The 16 Best Sidekicks in NBA History
Usually in the shadow of a leader, we wanted to shed some light on players who are almost or as important as the number 1 of a team
When we think of a sidekick in the basketball world, the name Scottie Pippen quickly comes to mind. For the Spanish, we can quickly think of Pau Gasol. Today, we are going to let you know who are, for us, the best number 2 players in NBA history.
In addition to these obvious names, there are others like Bob Cousy and John Havlicek, faithful companions of Bill Russell in the dominant Boston Celtics of the 1960s. Speaking of this same franchise, how can we forget about Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, who supported the exploits of Larry Bird in the green uniform.
In more recent times, Kyrie Irving has been the Robin to LeBron James in the Cleveland Cavaliers and is now playing the same role for Luka Doncic in the Dallas Mavericks. Tony Parker (and Manu Ginobili) are the great companions that Tim Duncan had in the San Antonio Spurs during the 2000s and the first half of the 2010s.
Then, there have been others who have been leaders for many years but have been forced to take a back seat at some point in their careers. It could be early on, when they were too young, or later, when they were veterans. This is the case of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Magic Johnson in the Los Angeles Lakers; Kobe Bryant with Shaquille O'Neal in the same team; Wilt Chamberlain, also in L.A...
Dwyane Wade is another example of this, who had to adapt and change his role when LeBron arrived at the Miami Heat. Russell Westbrook has been the second sword to Kevin Durant in the Oklahoma City Thunder, the number 1 alone when Durant left, and then returned to his former role in the Houston Rockets alongside James Harden.
Finally, we have Oscar Robertson, who ended his career as a sidekick to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the Milwaukee Bucks. And the curious case of John Stockton, who could be considered the second sword to Karl Malone, although many may think that the point guard was the leader of that Utah Jazz team in the 1990s.
The 16 Best Wingmen in NBA History:
- Scottie Pippen
- John Stockton
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Kobe Bryant
- Bob Cousy
- Kevin McHale
- Robert Parish
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Dwyane Wade
- Tony Parker
- Kyrie Irving
- Russell Westbrook
- Oscar Robertson
- John Havlicek
- Pau Gasol
- Klay Thompson
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Los 16 mejores escuderos de la historia de la NBA
