Creating the Perfect NBA Player: 12 Traits from the best in the game

#2 Passing - John Stockton

Stockton looks to pass

Ever felt like you'd pay just to be on the same team as someone? John Stockton was that kind of a player. Stockton is not your ordinary playmaker who would dish out a fancy assist a week, he is the definition of effective passing averaging 11 assists per game in his career.

An underappreciated player throughout his career with Utah Jazz, he was often seen as a sidekick to Karl Malone who was a great scorer. But here's something that we need to take into account - John Stockton led the NBA in assists for almost 10 seasons at a stretch with only 1 legitimate scoring option to his aid - Karl Malone.

John Stockton was a talented passer, but the best thing about him was that he made his average teammates look great. John Stockton leads the NBA is all-time assists charts with 15,806 assists. Jason Kidd ranks 2nd with 3000 fewer assists. 3000. That's how good John Stockton was.