when on the court was no doubt one of the great players of all time! If you ever have an opportunity to see any of his game films, you will definitely come away with a different outlook on this force!

The problem with big men in the last 20-30 years (it's been a GROWING issue, not a sudden one) is that too many NBA stars come up through AAU which DOES NOT TEACH POST PLAY. You don't HAVE the great high-efficiency post players to argue with the better 3 point shooters for "points per possession" any more. Add to that the serious HANDICAPS that have been made to playing serious DEFENSE in today's game, and there just aren't any traditional big men left - and haven't been MANY of them in the last 20 years (Tim Duncan was most of the entire LIST there, with Shaq early on in that period only, and arguably the Gasol brothers).

Byron Scott never got enough credit for how he made the difference for the Lakers in game 6 of the 1984 Finals!!

I've seen him in the 90s on an away game in Germany, he got moves you can't teach to nobody.

Magic didn't beat the 76ers with a one man show, Jamaal Wilkes had 37 points.

If you shot more than three 3s back then, the coach would pull you cuz you didn't work for a higher percentage shot. Like Magic, Elgin Baylor could also play every position on the team well, though, as Center, he might be a bit height-challenged defensively - but he could rebound with the best b/c of position and timing. I don't think you could leave Elgin out of this conversation. I couldn't choose among the 4 of them. Elgin could create, shoot, pass, and score with the best of them - and he would be great today. Kareem Center, Elgin and Rudy at Forward, Magic at point, Kobe at SG, and Jerry West as 6th man, cuz he played both guard roles well. Most people think of Rudy as just a banger - but when he left Jerry and Elgin for SF, he proved that he could score a lot, too. Worthy with Jerry coming off the bench.

3-4 three pointers were normal for a shooter back then.

(Alex) before team will have different strategies. You would see any good players getting away with open shot or not getting tested, like today game. I could name few players in even good team (Lakers, Pistons, 76ers, Milwaukee, Seattle and other that I forgot )that their goals were to stop these great players from scoring.

I missed who he said was the #1 player.... ???? He did say, if age 22, of the 3 players offered, Kareem, Magic, Kobe... he'd take Kareem. Then Dan Patrick asked, what about in Today's game and Byron said Magic.

Of all the players mentioned in this video or comments: only one had the rules changed to hinder his game!….you might want to keep that in mind

Easy answer. Wilt Chamberlain.

He also came up with "three peat" if I remember correctly.

Scott was not only a great player but a great coach, too. Only problem saying Magic is the GOAT is he wasn't super on offense like Kareem was.

Russell for his rings and his class.

Wilt,Bo Jackson,Lebron, Carl Lewis, don’t laugh Danny Ainge and wwf wrestler Mr.Perfect were the greatest athletes of all time……..the last two I can tell u crazy stories on those two oddballs…..they were sensational in every sport they played…….like number ones across the board while they perfected their signature craft………..honorable mentions: MJ & Prime Time

I just feel That Magic Johnson is the God of the basketball 🏀

b scott has some great dunks, in game on guys in traffic. hes maybe 6'4"?

Ladies and Gentlmen introducing the Greatest Team Player in NBA History #32 Earvin " Magic" Johnson 👍👍

What about Jerry and Elgin? Byron speaks powerfully about the late 70s and beyond.

The Lakers Showtime wow today they would destroy a lot of teams. Magic Johnson 6'9 guard probably the best ever. Kareem Abdul Jabbar who is probably the real GOAT. Who retired how many years ago holding the scoring title. James Worthy, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, Jamal Wilkes, Michael Thompson

Let us not forget a guy named Jerry West!!

Can't believe Byron said nothing about Wilt. He has to be in the same conversation about the greatest players of all time.

The eight best BasketBall players of all time are are Michael Jordan,Bill Russell,Wilt Chamberlain,Kareem Abdul Jabar,Larry Bird,Kobe Bryant,LeBron James,Magic Johnson.

If Byron Scott wasn't on the Lakers he'd be John Starks.

The NBA was more exciting back then because of the unpredictability of each team. Now it's plain boring since all teams are shooting threes. The centers and power forwards dominated the inside. While the shooting guard and the small forward either shot from the perimeter or take it strong to the basket. And the point guard is a point guard.

