Who’s the best point guard in the NBA?
The debate is over, that’s it. No more talk about it. Russell Westbrook is the NBA’s best point guard.
Well, maybe not according to you but according to an anonymous poll by taken by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman who asked a group of 25 players, coaches and executives to rank NBA’s point guards, 1-30.
1. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder (732 points, 13 first-place votes)
“He might be an alien. I’ve never seen anyone like him before. His athleticism and antics are off the charts.” — NBA executive
2. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (727 points, 9 first-place votes)
“Maybe the best shooter we’ve ever seen in the NBA off the dribble. Probably the leading candidate for MVP this year.” — NBA executive
3. Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers (652 points, 3 first-place votes)
“Everything you could ever want from a point guard. Leads, scores and defends and knows exactly when to do each of those things.” — NBA executive
The NBA family included hundreds of players, coaches and executives so this isn’t exactly the final say on what the majority of the NBA thinks but it is a pretty good sample size. The top 25 did get the top 3 right though.
Switch Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook and the top 3 would be perfect, well to me at least. Curry is one of the top 2 MVP candidates, no doubt and Russell Westbrook has been playing like a man possessed as of late. Chris Paul has also quietly snuck his name up in the MVP conversations and he’s always been in consideration for the top point guard in the NBA for a long time now.
But what do you think? Who are your top point guards in the NBA? Curry, Westbrook, Paul, Damian Lillard, Rajon Rondo, Mike Conley, John Wall, Kyle Lowry?
Let us know below!
