The undisputed first great point guard, Cousy remains the only guard in NBA history to be named First-Team All-NBA in 10 straight seasons. -- Adams An early ballhandling wizard, he was a point guard who was a focal point at a time when the game was dominated by big men.
The undisputed first great point guard, Cousy remains the only guard in NBA history to be named First-Team All-NBA in 10 straight seasons. -- Adams An early ballhandling wizard, he was a point guard who was a focal point at a time when the game was dominated by big men.
The undisputed first great point guard, Cousy remains the only guard in NBA history to be named First-Team All-NBA in 10 straight seasons. -- Adams An early ballhandling wizard, he was a point guard who was a focal point at a time when the game was dominated by big men.
Paul fits directly in, with his career PER of 25.7 being the highest of all-time among the “elite” point guards. As a player’s personal efficiency rating only takes into account the offensive side, for his to be higher than Magic Johnson’s 24.1 (with only 135 fewer games played) is an eyebrow raiser.
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The undisputed first great point guard, Cousy remains the only guard in NBA history to be named First-Team All-NBA in 10 straight seasons. -- Adams An early ballhandling wizard, he was a point guard who was a focal point at a time when the game was dominated by big men.
The undisputed first great point guard, Cousy remains the only guard in NBA history to be named First-Team All-NBA in 10 straight seasons. -- Adams An early ballhandling wizard, he was a point guard who was a focal point at a time when the game was dominated by big men.
Jason Kidd ends up among the top three in assists, steals and threes. So the debate began about where Kidd ranked among the best point guards of all time and whether given those numbers he could be the best.
Before the fashion-forward Frazier was stylin' and profilin' at the broadcasting table, he was dishin' and swishin' for the Knicks in their golden years. "Clyde" wracked up seven All-Star appearances, seven all-defense first-team selections, two titles and plenty of animal print ensembles.
The undisputed first great point guard, Cousy remains the only guard in NBA history to be named First-Team All-NBA in 10 straight seasons. -- Adams An early ballhandling wizard, he was a point guard who was a focal point at a time when the game was dominated by big men.
All-Time #NBArank continues with a countdown of the best shooting guards in NBA history. To create All-Time #NBArank, we put together a ballot with the 150 greatest players ever. Then our ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups, with voting based on both peak performance and career value.
Since Nash first won in 2004, there have been 13 MVPs, and six of them have been point guards. That includes three in a row, with Stephen Curry ringing up back-to-back choices before Russell Westbrook had his historic triple-double season last year.
All-Time #NBArank continues with a countdown of the best shooting guards in NBA history. To create All-Time #NBArank, we put together a ballot with the 150 greatest players ever. Then our ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups, with voting based on both peak performance and career value.
Gary Payton was the greatest defensive point guard of all time. Nicknamed “The Glove,” Payton initially earned recognition as a ball hawk for his ability to shut down the likes of Kevin Johnson, John Stockton, and Steve Nash.
11-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA selection, three-time All-Defensive Team selection, Finals MVP, scoring champion (2008-09) Championships Three (2006, 2012, 2013) Career stats 23.8 PPG, 5.8 APG, 4.9 RPG, .489 FG% Nickname D-Wade, Flash. Did you know? Wade won Finals MVP in 2006 while averaging 34.7 PPG and 7.8 RPG for the series.
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So, we’ve discussed Rondo as an athlete, as a defender, and as an offensive player, but these things are not the reason that Rondo is in the top 20 guards of all-time. The two reasons are Rondo’s rebounding and his morphing into a superhero in the playoffs. Rondo has always been a good rebounder for a point guard.
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Lenny Wilkens the player often gets overshadowed by Lenny Wilkens the coach. But before he became one of the most iconic coaches in basketball history, Wilkens was a Hall of Fame-caliber point guard. But before he became one of the most iconic coaches in basketball history, Wilkens was a Hall of Fame-caliber point guard.
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Williams started at point guard for the Heat in the 2005–06 campaign, playing a total of 59 games due to a knee injury but placing second only to Dwyane Wade in minutes per game. He would serve as the third leading scorer for Miami averaging 12.3 points a game, only trailed Wade with 4.9 assists per contest and was one of three players on the team with over 100 three-point baskets for the season.
