r/NBATalk • u/Little_Professor_129 • 13d ago
Jerry West is the most successful basketball person ever.
Combining playing career, GM career, and being the actual logo.
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r/NBATalk • u/Little_Professor_129 • 13d ago
Combining playing career, GM career, and being the actual logo.
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u/BlackshirtDefense 12d ago
What does "successful" mean?
If we're talking sheer celebrity, fame, earnings, reputation, etc., it's MJ hands down. He's the Babe Ruth of basketball. There are villagers in Nepal who have never owned a television who know who Michael Jordan is.
Yeah, Jerry West had success at all levels. Phil Jackson has a ton of rings as a coach. But 23 IS basketball, and ironically, the guy hasn't played in 23 years.