Ranking The 25 Best Point Guards For The 2023-24 NBA Season

Only two point guards in the top 25 for 2023-24 have won MVP awards in the past

Five different players on this list have won NBA championships within the last seven seasons

Stephen Curry is the only player to win both MVP and Finals MVP on this list

As the summer months wind down, it is time once again to begin our positional rankings for the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season. This year, the field is a much deeper and talented field than we have had in the past. There are point guards entering new situations as well as players trying their hands at the position for the very first time in their careers. These top 25 point guards will be tasked with leading their teams, whether it be as a starter playing over 30 minutes per night or coming off the bench in a reduced yet equally important role.

This is a reminder that these rankings are based on where they finished in 2022-23 as well as a prediction for where they will end up in 2023-24. Inevitably, these rankings will fluctuate as the season goes on and as this year’s rookie class gets themselves acclimated to NBA play or as the NBA veterans begin to show their age.

As you go through our rankings, remember that many of the point guards who are not included or are toward the bottom of our list, either haven’t proven themselves yet or are declining in their careers. Without any further explanation or defense of our rankings, let’s get into it.

These are the 25 best NBA point guards for the 2023-24 season.

25. Derrick White

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2022-23 Stats: 12.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.9 BPG

Since arriving in Boston during the 2021-22 season, Derrick White has played an important role in the team’s success on both sides of the floor. What has been his greatest attribute is his intelligence on the court on a team level. White has excelled as an outside shooter, a slasher off the ball, and as an overall team defender.

After the trade of Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Celtics will rely on White to take on a much bigger and more important role in 2023-24. While Smart was a slightly superior perimeter defender, White is no slouch in that department either and will provide a more efficient pun on the offensive side of the ball. The duo of him and Malcolm Brogdon will be the perfect 1-2 punch for Boston to complement the rest of their loaded starting lineup.

24. Chris Paul

2022-23 Stats: 13.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 8.9 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG

Seeing Chris Paul this low on a point guard rankings is something NBA fans will not be used to. Paul has been a consensus top-10 point guard over the course of his long career but those days are long gone at this point. Sure, he is still an elite playmaker and a top two-way player in the game but at 38 years old, it will be tough to rank him anywhere within the top 20.

Paul will be heading into yet another new situation in 2023-24 as a member of the Golden State Warriors. It is unclear whether Golden State will go full small ball with their lineup and start Paul or bring him in off the bench to back up Stephen Curry. Either way, Paul’s veteran leadership and elite skills as a playmaker and defender will be an asset rather than a hindrance regardless of his age.

In 2022-23, Paul was still able to play 59 games and help Phoenix navigate most of the year without Devin Booker on the floor. The main concern for Paul will be his health late in the season as he suffered yet another playoff injury that cost his team during the 2023 playoffs. I am sure this is something Steve Kerr is already thinking about as we head into the 2023-24 season and Paul could see a minutes restriction placed on him as the year wears on.

23. Spencer Dinwiddie

2022-23 Stats: 17.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 6.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG

At this point, we all know what Spencer Dinwiddie provides for any team he is a part of. For the Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets in 2022-23, that was solid playmaking and scoring on below-average efficiency. In 53 games with the Mavericks last season, he averaged 17.7 points and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 45.5% from the floor overall and 40.5% from three. In 26 games for the Nets, he averaged 16.5 points and 9.1 assists per game on 40.4% shooting overall and just 28.9% from three.

In 2023-24, with Mikal Bridges transforming into a number-one option and the likes of Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith sharing the court, it will be Dinwiddie’s playmaking that will be in the spotlight. If he can continue to find his teammates for easy opportunities at a high rate, it will be the greatest asset he can provide for Brooklyn. He will also remain a surprising shot-creator and scoring threat when the attention is not on him.

22. Russell Westbrook

2022-23 Stats: 15.9 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG

The 2022-23 season was a tale of two halves for Russell Westbrook, who split time in Los Angeles between the Lakers and Clippers. With the Lakers, the story was the same as it was in 2022. As the Lakers struggled, Westbrook shouldered most of the blame despite being willing to come off the bench and sit late in the fourth quarter of games when deemed necessary. With the Clippers, it is as if we saw him reborn again right in front of our eyes.

