Orlando Magic Daily Roundtable: The best starting lineup

Point Guard

Ryan Doyle (@RDoyle27): Penny Hardaway. One of the most talented players in NBA history. He was a superstar for a short time and was able to put the Magic on his back after Shaq left. I think Penny is far and away the best point guard in Orlando Magic history.

David Iwanowski (@davidiwan1): Penny Hardaway. Just a phenomenal player for the Magic, and a big reason for their success from 1993-1999. He was pretty much unstoppable during his tenure in Orlando, and injuries may have halted his journey towards being one of the best point guards of all time.

Spencer R. Henderson (@SpencerRHenders): Penny Hardaway should feel disrespected by this question. You can argue Penny was a better point guard than Gary Payton and John Stockton. His height and speed was a mismatch for every point guard in the NBA. I am still waiting on a current NBA player to adopt his Lil’ Penny commercials.

Zach Palmer (@FmrTankCommandr): Penny Hardaway by a pretty wide margin. The Magic have not had another superstar level point guard in the history of the franchise. Heck, in the history of the NBA there are only a few players that had Penny’s size and ability to create for himself and others. Love ya Jameer and Darrell but this one is not up for debate.

Philip Rossman-Reich (@omagicdaily): I guess I will have to make it unanimous. Anfernee Hardaway is the greatest point guard in Magic history. There is really no player like him. He had speed and athleticism to finish in transition and score at will. But he was a gifted passer and unselfish player. It was really out of character for him to put up a big scoring game, but he did it when his team needed it. Maybe Scott Skiles should get some consideration since Hardaway played his post-Shaq days at shooting guard. But Hardaway will always be the team’s point guard.

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