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Ranking Magic Johnson's 13 NBA Seasons

Brett Oswalt  —  @bRo14thekid Feb 23rd, 2017
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13. 1979-80

At the age of 20, Magic averaged 18.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game as a rookie for the world champion Lakers. He shot 53% from the field and added 2.4 steals in 36.3 minutes a night. He was voted to the All-Star Game and the All-Rookie team.

Young Magic posted the second-highest box plus-minus (5.5) on the team, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Johnson also followed suit in win shares (10.5), win shares per 48 minutes (.180) and player efficiency rating (PER) (20.6).

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