This came true mostly in the playoffs which is why the Clippers have no qualms about bringing him back on a veteran’s minimum deal. Westbrook averaged 23.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game in the Clippers’ first-round series against the Suns with teammates Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the bench due to injury.

I expect Westbrook to surprise a lot of people this season with the pressure being far less than that in which he faced with the Lakers. Westbrook is at his most dangerous when he is free to execute the way he wants and play his game the only way he knows how. This is exactly the situation he will be in with the Clippers in 2023-24.

21. D’Angelo Russell

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2022-23 Stats: 17.8 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 6.2 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.4 BPG

D’Angelo Russell is another point guard who split time with two teams during the 2022-23 season. In his first 54 games with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Russell averaged 17.9 points and 6.2 assists per game, but it was clear that Minnesota was aiming to head in a different direction as the season wore on.

This allowed the Lakers to make a run at Russell at the trade deadline and he would become one of the players who helped them gain some momentum down the stretch. Although his numbers would take a major dip in the playoffs, Russell’s ability to create plays for himself and his teammates did not go unnoticed.

This season, the pressure will be on Russell to perform at a high level consistently with the depth the Lakers have acquired to make a serious run at the Conference Finals and beyond once again. Russell will need to be more patient and efficient with the ball in his hands, both as a shooter and as a passer in order to elevate the Lakers to that status.

20. Marcus Smart

2022-23 Stats: 11.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 6.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG

After spending the first nine seasons of his career with the Boston Celtics, Marcus Smart will head into the 2023-24 season with the Memphis Grizzlies after being dealt there in the deal that landed Boston Kristaps Porzingis. Even more than in seasons past, Smart will have more pressure on him this year to keep the Grizzlies afloat while Ja Morant is serving a 25-game suspension to start the season.

Smart is not shy as a shooter and scorer, attempting nearly 10.0 shots per game in each of the last four seasons with the Celtics. With Morant on the bench for a month or so, it will be Smart’s energy, hustle, and defensive pressure that will prove to be most valuable for his new team which is a young squad desperately in need of a veteran to slow them down.

I expect Marcus Smart to be a vital part of any success that Memphis has this season which will include his role off the bench once Morant returns from suspension. If he can provide the spark he is capable of in that role, the Grizzlies will again be one of the top teams in the West for the 2023-24 season.

19. Cade Cunningham

2022-23 Stats: 19.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 6.0 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.6 BPG

The only thing preventing Cade Cunningham from being a top-15 point guard in the NBA for the next season is his health. Cunningham’s 2022-23 season lasted just 12 games due to a stress fracture in his shin, but he returns to a Pistons lineup that desperately needs him to be fully healthy.

Cunningham has great size, speed, and instincts for today’s game as a point guard, and his ability to create for himself and his teammates has been his greatest strength in his young NBA career so far. Where he will need to improve is as an outside shooter, where he knocks down just 30.9% of his threes, as well as his attack on the basket, where he makes just 53.6% of his shots within five feet.

Nobody expects Cunningham’s return to automatically make the Pistons a contender for the NBA playoffs. However, the clear result of Cunningham being on the floor is that the Pistons are a much better team with him than they are without him.

18. LaMelo Ball

2022-23 Stats: 23.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 8.4 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG

LaMelo Ball is another point guard who struggled with injury for most of the 2022-23 season for the Charlotte Hornets. Ball was limited to just 36 games last season, in which he still recorded career-highs in points and assists during that time. Ball has already proven to be a great playmaker and scorer during his first three seasons but will have to take another leap in 2023-24 in order to make Charlotte more than just a play-in team.

Using his size, LaMelo has been a tremendous creator with the ball in his hands over his first three seasons. He is a hybrid who can be both a number-one scoring option as well as Charlotte’s leading distributor who adapts and lets the game come to him. He has handled the pressure he faced with all the hype surrounding him extremely well, and as he continues to shed the doubt placed upon his game, I believe we will find him only getting better as time goes on.

