NBA Athlete Number 12 - John Stockton

One day, maybe, there could be a discussion as to who the best to ever wear number 12 was:  John Stockton or Dwight Howard.  Right now, it's gotta be John Stockton.

Stockton, taken by the Jazz in the 1st round of the 1984 NBA draft out of Gonzaga, is considered by many to be one of the best NBA point guards of all-time.  He led the NBA in assists an amazing 9 times.  All consecutive.  The guy could dish it.

In a career spanning 1984-85 to 2002-03, Stockton put up the following numbers:

• 15,806 career assists (1st all-time)
• 3,265 career steals (1st all-time)
• 19.711 career points
• .515 career field goal percentage
• 4,788 free throws

Did you know...................that when Stockton retired, only Robert Parish and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had played in more NBA games?

sources:  www.basketball-reference.com, www.nba.com