The Complete Compilation of John Stockton's Greatest Stories Told By NBA Players & Legends 

These are easily the best NBA videos on RU-vid.

Spent 19 seasons with the same franchise. Made the playoffs in every season. That’s a legendary basketball player.

Stockton is that dude that gets picked last at LA Fitness, but turns out to be a monster on the court.

As a Utah kid in the 90s....i can say there was NOTHING better than sitting down with my father, ordering a pizza and watching Stockton & the Jazz...

Gary Patton’s love for Stockton is beautiful 😂 I swear every time he gets a chance to talk about him he takes it

People forget he only missed 22 games in a 19 season career

“He would pull up in a mini van and bust us up” 😂😂😂

The story about him turning up to home games in a minivan with his kids is wonderful. He was so deeply uncool that his IDGAF attitude made him cool.

My favorite story about him is when he talked about being in Barcelona in '92. He was in the team bus with his family, asked the driver to stop, and they just disappeared into the crowd while the other players just watched in awe. All they wanted was to do what John Stockton just did: blend into the crowd.

I never understood why people undermined his abilities. There are 5 main stats on the stat sheet for an NBA player. Points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He leads two of the 5 categories, and second place isn’t even close in either of them. Easily the best point guard of all time.

People forget this guy was on the dream team because he never spoke during or after about it. He was peers with a large portion of the absolute best players in the history of the sport

I met John Stockton a few years ago in an airport. I heard someone ask me ask me a question and I turned around and it was John Stockton. I had about a 5 minute conversation with him. He was a great guy and I'll always remember that.

Its a testament to Stockton that almost every all time great point guard calls John Stockton the greatest ever. You can say whatever you want as a commentator, a fan, even an NBA player who played a different position...but when legendary point guards call you the greatest, that means something.

You don't have to emulate John Stockton's game, you don't even have to like his game, but I promise kids, if you emulate his work ethic, his loyalty, and his toughness you'll do something great in your life.

As a Sonics fan living in Seattle in the 90s, the competition between Payton/Kemp and Stockton/Malone were the most entertaining and exciting games of the season.

Man, I watched Stockton for every one of his 19 years. Never a contract dispute, never off the court drama, never anything but tough, hard-nosed b-ball. Broke the mold on this dude!

John's defense was very underrated, I'm gonna give you all a statistic...he had 263 steals in a season, the fourth most in a single season of all time. He also had 244 steals in a season a couple years later, no one has had more than that since, that was 30 years ago.

Thing about Stockton too: Everyone talks about the assists/steals from Stockton but he was also a really capable 3 point shooter and incredibly efficient as a shooter. Jason Kidd (one of the best pgs ever) shot 40 percent for his career and never had a season shooting over 44 percent from the field. John Stockton shot 52 percent for his whole career, and had 12 different seasons shooting over 50 percent from the field. Shooting over 50 percent as a PG is flat out incredible. Shooting 52 percent from the field/38 percent from 3 is really efficient. Stockton was a BEAST, great leader and two way player.

I love how there's a ton of people who don't play basketball, and their telling Gary he doesn't know what he's talking about.

Players and coaches said that Stockton was freakishly strong for his size and frame. He was like bumping into a piece of iron. He could really bully the other guards in the league with his physical play. One of the best to ever play the position.

I played professionally for ten years and played a retired Stockton to 5. I lost by 5 but the sad part is the other 4 guys to play him didn’t score either. Yeah we were young but even though we were bigger he pushed us around like a bitch and he was several years retired. Much respect with a high basketball iq and Thor like strength.

As impressive as his untouchable records is his durability. In 19 seasons, he didn't miss a game in 17 of them. At 3.72, one of the best assist-to-turnover ratios ever. Excellent shooter. Led the league in assists nine consecutive years. Almost unheard of for a PG to play until age 41 and still averaged a career double double. Also didn't have an agent. He'd sit down with the owner, agree on what was fair and get back on the court. Magic was the best. Isiah, Nash, Kidd, etc. were phenomenal. But Stockton is still the best pure PG ever. Pound for pound, probably the toughest player ever. Consummate professional.

John Stockton wasn't flashy but was hard working, consistent, professional, high basketball IQ and a true point guard.

Stockton was simply a relentless machine, who felt no pain, had no emotion, never got tired, never showed weakness, and calculated every angle and trajectory the ball could take at every moment and made the right play over and over and over and over and over again, and pushed his opponents mentally to get them as frustrated and confused as possible so they would be distracted and off their game for as long as possible. He was also a very good shooter. Almost forgot about that. And he did it for two decades.

