Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is functionally the team\u2019s starting point guard. Defensively, of course, he is more of a forward, but he is the Lakers\u2019 offensive engine and gets the title of point guard for that reason. When he is ranked both currently and all-time, he is viewed as a similar position to Magic Johnson. <\/p>\n
Former Lakers forward Lance Stephenson certainly agreed with that premise when he recently ranked his five greatest point guards of all time. He went through some of the standard names \u2014 including Johnson himself \u2014 when he landed on the current Lakers star among his five, via The BIG 3<\/a>: <\/p>\n “I got Luka at #1”<\/p>\n \u201cIs that a hot take? Right now It is but, if Luka stays at this pace he\u2019ll be top 5 ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Lance is standing on it \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n New episode of 3s and Ones out soon on @YouTube<\/a> and @Spotify<\/a> <\/p>\n Powered by @MonsterEnergy<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/czzDh7WFys<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BIG3 (@thebig3) August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Stephenson did not rank them in order, but he had Doncic, Johnson, Stephen Curry, Jason Kidd and Isiah Thomas as his five best ever. This is obviously missing some all-time great point guards like Chris Paul, John Stockton, Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash. However, the point guard spot is historically stacked, and there\u2019s nothing inherently wrong with the five he picked. <\/p>\n Stephenson got a bit of a reaction for adding Doncic to this list. But there\u2019s no denying he has strong potential to finish his career as one of the best ever. He already has six All-NBA First Team selections in eight seasons, two scoring titles and is third all-time in points per game and 12th all-time in assists per game. <\/p>\n At his current trajectory, Doncic is going to go down as one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball, and will do so from the point guard position, at least offensively. <\/p>\n Ziaire Williams praises Luka Doncic\u2019s leadership<\/p>\n The Lakers are now unquestionably Doncic\u2019s team, and he started his first year as the sole leader by inviting his whole team to Slovenia for a multi-day minicamp. His leadership qualities stood out<\/a> to new Laker Ziaire Williams, who signed with L.A. on a one-year deal and figures to play an important role. <\/p>\n \u201cI can tell (Doncic\u2019s) leadership. He wants to step up even more this year,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI\u2019m excited, man. I\u2019m really excited to play with him. And of course, when we\u2019re playing basketball, it\u2019s just he makes the game just so easy and looks so simple. He\u2019s going to make my life a lot easier for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n If you love our reporting, choose LakersNation.com as a preferred source on Google.<\/a><\/p>\n