The Best White Point Guards Of All Time
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Hall of Famer, NBA Champion, 14-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, and the logo himself, Jerry West, is one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball, and his phenomenal resume more than backs him up. Averaging one of the best points per game of all time at an astonishing 27 with 6.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds to boot, West was arguably the face of the NBA for a decade, and this firey, passionate, dedicated winner gave everything he had night in and night out on the court. West is a legend in the NBA, and indisputably an all-time great.
- Birthplace: Chelyan, West Virginia
- Team: Los Angeles Lakers
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Back-to-back MVP and Hall of Famer Steve Nash helped reinvent and form basketball as we know it in the modern day during his time with the Phoenix Suns, Mike D'Antoni, and the legendary 7-second or less offense. Nash and the Suns played at a lightning-quick pace, shot threes, layups, and defended with hellacious intent, and while that sounds common today, back in the early 2000s, this was revolutionary. Nash's ability to play with pace, to shoot the three, and most impressively, to dish out the ball at an incredible clip made him one of the best point guards of all time.
- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Team: Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, John Stockton helped revolutionize what it meant to lead a team and created one of the all-time great dynasties in the 80s and 90s Utah Jazz teams. Stockton had complete control of the game and was the floor general of a lifetime, accumulating an astonishing 15,806 total assists throughout his 19-year career, a record that is widely regarded to be one that will never be broken. On top of his phenomenal passing, Stockton was also a hellacious defender, as he is the leader in league history for steals at 3,265. Stockton is inarguably one of the greatest players the game has ever seen.
- Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
- Team: Utah Jazz
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Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy was one of the most dominant players on one of the most dominant dynasties of all time throughout the 1950s, and this 6-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer is an icon for NBA fans. Putting up incredible numbers of 18.4 points, 7.5 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game for his career, Cousy was a slithery and hard-nosed point guard for the fabled Celtics dynasty who always managed to step up when his team needed him most. Always willing to lay his body on the line, Cousy was an incredible leader alongside the great Bill Russell who helped the team achieve true greatness.
- Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA
- Team: Boston Celtics, Cincinnati Royals
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Cleveland legend Mark Price was the ringleader of some incredibly fun and dangerous Cavaliers teams throughout the 90s, and he was arguably one of the best pure point guards in the era. Consistently getting 17 and 8 a game throughout his peak, Price was also a member of the 50/40/90 club, as he was an elite shooter and scorer with the basketball. This 4-time All-Star was never the superstar, but he was a star and could go toe to toe with the best players in the league.
- Birthplace: Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Team: Dallas Mavericks
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The man with the flashiest passes in all the land, Jason Williams was a tremendous passer of the basketball who could send an entire arena into screams with just a flick of the wrist. Williams, or as he is lovingly referred to as, White Chocolate, was known widely for his highlight plays, but he was much more than that. A key contributor to the Miami Heat's 2006 championship run, Williams was an excellent floor general and shooter of the basketball.
- Birthplace: Belle, West Virginia
- Team: Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies
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One of the most beloved New York Knicks of the 50s and 60s, Hall of Famer Richie Guerin helped revolutionize and revitalize the Knicks throughout the two decades he played with the team. Helping lead the Knicks to their first playoff appearance in years, Guerin was an explosive scorer of the basketball who averaged as much as 29.5 points per game with 6.4 assists to boot. Guerin was electric as a basketball player, and when he left for the Hawks, he continued his phenomenal career there until he retired in 1970.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Team: New York Knicks
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New York Knicks legend and Hall of Famer Dick McGuire was one of the very best players in all of the NBA throughout the 50s, and although he never put up the flashiest stats, he proved to be one of the best and most winning players in the league. A champion out of St. John's college, McGuire was also the 1950s assists leader and would eventually have hs number 15 retired by the New York Knicks.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Team: New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
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Coming into the NBA, Ricky Rubio looked as though he could be the next great point guard the league had ever seen, and although he never quite lived up to those high expectations, the Spanish point guard has had himself a great career. Playing in Minnesota, Rubio could drop dimes like no one else in the league, with flashy passes that would oo and ahh the crowd. Becoming a journeyman later in his career, Rubio would bring veteran leadership and winning basketball wherever he played.
