The Top NBA East Guards

The Top 5 NBA East Guards are Kyrie Irving Victor Oladipo Demar Derozan Bradley Beal and Jimmy Butler

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving was drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011. He is a 6-3, 193-pound shooting guard who has solidified himself as one of the top guards in the NBA. Kyrie is a four-time All-Star and was named All-NBA First Team in 2015. He was also named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2012. Kyrie has averaged 21.4 points, 5.4 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game throughout his seven-year career.

DeMar DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan is a shooting guard for the Toronto Raptors He was drafted by the Raptors in 2009 and has been with the team ever since. DeRozan is a four-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2018. He is the Raptors’ all-time leader in points, field goals made, and Free throws made.

Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He played his High School basketball for Chaminade College Preparatory School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. As a senior in high school Beal was ranked as the number two shooting guard and the number 22 player in the nation by ESPNU. He was also named a McDonald’s All-American.

Beal then went on to play college basketball for the Florida Gators As a freshman, he was named SEC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-SEC. He was also a consensus first team Freshman All-American. In his sophomore year, Beal averaged 14.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game He again earned First Team All-SEC honors. After his sophomore year, Beal declared for the NBA draft and was selected with the third overall pick by the Washington Wizards

In his rookie season with the Wizards, Beal averaged 13.9 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In his second season with the Wizards, Beal improved his scoring average to 18.6 points per game while also averaging 3.7 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in his career

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade is one of the top NBA East guards, and has been for many years. He’s a shooting guard who plays for the Miami Heat and is a three-Ime Nba champion. He’s a 12-time NBA All-Star and has been named to the All-NBA team eight times. Wade is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having won gold with Team USA in 2008 and 2012.

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Houston, Butler played college basketball for Tyler Junior College and Marquette University He was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls

In his eighth NBA season Butler was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017. In his first season with Minnesota, he was named an All-Star for the first time and led the Timberwolves to their first playoff berth in 14 years. He was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers midway through his fourth season with Minnesota. In Philadelphia, Butler made his second straight All-Star appearance and led the Sixers to the playoffs once again. Prior to his final season with Philadelphia, he was traded to the Miami Heat

Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played College Basketball for the UConn Huskies and was named NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading them to the 2011 NCAA championship He was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2011 NBA Draft In 2019, he was named an All-Star for the third time and won his first career NBA All-Star game MVP.

Isaiah Thomas

Isaiah Thomas is an American Professional Basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played College Basketball for the Washington Huskies and was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. Thomas was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the final pick in the 2011 NBA draft and he spent three and a half seasons with the Kings before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2014. He was then traded to the Boston Celtics in 2015, and he went on to become an All-Star in 2016 and 2017.

John Wall

John Wall is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a two-time All-Star and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive team and the NBA All-Rookie Team He is one of the fastest players in the NBA, and is known for his speed in transition and highlight reel dunking ability.

Goran Dragic

Goran Dragic is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He stands 6’3″ tall and plays the point guard position. Dragic was named the NBA Most Improved Player in 2014, when he also earned All-NBA Third Team honors. He has represented Slovenia in international competition several times, most notably at EuroBasket 2013, where he earned MVP honors.

Kyle Lowry

Kyle Lowry is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected 24th overall in the 2006 NBA draft by Mempis Grizzlies. Lowry played three seasons with Memphis before being traded to Houston Rockets in 2009. He helped lead Houston to the 2015 NBA Finals Lowry was named an All-Star in 2016 and 2017.