Now, it will be up to Charlotte to place the right pieces around him in order to build on where he has been able to take them in his first three seasons.

17. Fred VanVleet

2022-23 Stats: 19.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.6 BPG

After the first seven seasons of his career coming with the Toronto Raptors, Fred VanVleet was rewarded with a monster free-agent contract this summer to join the Houston Rockets. VanVleet will make $129 million over three seasons in Houston, making VanVleet easily one of the most overpaid players in 2023-24.

Despite his status as overpaid, that doesn’t mean VanVleet isn’t worthy of being a high-caliber starter in the NBA. He is just two seasons removed from an All-Star campaign that saw him average over 20.0 points and 6.5 assists per game. He is an extremely aware and intelligent point guard who doesn't force the issue often enough to lose his team’s games. His effort on the defensive end is often contagious to his teammates as well, which is something the Rockets are looking forward to acquiring.

The change and improvement for Houston will not happen overnight, but acquiring VanVleet was certainly a step in the right direction. Being around a championship-winning and underdog like VanVleet will work wonders for young players like Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., who will share the court with him this season.

16. CJ McCollum

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2022-23 Stats: 20.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 5.7 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Many may have missed the fact that CJ McCollum has taken over the point guard position for the Pelicans ever since he came over in a trade from Portland during the 2021-22 season. On offense, McCollum has been a huge boost for the Pelicans, who have often been left hanging by injuries to star players like Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram at various times over the last few years.

McCollum has done a decent job leading New Orleans despite the inconsistencies in their lineup otherwise. In 2022 with New Orleans, he averaged 24.3 points and 5.8 assists in 26 games to help them reach the playoffs and put up a great fight against the Suns in the first round. Last season, the team finished 42-40 and missed the playoffs by way of the play-in tournament. With his impressive all-around shooting and playmaking abilities, McCollum should be able to get the Pelicans back to the postseason next year if the rest of the team can remain healthy and on the court with him.

15. Darius Garland

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2022-23 Stats: 21.6 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 7.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Slowly but surely, Darius Garland has begun to evolve into one of the best all-around point guards in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the addition of Donovan Mitchel to Cleveland’s backcourt last season, Garland thrived as a playmaker and scorer alongside him. He became one of the NBA’s top passers last season as well as a 21.0 points per game scorer who shot 46.2% overall and 41.0% from three.

He also became much more efficient with the ball in his hands, averaging less than 3.0 turnovers for the first time since his rookie year. He excelled in every facet of offense as a ball-handler, scorer on all three levels, and facilitator. He ranked top-10 in the NBA in assists per game. Most importantly, he proved that he and teammate Donovan Mitchell could coexist in the same backcourt despite all of the people who said it would never work. Not only did it work, but Cleveland won 51 games and secured the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

14. Bradley Beal

2022-23 Stats: 23.2 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 5.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.7 BPG

One of the biggest moves this offseason was Bradley Beal waiving his no-trade clause to approve a deal with the Phoenix Suns. The deal unites Beal with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker to form one of the most intriguing trios for the upcoming 2023-24 season. With the move comes a change of position for Beal, who has been a shooting guard for the majority of his career with the Washington Wizards over the last 11 seasons.

There is no doubt that Beal can score and create his own shot from all three levels on the court. What will be interesting to see is how he attacks playing the point guard position. Over the last four seasons, Beal has averaged 5.5 assists per game to 3.2 turnovers, and that is without being slated as his team’s primary playmaker of having the caliber of players around him that he will have this season.

What will be interesting to watch is how Beal reacts to not receiving the majority of the attention from defenses. With Booker and Durant surrounding him, Beal should see his fair share of open opportunities as teams inevitably send two defenders at either one of his teammates. It will also be interesting to see how he handles being the primary facilitator for Phoenix as they attempt to get back to the NBA Finals once again.

13. Jrue Holiday

2022-23 Stats: 19.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 7.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.4 BPG

With all of the moving parts and injuries causing dysfunction in the Bucks lineup in 2022-23, one constant was the incredible two-way play of Jrue Holiday. For the first time in 10 years, Holiday became an All-Star in 2022-23, excelling as both a scorer and playmaker who helped the Bucks capture the best overall record in the Eastern Conference at 58-24.

