point guard for the Lakers

Magic Johnson played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons.

guards

One of the best guards to ever play in the NBA, Magic Johnson won five NBA Championships and earned both NBA regular season and Finals MVP honors three times.

small forward and power forward

Magic Johnson played both the small forward and power forward positions.

an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers

Magic Johnson ’s an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

point guard , a position whose contributions to the game involve intangibles that are sometimes hard to capture statistically

Partly that has to do with Magic Johnson's position: Magic Johnson played point guard, a position whose contributions to the game involve intangibles that are sometimes hard to capture statistically.

center

In Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Magic Johnson played center for injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and scored 42 points, leading the Lakers past the 76ers for the title.

centre half forward

A key position player, Johnson was mostly used at centre half forward.

as the greatest point guard in NBA history

Steph Curry is in the rearview mirror, but Magic Johnson sits alone as the greatest point guard in NBA history.

a premier point guard

Being a premier point guard, Magic Johnson leads by a fairly large margin in the assists category however playing shooting guard Kobe Bryant has an even bigger lead in the number of total points scored.

Game 6 of the 1980 finals, when Magic Johnson, a point guard, filled in at center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and contributed 40 points and 15 rebounds in a series-clinching win over the Philadelphia 76ers

The most famous of those games is Game 6 of the 1980 finals, when Magic Johnson, a point guard, filled in at center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and contributed 40 points and 15 rebounds in a series-clinching win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

for all the13se seasons in what is called the point guard position

Magic Johnson played for the ‘Los Angeles Lakers’ for 13 seasons, and for all the13se seasons Magic Johnson played in what is called the point guard position.

the tall point guard

At the start of Magic Johnson's career, the tall point guard absolutely balled out.

the GOAT point guard

All ... Magic Johnson addressed Steph Curry‘s claim that Magic Johnson ’s the GOAT point guard.

at the power forward position

Magic Johnson plays primarily at the power forward position.

forward

Magic Johnson is a retired forward for the Los Angeles Lakers who led Magic Johnson's team to five NBA titles.

as the best point guard in the league

Magic Johnson still held firm as the best point guard in the league, bar none and could have carried the Lakers to maybe one more run to the title.

as a point guard for a total of 13 seasons, during which Patrick Ewing won five tournaments for Patrick Ewing's team in the 1980s

Magic Johnson played as a point guard/forward for the Los Angeles Lakers for a total of 13 seasons, during which Patrick Ewing won five tournaments for Patrick Ewing's team in the 1980s.

shooting guard, small forward, and point guard

At 6 ft. 5 in (1.96 m), 174 lb (77 kg), the rail-thin Cooper known for Magic Johnson's knee-high socks, played shooting guard, small forward, and point guard, although Magic Johnson's defensive assignment was usually the other team’s best shooter at the 2 or 3 position.

at any position with superb no-look passes

Magic Johnson could play skillfully at any position, especially that of a point guard, with superb no-look passes, and such cool moves which enthralled spectators.

prop-forward

Johnston primarily played in the prop-forward position.