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X user asks fans to start, bench, cut between Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, & Stephen Curry

Published

August 16, 2025

Unknown date; Detroit, MI, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson (32) is defended by Detroit Pistons guard Isiah Thomas (11) at the Silverdome. Mandatory Credit: MPS-Imagn Images

NBA fans love to debate players from the past against today’s stars. Usually, it is whichever era you grew up in for which player you will select as being better.

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Recently the X user @TheHoopCentral asked fans to play start, bench, cut between Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, and Stephen Curry.

Start Curry

Bench Magic

Cut IT

Easy af

— JBond (@jbondwagon) August 15, 2025

Only right answer is

Magic
Curry
Isaiah

— 𝟐𝟑 👑 (@BronWorld) August 15, 2025

Start Magic
Bench Steph
Cut Isiah pic.twitter.com/4AqkBE7yKm

— DraftKings Network (@DKNetwork) August 15, 2025

Magic – Starts (old+new rules)
Curry. – Bench (offense output)
isaiah – by paper thin margin

— Mando (@PMANDO23) August 15, 2025

Start Magic
Bench Isiah
Cut Churry

— BronMuse (@BronMuse) August 15, 2025

Most fans either had Magic or Curry as their starters. No one selected Thomas as a starter, but a few did cut Curry in favor of Thomas coming off the bench.

Which players would you select to start, bench, and cut?

About the Author Published Aug 16, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1