For his efforts, Holiday would earn All-Defensive First Team honors for the 2022-23 season. In the NBA playoffs, Holiday would struggle against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat as they dropped their first-round matchup. Heading into 2023-24, the pressure has built up once again on the players surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo. At their best, we know Holiday and the rest of Milwaukee’s core are good enough to win an NBA championship.

Does Jrue Holiday have that in him at the age of 33, or will his standing as a top 15 point guard slip away the deeper we get into 2023-24?

12. Tyrese Haliburton

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2022-23 Stats: 20.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 10.4 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.4 BPG

Tyrese Haliburton will be heading into his second full season as a member of the Indiana Pacers and is a big reason why many have tabbed them as a team to watch in 2023=24 in the Eastern Conference. Haliburton has become one of the best playmakers in the game today as well as a lethal shooter from deep and a tough defensive assignment for over 90% of the NBA.

There are very few players in the NBA who have been able to offer such a complex blend of shooting and passing that Haliburton has found in Indiana. The only reason that Indiana has found any fight in their team has been his ability to be both an impactful point guard in transition as well as in half-court sets. With Haliburton on the court, the Pacers’ offensive rating rose six points as opposed to when he was off it. Much like a quarterback’s importance to success in the NFL, Haliburton will be the engine that keeps Indiana going as time goes on.

11. Jalen Brunson

2022-23 Stats: 24.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 6.2 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Before the 2022-23 season started, many were shocked when the Knicks extended a four-year, $102 million deal to the free agent, prying him away from the Dallas Mavericks. Doubt quickly turned to elation for the New York faithful as Jalen Brunson enjoyed a coming-out party for the ages in 2022-23.

Bruson would have a tremendous regular season in which he led the Knicks in assists while adding 24.0 points per game on 49.1% shooting. His patient attack on defenses opened up new opportunities for his teammates around him as they went on to win 47 games and advance to the NBA playoffs.

In the playoffs, Brunson completely took over and even led New York to a first-round series win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 11 playoff games, Brunson averaged 27.8 points, 5.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 47.4% overall and 32.5% from three. If he can carry over his play from 2022-23 into 2023-24, the Knicks are in a prime position to build on last season and maybe even challenge as one of the four teams left standing, battling it out in the Conference Championships.

10. James Harden

2022-23 Stats: 21.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 10.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Is this a hot take after the wild offseason that James Harden has had? We don’t think so. Sure, there is something to be said for Harden wanting out of his third situation in three seasons after fleeing Houston for the Nets, then doing the same thing to Brokklyn and landing in Philadelphia. Everywhere he goes, bitterness and disdain between the organization and the player seem to be an inevitable result.

That being said, Harden has still been able to produce at a top-10 level on the court. Well, at least in the regular season. Harden led the NBA in assists last season with 10.7 per game and played a large part in teammate Joel Embiid winning his first MVP award. As promising as the regular season looked for Harden, his playoff collapse was more disturbing. In the final three games of the second round against the Boston Celtics, Harden would average just 13.0 points per game on an awful 31.4% shooting overall and 15.4% from three.

Despite the abysmal playoff performance, we still believe there is a situation out there that can benefit both Harden and the team that chooses to take a chance on him moving forward. He isn't the scorer he once was, but he is still among the league’s best playmakers and overall point guards.

9. Kyrie Irving

2022-23 Stats: 27.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.8 BPG

Kyrie Irving is another player who comes with concerns pertaining to off-the-court issues but remains a top-10 point guard in the NBA on talent alone. Say what you will about Irving’s past, but nothing ill can be said about what he will provide the Dallas Mavericks with moving forward. After beginning the 2022-23 season with Brooklyn, Irving came over in a deal that paired him with superstar Luka Doncic.

With Dallas hoping that Irving could give them another push toward a deep playoff run, things went in the opposite direction with Dallas missing the playoffs altogether. In 20 regular season games with the Mavericks, Kyrie averaged 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game while shooting 51.0% overall and 39.2% from three.

