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The 18 Greatest NBA Point Guards of All Time

by YPB Team

From Magic Johnson's dazzling Showtime Lakers to Stephen Curry's three-point revolution, the point guard position has produced some of basketball's greatest artists. We're ranking the NBA's all-time best floor generals.

  1. Magic Johnson — ranked #11
    Magic Johnson
    Lakers legend who revolutionized the point guard position with his 6'9" frame, five championships, and peerless court vision in the Showtime era.
    1000pts
  2. Stephen Curry — ranked #22
    Stephen Curry
    Two-time MVP and four-time NBA champion who single-handedly revolutionized basketball by making the deep three-pointer a primary offensive weapon.
    810pts
  3. Walt Frazier — ranked #33
    Walt Frazier
    Clyde Frazier anchored the legendary New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s with elite two-way play, two championships, and a magnetic on-court charisma.
    759pts
  4. Chauncey Billups — ranked #44
    Chauncey Billups
    Mr. Big Shot earned Finals MVP honors in 2004 leading the Detroit Pistons' upset of the Los Angeles Lakers, known for his big-game poise and clutch shooting.
    686pts
  5. Russell Westbrook — ranked #55
    Russell Westbrook
    2017 MVP who averaged a triple-double for three consecutive seasons, breaking Oscar Robertson's record with nine straight triple-double campaigns.
    627pts
  6. Kyrie Irving — ranked #66
    Kyrie Irving
    Owner of one of the most refined offensive skill sets in NBA history, whose 2016 championship-winning shot for the Cavaliers is among the most iconic in Finals history.
    627pts
  7. Lenny Wilkens — ranked #77
    Lenny Wilkens
    Hall-of-Fame player-coach who excelled as a playmaking point guard for the Hawks and Sonics while later becoming one of the winningest coaches in NBA history.
    561pts
  8. Jason Kidd — ranked #88
    Jason Kidd
    Ten-time All-Star and 2011 NBA champion renowned for triple-double ability, elite defense, and transforming the New Jersey Nets into Finals contenders.
    561pts
  9. Oscar Robertson — ranked #99
    Oscar Robertson
    The Big O averaged a historic triple-double for an entire season in 1961-62 and is widely considered the most complete player ever at the position.
    561pts
  10. Isiah Thomas — ranked #1010
    Isiah Thomas
    Detroit Pistons floor general who led the Bad Boys to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990 with elite playmaking and clutch scoring.
    561pts
  11. John Stockton — ranked #1111
    John Stockton
    Utah Jazz legend who holds the all-time records for both assists and steals, forming one of the NBA's greatest pick-and-roll duos with Karl Malone.
    561pts
  12. Gary Payton — ranked #1212
    Gary Payton
    The Glove is the only point guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, combining lockdown defense with elite scoring and playmaking for the Sonics.
    401pts
  13. Bob Cousy — ranked #1313
    Bob Cousy
    Known as the Houdini of the Hardwood, Cousy's ball-handling wizardry helped the Celtics win six championships in the 1950s and 60s.
    401pts
  14. Pete Maravich — ranked #1414
    Pete Maravich
    Pistol Pete dazzled fans with impossible ball-handling moves and scored 44.2 points per game in college, translating his wizardry into an electrifying NBA career.
    302pts
  15. Steve Nash — ranked #1515
    Steve Nash
    Two-time MVP who won back-to-back awards in 2005 and 2006 leading Mike D'Antoni's revolutionary seven-seconds-or-less Phoenix Suns offense.
    302pts
  16. Allen Iverson — ranked #1616
    Allen Iverson
    The Answer captured the 2001 MVP and Finals appearance leading a Philadelphia 76ers team almost entirely by himself, iconic for his crossover and fearless style.
    302pts
  17. Nate Archibald — ranked #1717
    Nate Archibald
    Tiny Nate is the only player in NBA history to lead the league in both scoring and assists in the same season, doing so in 1972-73 for the Kansas City Kings.
    302pts
  18. Chris Paul — ranked #1818
    Chris Paul
    Twelve-time All-Star whose basketball IQ, pick-and-roll mastery, and late-game clutch plays made him one of the most cerebral point guards in league history.
    187pts

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Comments

Filed by position rather than by skill, the same shooter lands behind a man who averaged a triple-double in 1962 and another who owns the assists record: https://youpick.best/articles/stephen-curry-ranked-many-ways

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