The Point Guard position is the most important position in basketball. They have to dribble the ball down the court while being heavily guarded by the other team’s best perimeter defender, and then they need to set up their offense and run the right play to score. Here are my top 10 point guards of all time.
Honorable Mention. Gary Payton- 16.3 points, 6.7 assists, and 3.9 rebounds. All rookie team- 1x NBA champion- 9x All Star- 9x All NBA- NBA 75th anniversary honor- Defensive 1st team. 1x Defensive Player Of the Year (DPOY)- Hall of Fame.
#10. Steve Nash- 14.3 points, 8.5 assists, 3 rebounds. 2x MVP- 7x All NBA- 8x All star- NBA 75th anniversary honor-5 assist champion. Hall of Fame
#9. John Stockton- 13.1 points, 10.5 assists, 2.7 rebounds. 11x All NBA, 10x All star, 5x All Defensive 2nd team- 1st in steals all time- 1st in assists all time- 2x Steal champion- All Star MVP- 9x assist champion- Hall of Fame.
#8. Damian Lillard- 25.2 points, 6.7 assists, 4.2 rebounds. 1x Rookie of the year- 1x 1st team all rookie- 7x All Star- 7x All NBA- NBA 75th anniversary honor- 1x 3 point champion- 6th in 3 pointers made all time.
#7. Russell Westbrook- 22.2 points, 8.3 assists, 7.3 rebounds. 1x MVP- 9x All NBA- 9x All star- NBA all time triple double leader (198).
#6. Chris Paul- 17.8 points, 9.4 assists, 4.5 rebounds. 12x all star-5x assist champion- 6x steal champion- 11x All NBA- All Rookie Team- Rookie of the year- All star MVP- 9x All Defense- NBA 75th anniversary honor.
5. Isiah Thomas- 19.2 points, 9.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds. 12x all star- 1x Assist Champion- 2x NBA champion- 5x All NBA- All Rookie- 2x All star MVP- 1x Finals MVP- NBA 75th anniversary honor- Hall of Fame.
#4. Jerry West- 27 points, 6.7 assists, 5.8 rebounds. 14x all star-1x Scoring Champion- 1x Assist Champion- 1x NBA champion- 12x All NBA- 5x All Defensive team- 1x Finals MVP- 1x MVP- NBA 75th Anniversary team- Hall of Fame.
#3. Oscar Robertson- 25.7 points, 9.5 assists, 7.5 rebounds. 12x all star- 6x assist champion- 1x NBA champion- 11x All NBA- 3x all star MVP- 1x Rookie of the Year- 1x MVP- NBA 75th anniversary honor- Hall of Fame.
#2. Stephen Curry- 24.7 points, 6.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds. 9x all star-2x scoring champion- 1x steal champion- 4x NBA champion- 9x all NBA- Rookie Team- 1x all star MVP- 1x finals MVP- NBA all time leader in 3 pointers made- 75th anniversary honor.
#1. Magic Johnson- 19.5 points, 11.2 assists, 7.2 rebounds. 12x all star- 4x assist champion- 2x steal champion- 5x NBA champion- 10x all NBA- All rookie team- 3x finals MVP- 3x MVP- 2x all star MVP- NBA 75th anniversary honor- Hall of Fame.
