If you go by a per minute basis, it's Sabonis hands-down. His first year here was probably the second best center in the league for the 20 minutes/game he played. But he just couldn't handle big minutes, and always missed a dozen games a year with injury. But when he was on the court he was just so damned good. I think CJ is an interesting case because all those other guys got chances to prove their worth on multiple teams and in multiple roles. CJ has only ever had one role--playing off Dame. It's kind of a shame he wasn't drafted by another team where he could've been the star guard. I've always had the nagging feeling we'll never get to see how good he really was. We'll probably be arguing for years whether he could've averaged 30ppg on his own team.
I’m rather shocked that no one has mentioned Vinnie “The Microwave” Johnson. Two rings and too many broken hearts (Portland’s included) to count......