In 2023-24, the pressure is mounting for Dallas to get back to their playoff form led by their superstar duo. Irving will be tasked with taking the pressure off Doncic in both a scoring and playmaking role, lightening the workload for an exhausted Luka over his first four years in the NBA. If Irving and Doncic can get in sync with one another, they have the potential to be one of the most explosive duos in the league.

8. Trae Young

2022-23 Stats: 26.2 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 10.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Taking a slight step back in our rankings this season is sixth-year point guard Trae Young. After a 2022 season that saw him lead the NBA in both total points and total assists, Young would again lead the NBA in total assists in 2023 with 300 on the year. Surprisingly enough, where Young struggled in 2022-23 was with his efficiency shooting the ball as he knocked down just 42.9% of his shots overall and 33.5% of his shots from three.

Despite those minor issues for Young, there are still signs of hope for him and the Hawks. Young is going into his first full season under new head coach Quin Snyder after a tumultuous ending to Nate McMillan’s 2022-23 campaign. In their first-round playoff matchup against Boston, Young led Atlanta to two wins while averaging 29.2 points and 10.2 assists per game. Young’s standing as a top-10 point guard is safe for now and the Hawks are definitely a team to watch heading into 2023-24.

7. Jamal Murray

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2022-23 Stats: 20.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 6.2 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Let’s get one thing straight before we start. No point guard in the NBA had a better 2022-23 season than Jamal Murray. Returning from an ACL injury that cost him more than a year on the court, Murray hit the ground running alongside Nikola Jokic for the Denver Nuggets. Behind the duo’s elite play, Denver earned the best record in the Western Conference, but the best was yet to come.

Over the next 20 games, Jamal Murray would provide some of the most clutch moments and biggest performances to help lead the Nuggets to their first NBA championship. In the playoffs, Murray would average 26.1 points, 7.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 47.2% overall and 39.6% from three. In the end, It was Murray, Jokic, and the rest of the Nuggets core who raised the Larry O’Brien trophy as NBA champions.

In 2023-24, it will be up to the leadership of Murray as well as Jokic to prepare and make sure their team doesn’t fall victim to a championship hangover. In any case, Murray proved over the entirety of 2022-23 that he deserves to be included with the 10 best point guards in the game today.

6. De’Aaron Fox

2022-23 Stats: 25.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG

The 2022-23 season marked the year that De’Aaron Fox finally got the national recognition he deserved as he helped lead the Sacramento Kings to their best season in nearly two decades. Fox would earn an All-Star and All-NBA Team selection for the first time in his career as the Kings won 48 games and returned to the NBA playoffs for the first time in 17 years.

Other than having one of the best scoring seasons of his career, Fox was also the most efficient and reliable he has ever been. He ranked among the top three in fourth-quarter scoring on the season and was named the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year. Fox shot 51.4% from the field overall, which is a career-high as well, and his fearless play would carry over to the NBA playoffs.

Fox and the Kings would push the defending champion Warriors to seven games in the first round, with Fox averaging 27.4 points and 7.7 assists per game. Even though they fell in Game 7, Fox is a large reason why Kings fans can be excited about their team for the first time since the early 2000s.

5. Ja Morant

2022-23 Stats: 26.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 8.1 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG

The only thing stopping Ja Morant from officially being labeled an NBA superstar is Ja Morant. Due to various off-the-court issues, Morant will miss the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season, putting his Memphis Grizzlies teammates under the microscope and tasked with carrying the team in his absence.

When focused solely on basketball, Morant’s talent simply cannot be denied. He has evolved into a talented three-level scorer who displays incredible control of both ball and body. In 2022-23, Morant would set a career-high in assists while still being able to provide 26.2 points per game on 46.6% shooting and lead Memphis to the second-best record in the Western Conference.

After being handed a first-round loss at the hands of the Lakers, it is back to the drawing board for the Grizzlies and Morant. After serving his 25-game suspension, it is imperative that Morant return to the court with a clear head and get back to doing what he does on the basketball court as the leader of this young and promising Grizzlies team. If he can do that, they are certain to be a threat come playoff time.