The Celtics' explosive point guard is playing like an All-Pro in the playoffs. With that, here's where Thomas ranks among the best point guards in the game.
Although he never made an NBA All-Star team during his career, the New York City native used his big frame to drive the lane at will and was also good for at least seven or eight assists every game. Currently, he sits at tenth overall on the NBA's all-time assists leaders list.
William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of the UNC Charlotte 49ers. As a player, he played for 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1986 to 1998.
Being one of the few point guards that had enough prowess to win an NBA scoring title, he led the league in scoring in just his second season as a pro. Bing averaged 27.1 points per game while scoring 2,142 points during the 1967-68 campaign to claim the achievement, but never could get the Pistons to a championship.
Karl Bradley's longtime effort to honor basketball Hall of Famer Maurice Cheeks of WT is finally coming true after they cleared a big hurdle -- convincing the publicity-shy Cheeks that he was worthy of the honor.
Spurs forward Bruce Bowen also highlighted Williams's skills, as he compared Williams to the previous Jazz All-Star guard John Stockton. That's what's missing today in the NBA is solid point guards. You have the scoring guards, you have guards that can't do some things. With him, it's special because he spent that time in college and learned ...
There was once a time when 6-foot-7 point guards were all the rage, especially when Penny Hardaway teamed with Shaquille O'Neal to take the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 1995.
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After his Team Steph leading 21 points in the All-Star Game, Damian Lillard exploded, taking the league and the point guard position by storm. Since the All-Star Break, Lillard is posting 31.2 points per game, leading all point guards. He is outscoring Harden by over a point per game and Curry by over six.
At the end of the 2011–12 season, Lowry missed time due to a bacterial infection, and backup point guard Goran Dragić played well as a starter. With Dragić's emergence, the Rockets decided that Lowry could be traded to clear salary cap space and to gain draft picks.
It includes almost every point guard from throughout Phoenix Suns history, including current point guards and past ones. Featuring some of the greatest NBA point guards of all time, the best Suns PGs include Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson, and Stephon Marbury.
Baron Davis has to be one of the original explosive point guards. The 6’3″ guard got drafted by the Hornets in 1999 and helped turn that franchise around rather quickly.
Overlooked and disregarded, Andre Miller has been the ultimate professional throughout his career. This being the 16 th year of his career, he’s been through a ton of ups and downs, but remained one of the top fundamentally sound point guards you could watch. If you wanted your kid to see exactly how they should approach each game and what ...
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Accomplishments: 1x All-Star, 6x All-Defense, 2x Steals Leader Teams: Nets, Hawks, Warriors. An underrated point guard, Mookie's probably one of the top five defensive points in history. He averaged two steals or better in 11 of 13 seasons and led the league in cookies per game twice.
Michael Alex Conley Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He has been a member of the Grizzlies since the team drafted him with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Conley is the son of Mike Conley Sr., an Olympic gold and silver medalist in the triple jump.
Bogues’ fearlessness is very, very real. Bogues grew the height of everyone else’s elbows and then stopped. Bogues, on the court with NBA players, is like a child playing in traffic. He shared the hardwood every game with guys literally twice his size—some even bigger. The whole point of basketball is to get the ball up above 10 feet.
Porter was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 8, 1963. Porter played prep basketball, as a forward, at Milwaukee's South Division High School. College career. Porter attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (The Pointers), a Division III school.
He also put 20 points, 22 rebounds, 11 assists, and 2 steals on the Spurs in 1990. His game log on basketball-reference is littered with triple and double-doubles. Lever led the Nuggets in rebounds three out of the six years he was there. Although, his nickname was "Fat," Lafayette was known for his stamina.
It includes almost every shooting guard from throughout Boston Celtics history, including current shooting guards and past ones. Featuring some of the greatest NBA shooting guards of all time, the best Celtics SGs include John Havlicek, Ray Allen, Bill Sharman, and Sam Jones.
Steven D'Shawn Francis is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season. He was a three-time NBA All-Star while playing for the Houston Rockets. Francis also played for the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks, finishing his career with the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He was known for his crossover dribble, driving ability, and flashy dunks.
Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Walker was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. Walker grew up in The Bronx, New York, and graduated from Rice High School in 2008.