the most divisive and oldest debate in NBA history is about who the greatest in the sport actually is. Back in the day, Michael Jordan himself stated that this debate is unfair because there are talents who played in vastly different eras. He stated that if anybody puts him above the rest, it would be unfair to people like Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or Wilt Chamberlain. MJ made these comments when LeBron James was already making history in the sport. If you want to start a disatrous fire, you can start debating who the NBA GOAT may be. In the case of John Stockton, he definitely competes as the greatest defensive player of all time but he also wanted to weigh-in on this debate. And he surprised more than one with his assessment