4. Damian Lillard

2022-23 Stas: 32.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 7.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Other than not knowing if Damian Lillard will be playing his basketball in South Beach, Portland, or somewhere else in 2023-24, we do know that Damian Lillard is still one of the best point guards and overall players in basketball. The 2022-23 season saw some of the greatest offensive play from Lillard in years, even though the Trail Blazers were once again among one of the worst teams in the NBA.

If Lillard ends up in Miami, his numbers may take a slight hit, but the Heat would be heavy favorites to find themselves right back in contention for the NBA Finals. Lillard is still one of the best pure scorers in the game, averaging 32.2 points per game last season on 46.3% shooting overall and 37.1% from three.

Wherever Lillard ends up, he will be a key piece of a team looking to contend for an NBA championship. His shot creation from an unlimited range is matched by few in the game and he remains among the top playmakers at his position as well. It will be interesting to see how long Portland holds out and waits for the perfect deal to come along for their franchise superstar.

3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2022-23 Stats: 31.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.0 BPG

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has skyrocketed to the top three in our point guard rankings for 2023-24 after an incredible season in 2022-23. For the Thunder last season, Gilgeous Alexander earned All-Star and All-NBA First Team honors for his 31.4 points, 5.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. He was able to lead Oklahoma City to 40 wins, but their season would fall short in the play-in tournament.

Gilgeous-Alexander leads a promising young core for the Thunder that is rounded out by Chet Holmgren, Josh Giddey, and Jaylin Williams. With Shai leading the way as their number-one option, Oklahoma City has the potential to make a lot of noise over the next few seasons, especially since they are armed with the most draft capital in the NBA.

If this trio can stay healthy, and if Gilgeous-Alexander remains one of the top scorers/players in the NBA, the Thunder should hold their own in a loaded Western Conference. I will even go as far as to say that Gilgeous-Alexander will be in the MVP hunt at season’s end. That is how talented and impactful he will be.

2. Luka Doncic

2022-23 Stats: 32.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 8.0 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Luka Doncic is not too far off from taking over as the best point guard in the NBA. The very few criticisms of his games are things that come with maturity and growth as a point guard who is successful at the NBA level. Over the last five seasons, Doncic has been tasked with trying to do everything with next to nothing as far as supporting roster players go, which has made him run out of gas by the time the most important games come around.

Even with that exhaustion as an issue, Doncic has excelled in the NBA playoffs. The problem is that in 2022-23, not even Doncic and the addition of Kyrie Irving could lead them there. Now, in 2023-24, Doncic and Irving will head into their first full season, sharing the backcourt with each other. It will be up to Doncic to either trust Irving to relieve some of that pressure as a scorer and playmaker or continue to have the highest usage rate in the league.

If Doncic can keep his focus on his and his teammates’ play as well as remain healthy and in shape, the Mavericks can be one of the teams that are competing for an NBA championship in the playoffs when it is all said and done. The road to success starts and ends with Doncic as one of the two best point guards in the NBA right now.

1. Stephen Curry

2022-23 Stats: 29.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 6.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.4 BPG

At this point in time, it would not be acceptable to name any other point guard as the best in the NBA. Stephen Curry is still everything he has always been, which are the same skills that have made him a four-time NBA champion, two-time MVP, and the only Finals MVP on this entire list. He is still the most elite three-point shooter in the game and one of the best scorers across his position and the league.

Curry averaged 29.4 points per game in 2022-23 while shooting 49.3% overall and 42.7% from three. He remains one of the most efficient players in the game, finishing just 0.7% shooting away from another 50/40/90 season. He has also remained a solid rebounder for his size and among the most elite playmakers in the game.

The pressure is heightened on Curry this season, even at 35 years old, as the Warriors once again try to prove the doubters wrong that have declared the dynasty dead. Big changes have been made to the roster as Jordan Poole has been replaced with veteran Chris Paul, and no improvements were made to their frontcourt. As it stands right now, Curry remains the best point guard in the NBA, but will that change if the Warriors struggle in 2023-24?

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