Who Are The Best Point Guards In The NBA?
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There’s no shortage of talented point guards in the NBA. But who are the very best? Here’s a look at the top 10 point guards in the league today.
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is one of the best point guards in the NBA. He is a great scorer and a good rebounder. He is also a good passer and a good defender.
2017-2018 season
In the 2017-2018 season, Westbrook had one of the best statistical seasons for a point guard in NBA history. He averaged a triple-double for the entire season, something that had only been done once before in the NBA. He also set the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. Westbrook was named the MVP of the league as well.
Career achievements
Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a nine-time NBA All-Star, and earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2017. With Westbrook’s breakout season in 2016–17, he set a record for the most triple-doubles in a season with 42, and helped lead the Thunder to their first postseason appearance since Kevin Durant’s departure in free agency.
Chris Paul
Chris Paul is one of the best point guards in the NBA. He’s a nine-time All-Star, and he’s been named to the All-NBA team eight times. He’s also a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
2017-2018 season
Chris Paul is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an All-Star nine times, and was All-NBA First Team seven times. He also earned nine All-Defensive First Team honors, led the league in assists four times, and steals six times. As a nine-year-old, Paul began playing competitive recreational basketball at his local Boys & Girls Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. When he was thirteen years old, he was one of only 26 participants selected to attend John Lucas’s Skills Camp.
In his second season with the Hornets, Paul continued to average double figures in points and assists, but his shooting percentage dropped to .417 from .474 the previous season. He increased his rebounding average to 5.3 per game. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he was second in voting for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award behind winner Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Career achievements
Chris Paul is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been described as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. He is a nine-time NBA All-Star, an eight-time All-NBA selection, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He is also one of only two players, along with John Stockton, to average at least 19 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals per game in their first 10 seasons. Paul was drafted fourth overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets and was named Rookie of the Year. Since then he has played for USA Basketball several times, winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving is one of the best point guards in the NBA. He was drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. Kyrie Irving has also played for the USA Basketball team. He won a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
2017-2018 season
Kyrie Irving had a great season in 2017-2018, leading the Boston Celtics to the best record in the Eastern Conference. He averaged 24.4 points and 5.1 assists per game, shooting 49.1% from the field and 40.8% from three-point range. Irving was named to the All-Star team and was voted as one of the starters for the Eastern Conference squad. He was also named to the All-NBA Third Team.
Career achievements
Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. Irving was named NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. In 2017, Irving was named NBA All-Star MVP after he helped lead his team to victory against the Western Conference.
Career achievements:
-2014 All-Star Game MVP
-2× NBA champion (2016, 2020)
-NBA Finals MVP (2020)
-6× NBA All-Star (2013–2018)
-2× All-Star Game MVP (2014, 2018)
-3× All-NBA Second Team (2015, 2016, 2019)
-NBA scoring champion ( 2020)
Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry is one of the best point guards in the NBA. He is a two-time MVP and a three-time champion. Curry is a nine-time All-Star and has been named to the All-NBA First Team five times. He is the Warriors’ all-time leader in points, three-pointers, and steals.
2017-2018 season
The 2017-2018 season was Stephen Curry’s best statistical season to date. He averaged 26.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game while shooting 49.5% from the field and 42.3% from three-point range. He also shot a career-high 90.8% from the free throw line.
Career achievements
Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) point guard, Curry plays mostly off the ball and is considered by many players and commentators to be the greatest shooter in NBA history. He is a two-time MVP and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2015 after leading the Warriors to their first championship in 40 years.
Curry was born in Akron, Ohio, but grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played college basketball for Davidson College, where he set an NCAA record for most three-pointers made in a season. During his second year with Davidson, Curry led his team to an undefeated regular season before ultimately losing to Kentucky in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft.
In his first §3 years with the Warriors, $2 Curry improved his shooting and ball-handling skills while providing energy off the bench. He became a starter during his fourth season and helped lead the Warriors to their first playoff appearance since 2007. The following year, he broke out into stardom as he was voted as a starter for the Western Conference All-Star team and led the Warriors to their first playoff series win since 1991. Curry continued to be one of the league’s best players over the next few years as he helped lead Golden State to five consecutive NBA Finals appearances, winning back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018.
Curry has won several awards throughout his career.$5 In each of his first 10 seasons, he was named to either an All-NBA Team or an All-Star team.$6 He has been voted league MVP twice (2015 and 2016) and won Finals MVP in 2015.$7 He is also a five-time member of the NBA All-Defensive team.$8 Stephen Curry has appeared on multiple magazine covers throughout his career
Damian Lillard
2017-2018 season
In the 2017-2018 season, Damian Lillard averaged 26.9 points per game, 6.6 assists per game, and 4.5 rebounds per game. He shot 44.4% from the field, 37.5% from three-point range, and 86.4% from the free throw line. Lillard was named an All-Star for the third time in his career and was also named to the All-NBA First Team. He helped lead the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference Finals, where they eventually lost to the Golden State Warriors in four games.
Career achievements
Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats, and was selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. Lillard is a four-time NBA All-Star and has been named twice to the All-NBA Team. He has also earned All-Rookie first team honors, and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2013.
