I think Bird nowadays is undisputedly ranked top 5 all-time and also over Magic as he and Kareem would have utterly owned Magic's Celtics throughout the 1980s in the finals.



I have Bird and Kareem winning titles in 1980,1981 and 1982 alongside 1984 1985 and 1987 through the 1988 title would be in doubt due to Bird's back issues that seriously affected his game against the bad boys that year in the playoffs.





Magic's all-time ranking would not as high as it is nowadays as he wouldn't have 5 rings and 3 finals Mvp for his career with the Celtics but he would still be greatly respected by the wider basketball community as a whole despite that.