> Of the players in the NBA list, only Karl Malone was playing at a high level Looking at the stats, so was John Stockton. His assists per game did drop over t

> Of the players in the NBA list, only Karl Malone was playing at a high level Looking at the stats, so was John Stockton. His assists per game did drop over time, but overall stability between 1988-2003 is remarkable IMO. Essentially always 82 games, always in the starting five, always on court around 30 minutes or more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockton#Regular_season https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockton#Regular_season In the light of this thread, interesting quote from Wikipedia -- I didn't know he was considered a "physical player": "Stockton missed only 22 games in his 19-season career. In his first 13 seasons, he missed only four games (all in the 1989–90 season) until he missed the first 18 games of the 1997–98 season due to an injured MCL in his left knee sustained in the preseason. That was the only major injury in his career, and he never missed another game after returning from that injury. Stockton earned the "old school" tag for his physical play; surveys of athletes and fans alike often judged him among the toughest players in the NBA, usually just behind teammate Karl Malone. Stockton's tenacity also earned him a reputation among some in the league as being a dirty player, as suggested by a poll Sports Illustrated conducted in 1997 where he was voted as the second dirtiest player in the league behind Dennis Rodman."