Stockton was a stone cold killer, master of the assist. Great defense, great jump shot, great moves to the hoop.

His autobiography "Assisted" is one of the best books I've ever read. His character off the court is really what made him such a phenomenal player.

He looks like a guy who teaches shop class at the local HS. But when he laced them up, he was one of the toughest and most skilled PG's in the game. He always had that ice cold game time look on his face, I loved watching him play.

An underdog draftpick booed by the crowd. Leading in steals and assits to this day by large margins. Got 2 leads out of 5 categories(points rebounds assits steals blocks) which was never done before. One of the best point guards without a ring. A monster in short shorts, reliable freethrow, 2 and 3 pointer all throughout his career but is most defined by his decision making and seeing opportunities in taking shots and mostly passing the ball. Praised by peers and opponents alike. Refuses to talk trash and very rarely be provoked. Underrated, subtle and lowkey. Wife drops him off and picks him up after plays in a minivan with his kids. Takes time with fan letters and even tmz paparazzi. Goes to basketball events with only a handful of people recognizing him. Stayed loyal to 1 team even with bigger offers outside. Praised everyone he could remember in his retirment speech which is a moment he had earned for himself, from his gym mate who helped him through hamstring cramps and his kids and wife who was his "best decision" where he was famous for making. Referring to Karl as the best without acknowledgement of his role in that. This is a guy who has waived the right to question himself as a good man in and outside the ring. If you're reading this: I started watching basketball because of you and sadly lost my passion for it when you retired. Defended you from my other family members from the bulls while I'm the lone jazz, and boy was it worthit. If I ever get my Visa approved, Id like to buy you a beer. 5 minutes will last me a lifetime. You will probably refuse this part as I will tell the guys in the bar who this man is blending in a sea of anonymity . A whole page of nba cards are waiting for your signature. (I even got mj's but I traded them for you) I'll go out of my way just give me a date. I'll cross states if I have to. Still a Jazz fan. - Mark from the Philippines.

Lots of respect for John especially after those two NBA Finals against the Bulls. It is a damned shame that he and Malone never got a title.

I like how Malone speaks so highly of him. Giving credit where its due

The respect kidd has for stockton is incredible

I love Kidd's answer: "Um, I think he had, um, 3000..." 😂

The respect Malone has for him is the most impressive.

I love how Gary Payton says you didn't play against him I did!

Easily....easily the most underrated NBA player of all time. Efficient, durable, TWO-WAY player. Nobody will ever have more assists, nobody will ever have more steals. Basketball greatness!

Almost a half hour vid that felt like 5min. Flew by man I wanted to hear more! As a Lakers fan I hated the Jazz cuz of this man & Malone just pick n rolling my squad to death. Unstoppable. Mad respect...

John Stockton was such a fun player to watch and I still enjoy watching his highlights. Leading the league in assists and steals to this day is insane. He’s also got two rings if the jazz played anyone but the goat. The craziest thing about him is that he was just so consistent day in and day out. I don’t remember who said it but someone said that “you don’t even notice he’s having a great game until he has 25 and 10 in the 4th quarter.” I think that sums it up perfectly to how great he was. John Stockton is the best PG to EVER play and was a better PG than Magic. No one’s changing my mind

You know you on another level if you can get GP to stop talking.

As a die hard Jazz fan who went to many games back in those days, John wasn’t flashy. A simple pass would do. But there are things about Stocktons game that won’t show up on any stat sheet but tells the story. He was tough as nails. Some say he played dirty, but that’s how the league was played back then. He wasn’t afraid to get underneath the basket and fight for a rebound. He was very dedicated. He and Malone would run the hills behind Malone’s home, and it turned into a competition between them. They would not let the other outwork them. Back then, fans were allowed to go watch practice. My father and I went one Sunday. We see this mini van pull up, and out jumps John, in his full church attire. He hated the media and hated being in the public eye. His IQ was off the charts. He had huge hands which helped him tremendously getting those steals. He was clutch, he was a leader, a winner, and he hated to lose. He is severely underrated. In my eyes, he is the best pure PG to ever play. Magic was great, but I view that he was more of a utility player since he could, and often did play multiple positions during games. John was your prototypical PG. a leader, a coach on the floor, leader in the locker room. Many like to debate who was better between John and Karl. I’ll put it this way, Malone was our best player. But our most important player was John. Without John, we were a typical playoff team that would get bounced. With John, we were contenders. It’s very unfortunate he didn’t win a ring, and which is why many people undervalue Stockton

You could tell he gave his 100% on every play, the guy would never slow down. He gave me fits when they would play the Rockets. True legend.