It's not your world anymore this is a whole new different world you can tell it like it was but the young players can tell it like it is whether you like it or not Steph Curry put a stamp on it Byron Scott 💪💛💙🏀🏆😎👅

80’s Lakers was the greatest Lakers of all time, and it’s more exciting too. Todays NBA lost that excitement, it’s like oh ok he shot three, and oh the other team shot threes. I mean their running up and down shooting threes. No more hard banging bodies like it used to be. I mean it’s more like, two samurai warriors using not samurai swords, but bow and arrows.

Him and zeke were the best small guards ever and Iverson too

Who are the best shooters of all time?

Magic & Bird were both about unselfish play and why they won.

Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor 🏀🏀🏀

When you talk about greatest Laker ever you ought to mention Mikan, Baylor, West, Chamberlain, Shaq, Kareem, Magic, and Kobe. All of them were great.

Its the shoes

No one talks about tha Machine A.C. Green

The question to him was who was the greatest Laker not best NBA player of all time.

Close your eyes when Byron Scott is talking. Sounds just like Barack Obama...lol. Seriously. Intelligent, staccato pace, and the ending lilt.

WILT!

WILT

Why they fail to mention Jamaal Wilkes 37 when Magic 42 played center with Kareem out baffles me. To close the series out in the sixth game for thier first championship against Boston.

Magic Johnson is for me. Kobe averaged 5.5 more points but 7 less assists per game than Magic.

Modern Centers would be on the bench before the 2nd quarter, if they had to face old school centers. Yes, they'd nail a few 3's, but give up an "And1" on defense everytime down. If you look at today's game, Dominique Wilkins would be a truly dominant Center in today's game & Chris Webber would easily be the absolute best; as would K.G.! Why? No one wants to bump & grind in the paint, and these his would be overwhelmed by old school forwards playing Center today. The modern guard has no shot, since regular season defense isn't allowed until the playoffs & playoff defense is now automatic ejection.

Could be Lakers new coach

they don't even mention, Wilt, Elgon or Jerry! I don't suggest they would be selected but not even mentioned? Personally, if we talk stats and not championships, probably West.

Pick your 8 any era. My 8 will ALL be pre 1979. We play 1978 league rules. We can play as many as you like. You can't win. You can't.

Magic is the Goat

It was me.

Byron Scott would have went down as an above average guard if he didn't have Magic Johnson for all those years given him open jump shots and as far as the greatest player of all time is that's called an opinion how would he know he didn't even play against most of them.

this is hard, very hard kobe by a hair second magic then Karen olso by a hair !

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Question was "where are all the big men at"? will lets shoot 30 3 pointers against you taking time running plays feeding it low to a big man to score just two points. Math is in the 3 point corner.

Bird was is and and always will be the greatest player of all time. The league is full of Kobe's ,magics , LBJ's never been another Bird.

I wouldnt say today is more athletic than back then today have the luxury of poor defense which gives the offensive play room to showcase athletism. Back then , i believe ppl were glued to each other hard nose D and the thought of jumping ,your thinking im i getting taking out in mid air .

No Jerry West? No MJ? No Shaq? No Bird?

Chuck Nevitt is amazing

Afro Kobe number 8 Kobe I put him against anyone any era

Yanis. That's where.

man if michael dosent give those mlb years title for free to the rockets the debate would have been close long time ago

Where are all the big men? Answer: At the 3 Point line! hahahahahahahaha

Once again, these biased and ill informed ex-NBA players are clueless about the significant history of their respective franchise. Byron fails to mention, overlook, and disrespect the historical legends before he played. It baffles many that these individuals fail to answer the question about the greatest Lakers ever. Jerry West (the NBA logo), Wilt Chamberlain( responsible for the NBA record of 33 wins in a row), Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich, and Shaquille O’Neal. Of course this is a debatable question and conclusion. These modern day individuals are deficient in their knowledge about any history. Byron is a good person and offers an opinion.

He's just scared to say it was Bird due to the backlash of so called fans.

Put prime Shaq in todays game. Everything will change. Every team will have a center and power power forward again. #nbatodayissoft

Kareem, all day baby....no peer.

Jerry West must be mentioned, but it's Magic.

Where are all the big men? Well, let's see . . .You have Ayton, Joker, Giannis, Imbid, . . .Wow, is there any one else?

So basically, any Laker is the greatest player of all time. (So long as it was a Laker)

Wilt is the greatest player of all time. He was unstoppable.

Um…Jerry West?

The greatest Laker of all time is the Jerry West he only won one championship but look up the stats look what he did he lost all of them to Bill Russell