Ranking the Top 30 Starting Point Guards in NBA

By Isaac Harris

Sep 5, 2017

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With Dennis Smith Jr. in mind, where does the rookie rank among the best starting point guards across the league?

The Dallas Mavericks found a stud in Dennis Smith Jr. and look to hand him the reigns as the starting point guard come training camp.

With the point guard spot being one of the most loaded positions in the league, where does Smith Jr. rank among the other starting point guards in the NBA?

In the follow slides, I have ranked my top 30 point guards in the league using the starting point guards for all 30 franchises. Some situations were difficult to determine the actual “point guard”, but ultimately had to decide on one name for each team.

Ranking the rookie class was difficult considering their lack of experience, but you do have to admit that they come into the league already better than some of the starters in the NBA.

Nick Angstadt (Mavs Moneyball) and I took this topic and debated our personal list on the latest Locked On Mavericks Podcast episode that you can listen to here.

With that being said, here are my top 30 starting point guards in the league.