I loved Stockton. His mental toughness and determination wasn't matched by anyone. You couldn't get under his skin for anything

My favorite player of all time. Watching him hit the game winner to send the Jazz to the finals with my Dad in our basement and us jumping up and down together is one of my most cherished memories of my entire life. Thanks for the video 🥲

Stockton is truly the best true point guard ever. I used to love watching him play. There is story about the dream team. We're the bus was bombarded with fans and bus couldn't move. So Stockton just got out and blended with the crowd. And everyone in the bus was envious of him.

I grew up in that era as a point guard so I was always a huge fan of Stockton. If you’re one of the rare players that enjoys passing more than scoring, he was your guy.

He was flat out awesome one of best point guards to ever play basketball When people talk about point guards and the best to ever do it they should always have John Stockton in the conversation

Their reaction to Steve Kerr “just letting it out” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

This dude is slept on by everyone. What a pure ball mover.

It didn't do him justice to watch him play on TV. Seeing him in person - his energy was unreal. He moved so effortlessly up and down the court on both sides.

John Stockton having the all-time record in steals, validates Michael Jordan's greatness. In their respective era, Jordan was second in steals. Both athletes were defensive beasts!

He mad underrated by the casuals these days

The Jordan era was the best era and Stockton came into the league with him so it was a great time to be watching basketball during the 80s and 90s. That Jazz Bulls finals in 98 is still the highest rated finals of all time.

Easily one of the most underrated superstars of all time. Dude leads the league in two of the most important categories in basketball and doesn’t even get mentioned in greatest pg conversations because he’s so forgotten.

The purest point guard to ever live. He is literally the prototype. I came up watching him as a PG myself and all I wanted to do was be him.

When the Jazz drafted the relatively unknown Stockton many fans booed the pick. Coach Frank Layden said, "he's Irish & his Dad owns a bar." The Jazz got the last laugh!

One of the most unselfish point guards in the game. His ability to read the game is legendary. It doesn’t matter whether you are a superstar or an average player but as long as you are in a good position to score he’ll pass to you.

Gary Payton one of my all time favs. Love the respect he’s always gave John as a Jazz fan.

Growing up watching 80's&90's NBA ball was a gift&then these interviews with legends are gold,game recognize game.

Beyond loyal to his team, its something about 90s basketball where most players stuck with their teams instead of jumping ship like they do today

I remember Jordan getting asked about Stockton one time. Jordan just talked about the USA team and how no one really knew what was wrong with Stockton cause he didn't say a word about it. When ii came out that Stockton played THAT WHOLE OLYMPICS with the broken Fibula. Everyone on the USA team legit called him and asked why he didn't say anything about it. Stockton was said to have responded with "cause you guys needed me to play". After that Jordan said no one ever doubted Stockton and if he deserved to be on the Olympic or All Star teams.

I remember when Gary Payton said that John Stockton was tougher to guard than Michael Jordan. A lot of people thought Payton had lost his mind, but forgot that he was a top 5 defender who played against both guys, with two very different play styles in two different positions. Stockton was a Swiss Army knife on the court who averaged a double-double overall (and against Payton). Give this man his respect.

An example of a craftsman that perfected his craft.

I never realized Stockton and Kerr had a Rodman and Malone moment. 😂. I love all that fiestyness between them.

John Stockton, the perfect pure point guard 🔥🏀

Gritty, tough, selfless. That’s the Stockton we loved growing up in small town Utah in the 80 and 90’s. You gotta love it baby!

My all time favorite player! A true hero, I’m proud to have grown up idolizing. He never took any credit, just passed it to others. Absolutely the toughest player to ever play the game.

Stockton was my go-to guy on NBA JAM

I had season tickets for 15 of Stocktons 19 years. This guy never ceased to amaze me, never. I watched so many times he would leave defenders standing flat footed like he had nailed their shoes to the floor! He had big mitts, he would reach out 1 handed, catch a hard pass and pass it back off faster than it came to him. John was an incredibly quick, smart, wise, fun to watch player. I was very fortunate to get to watch such a player!

When someone says the younger generation doesn’t understand how good a past player was most of the time they’re talking about John Stockton

The only DREAM TEAM member who stepped out of the team bus and walked with his family along a park in Spain full of people and not get noticed...HIs teammates in awe,saying they'd give anything to be able to that as well...

