The Top 50 Point Guards in the NBA for the 2019-20 season. He just is probably a bit too fragile this late in his career to gobble up the kind of minutes he used to. The undisputed gold standard as it pertains to point guards, Johnson could literally play any position, something he proved when the 6-foot-9 guard was … 17.7ppg-6.8apg-4.9rpg-1.6spg, 61%ts-23%usg, +10.1o/o, +7nrtg 19.7ppg-7.7apg-4.8rpg-1.3spg, 59%ts-23%usg, -0.9o/o, +6nrtg 21.2ppg-4.9apg-4.1rpg-38%3p, 57%ts-28%usg, +0.2o/o, +8nrtg 27.5ppg-7.0apg-8.0rpg-1.7spg, 54%ts-34%usg, -1.2o/o, +4nrtg 29.6ppg-9.3apg-4.3rpg-36%3p, 60%ts-35%usg, +7.4o/o, -5nrtgTier 2 for point guards still consists of star players, but I elevated the two who scale defensively much better than those lower in this group. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Lowry is still a solid defensive player, good rebounder for his size, and can work on-and-off the ball as a shooter. The problem is that he’s so difficult to scale because he makes every team a Westbrook team.Trae Young gets included only because of the offensive efficiency aspect. Ja Morant, in my view, will rocket up this list in the coming years as his shooting gets more confident and his team gets better. Ball and Rubio top this section because of their traditional point guard status as effective players. Sexton and Garland both make it here because they both have the talent and skills to be a solid offensive guard, but neither have proven in-game usefulness. And playing alongside Harden in Mike D'Antoni's free-wheeling offense should lead to a greater volume of open 3-pointers, which could improve Westbrook's made threes and his field-goal percentage.It will also be interesting to watch how Utah's position-group battle unfolds. I included Conley last because he started to show signs of turning the corner after a really bad start to the season. Russell, despite good counting statistics, is tough to place because there’s a reason he has been with four teams over such a short period of time. He really understands the game and is able to really solidify a team’s defense while also running in transition effectively. Jeff Teague and D.J. NBA Draft prospect Teshaun Hightower charged with Murder, other chargesKenseth comes out of retirement to race again in NASCAR in 2020 By Matt Flynn | Staff Writer. Pop some champagne for the NBA's top point guards this season. It remains unclear whether his defense is so bad that he never really deserves this spot because his teams won’t ever win. Satoransky may be ranked a little higher than his numbers this season as a starter in Chicago would indicate, but he’s clearly better than just a pure backup option. I put Kemba right behind him for the same reason; I think Kemba can play alongside other players effectively and has essentially taken Kyrie’s role in Boston and played it successfully.The next two are very difficult. 20.4ppg-6.8apg-4.0rpg-1.4spg, 56%ts-30%usg, -2.5o/o, -3nrtg 16.3ppg-7.1apg-4.7rpg-0.7spg, 54%ts-25%usg, +1.7o/o, +3nrtg 16.7ppg-8.2apg-7.8rpg-2.1spg, 61%ts-21%usg, -1.2o/o, +2nrtg 18.8ppg-4.8apg-3.9rpg-1.2spg, 56%ts-25%usg, +6.7o/o, +6nrtg 17.6ppg-6.9apg-3.5rpg-37%3p, 57%ts-26%usg, +2.1o/o, 0nrtg 15.4ppg-5.4apg-4.6rpg-0.9spg, 58%ts-24%usg, +3.9o/o, +13nrtg 17.6ppg-6.6apg-1.9spg-39%3p, 55%ts-22%usg, -3.3o/o, +5nrtg 7.9ppg-3.7apg-5.4rpg-1.1spg, 55%ts-13%usg, +6.1o/o, +10nrtg 13.8ppg-4.3apg-0.8spg-38%3p, 53%ts-23%usg, -2.3o/o, +2nrtgAdmittedly, this is a big group. Schroder, Mills, Nunn, and Jackson are all solid offensive options. Terry Rozier was one of the harder guys to place in this list because he obviously fits as an above-average backup; we’ve seen that happen in real time. The essential premise is as follows: for a hypothetical team during a playoff run, which players hold the most value? George Hill has continued how well he played in the playoffs last year and has morphed into a sixth-man-of-the-year candidate with excellent shooting and low usage. The same goes for Devonte Graham, who exploded in usage for Charlotte this year. Posted: Dec 09, 2019. It seems certain, however, that the regular season is largely over, and our playoffs teams and stats for the year are set in stone.This series of articles ranks the Top 50 players at each position heading into the playoffs. If either receives a starter's workload, Smith or Payton could wind up being a decent late-round flier.Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inboxPG, Kawhi lead Clippers past Nuggets, nail down No. However, for a low usage role player on offense, he makes players crazy on the defensive end with high energy and competitiveness. Also, his shooting numbers were down this year, and I expect those three-point numbers to tick back up closer to 40% in the coming seasons, making him a huge two-way weapon who can play on and off the ball.Ben Simmons is one of the best defenders on this whole list, able to guard multiple positions and have superior help-defense instincts while on the floor.