Ironically the loudest man who played gave voice to maybe the quietest man that played. Good job mr.Payton giving voice to one of the best if not the best to do it.

One of the best ever to play the game! Grew up watching him play almost every night. We named our second son Stockton; one of the best decisions I ever made. :)

So cool to see people appreciate and respect JOHN STOCKTON

John Stockton filmed a video when he was on the dream team of him walking around and no one knew who he was, so no one came up to him and asked for pictures or bothered him, he literally went up to a girl wearing a shirt with al of their faces and she still didn’t know it was him! That’s the best story I’ve heard about John Stockton. Sorry if someone else mentioned that in the comments, I haven’t read them.

What’s amazing is how he truly taught guys how to be a professional. Made the game better. Made guys (like Gary Payton) better people and better players.

You’re killing it nick. Thanks for the videos! Best ones on RU-vid

A lot of players can run the fast break and dish a great or fundamental pass for a dunk or layup. Stockton was a master at the post-entry pass which allowed the post player (usually Malone) to explode into his post move for an easy score before the defender could react. I saw Malone let the pass dictate the move he was going to do and beat the defender. Stockton and Malone could do this as they got older, beating younger and more athletic opponents. That's true skill, experience and team work.

Man, Stockton retired I got teary eyed cause I knew I would never get to watch him again😢

Stockton, Malone, Hornacek were a hell of a tandem

Awesome video!!! Born and raised in Philly, grew up loving all my Philly teams but I was a closet Utah Jazz fan for years. This man was the reason why. Favorite non Philly athlete of all time

I'd never seen the Baron Davis bit. That was cool.

Growing up as a teenager in Australia in late 80's, i only had 2 nba players posters encompassing all my 4 bedroom walls.... michael jordan and john stockton 👊...

John Stockton in two words: Deceptive Killer! I watched him in the 90s and would always wonder how he was even in the NBA, since he looked like any regular guy on the street. A bookkeeper type. Later, I learned the answer. John Stockton was the most fundamentally sound, the most intelligent and the toughest point guard of all time.

Thanks for the content this stories rabbit hole has been one of my favorite RU-vid rabbit holes I’ve traveled down!!! The content is well put together and super interesting especially when discussing guys from, in my opinion the greatest basketball era of all time. Nonetheless I just wanted to thank you and let you know I’m a big fan of your page and have sent a-lot of my buddies to your page.

Those people arguing with GP over his experience in the NBA against both Stockton and Jordan were so annoying

He handled the rock like the Rock of Gibraltar. Honestly, he not only controlled the ball, but the game, and the pace of the game. That IQ is indispensable in a point guard.

"He was so competitive he was blocking a kid in a wheelchair who looked like he was gonna win..." Hilarious!

John Stockton is the greatest point guard of all time hands down!

The best point guard to ever play the game. He wasn't flashy but he was effective every single night, and he made everyone around him better. That is what makes him the best.

The fact that the Utah Jazz got to the NBA Finals two years in a row is enough for me to respect John Stockton. It's the stories of the reverence for Stockton that I like to hear.

Great video, thanks. It is easy to see all the effort you put into this.

Congrats for this amazing video…I was waiting for it. 👊🏻👊🏻🏀🏀

This was a lot of fun watching. Brought back some great memories. I think that shot he made in Houston was as big a deal for every Jazz fan as it was for him. Thanks.

Another reason why I love living in this era of the internet. Where else are you going to find footage like this...especially the ones who will produce it in a package like this! Thank you @Nick Smith NBA

In my playing days I would love to see the greatness of that combo of Stockton and Malone. Even though I never played pro ball I admired Stocktons ability as point guard.

Would have loved to see John get a ring! Guy was a class act , perhaps the most unselfish player to ever play but he had the ability to control the game. If he was in all the other Jazz players instantly got better. If the NBA today had a John Stockton I'd still be watching.

The 80’s and 90’s NBA era was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before or since then. Shame new generation of NBA fans never got to experience it.

He can still play. He has an invite only game at GPrep with a bunch of GU guys and still owns. He makes the Zags better by practicing with them.

I wish Stockton and K. Mlne would've won at least 1 ring. They definately deserve it!

Member of the original Dream Team... the other point guard being Magic. Honestly, thats enough, right there... dude is like legend. Nice presentation. Thank you ❤

Goosebumps from what Gary Payton said. THAT REGISTERED