- Birthplace: El Masnou, Spain
- Team: Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz
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Goran Dragic had an incredibly long, eventful, and bizarre career during his time in the NBA. Playing with 3 teams during his first 5 years in the league, Dragic looked like he was on his way out, until an incredible bounceback season with the Phoenix suns where he put up 20.3 points per game on phenomenal efficiency. A good three-point shooter, Dragic did a vast majority of his damage in the paint, slithering his way through defenders and putting pressure on the defense. Dragic has been a stellar role player throughout his career, and is a Slovenian basketball icon.
- Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Team: Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets
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Three-time NBA champion John Paxson was an incredible role player throughout his career who could knock down the three-point shot at a high clip and was a great defender. Paxson was a key contributor to the first Chicago Bulls three-peat alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, and although he may have already been in the twilight of his career, Paxson still provided veteran leadership and poise to the game that the team desperately needed.
- Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
- Team: Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs
Hall of Fame combo guard Paul Westphal was a 5-time All-Star throughout his career, and a key contributor to the 1974 Boston Celtics championship team. At his peak, Westphal put up 22.5 points per game with 5.6 assists for a 5 seasons stint with the Phoenix Suns, and while a poor shooter, he still managed to put up great numbers as a driver of the basketball. An iron man for the vast majority of his career, Westphal could always be counted on to get out there and play to the best of his ability.
- Birthplace: Torrance, California, USA
- Team: Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks
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Chicago Bulls local legend Kirk Hinrich played 11 years with the squad and 13 years total as a professional in the NBA, and Captain Kirk was a phenomenal point guard for any and all squads he was on. A fantastic shooter with the ability to drive and get to the basket, Kirk was a do it all player, and while he was never a star in the league, he was a star in his role as a 3-and-D specialist who always helped make his teammates around him better.
- Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa
- Team: Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks
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Hall of Famer Slater Martin was a generational talent in the NBA for his ten-year career from 1950 to 1960. Averaging 9.8 points per game with 5.2 assists, Martin won 5 championships in his ten-year career, appeared in 7 All-Star games, and eventually had his number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Birthplace: Elmina, Texas
- Team: Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks
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Gritty and ultra-competitive guard T.J. McConnell has excelled in the NBA since he arrived in 2015 as one of the premiere backup point guards the league has to offer. With tremendous shooting, tenacious defense, and a willingness to do all the dirty work, McConnell has become a fan favorite wherever he plays, and at just 30 years of age, he still has quite a few years left in him to establish himself even further. While his numbers aren't anything to write home about, his career-best season only seeing him put up 8.6 points and 6.6 assists per game, McConnell is a player whose impact could never be put on a stat sheet.
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Team: Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
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While many today may only know Scott Skiles as a professional head coach in the NBA, back in his heyday, Skiles was one of the most underrated and underappreciated players in the game. The winner of the 1991 Most Improved Player award, Skiles was a tough and rugged point guard and floor general, who still to this day holds the record for most single assists in a game with a jaw-dropping 30! Over a 600-game career, Skiles managed to put up respectable numbers of 11.1 points per game with 6.5 assists, but his IQ, leadership, and grit is what made him a staple in the NBA.
- Birthplace: La Porte, Indiana
- Team: Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers
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Wherever Steve Kerr went, winning followed! The 6"3' point guard out of Arizona played a long and illustrious career where he would go on to win 5 NBA championships, three with the Chicago Bulls and 2 with the San Antonio Spurs. A dedicated role player who excelled at every aspect of his game, Kerr was a knockdown shooter, a stout defender, and most notably of all, clutch. Kerr made numerous massive shots to lead his teams to victory, and his leadership both on and off the court helped the teams he was on become dynasties. He may not have had all the flashy skills, but Steve Kerr was undoubtedly a winner.
- Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
- Team: Phoenix Suns
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18ABA and NBA star Don Buse may not be a name that the average fan knows, but he was one of the greatest players in all of basketball throughout the 70s. A true floor general and leader on the basketball court, Buse was an incredible distributor of the basketball and a defensive juggernaut. 6-time All-Defensive team and 1977 Steals champ, Buse was a premiere two-way player and a underrated gem of the 70s.
- Birthplace: Huntingburg, Indiana
- Team: Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Kansas City Kings
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Josh Giddey is so young, but the Australian point guard has shown flashes of utter brilliance and dominance on the court. One of the youngest players in NBA history to record a triple-double, Giddey has shown he more than has what it takes to lead a team, as this jack of all trades can score, assist, and rebound like no other guard in the NBA at his age. The sky is the limit for Giddey, who has already shown flashes of brilliance much akin to all-time great Jason Kidd!
- Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
- Team: Oklahoma City Thunder
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Five-time NBA All-Star Gene Shue may be a name that many NBA fans have never heard of before, but the electric guard from the late 50s and early 60s was a phenomenal player who, at his prime, could drop 20 and 7 better than anyone. A staple in the Detroit Pistons pantheon of greats, Shue led a healthy 10-year NBA career where he shot well, distributed the ball, was an on and off-the-court leader, and while he never won the chip, he was a staple of great guards in the 50s.
- Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
- Team: Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors
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Hall of Famer Bob Davies was a 4-time All-Star and NBA champion for the Rochester Royals, and although he played just 7 seasons in the league, his impact on the game was tremendous. A true floor general who made sure his team got theirs before he got his, Davies averaged 14.3 points per game and 4.9 assists throughout his short career. Davies may not be known to the average NBA fan today, but back in the late 40s and early 50s, he was one of the best point guards the league had ever seen.
- Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Team: Rochester Royals
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Duke legend Bobby Hurley was an all-time great player in college, who helped lead the Duke Blue Devils to back-to-back NCAA championships. With a plethora of college accolades including McDonald's All-American MVP and NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding player in 1992, Hurley was expected to be a superstar in the NBA, but sadly, he never quite lived up to his potential, and he retired just 5 seasons into his career. Hurley averaged 3.8 points and 3.3 assists throughout his professional career, but he is still remembered as an all-time great player for Duke, who got his jersey retired by the Blue Devils.
- Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey
- Team: Sacramento Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies
The all-time greats that never was, Jimmer Fredette had an astonishing amount of hype around him coming out of BYU in 2010, as the sweet-shooting point guard looked to be the next superstar in the NBA, however, things never fully matured for Fredette. Throughout most of his career, Fredette played on poor or tanking teams, and his output was never all that impressive, averaging over 5 points per game just 3 times in 6 years. While he never quite clicked in the NBA, Fredette became an overseas legend, as he grew to become one of the best overseas players of all time.
- Birthplace: Glens Falls, New York
- Team: Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns
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A reliable floor general for the San Antonio Spurs throughout the 90s, Vinny Del Negro was a sweet shooting point guard who was an excellent floor spacer to let the great Tim Duncan go to work. Del Negro was by no means a superstar, but much like most players in San Antonio, he was a star in his role, always doing exactly what his team needed, accumulating in a career-best season in 95-96 where he averaged 14.5 points per game on nearly 50/40/90 splits.
- Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
- Team: Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns
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Throughout his 14-year NBA career, Jose Calderon was the face of consistency and reliability for any of the 7 teams he played for. A phenomenal 3-point shooter who spaced the floor before it was cool, Calderon may have been a journeyman throughout the vast majority of his career, but his elite shooting and fantastic dimes made him a staple of the game for nearly 2-decades.
- Birthplace: Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
- Team: Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers
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Known around the NBA as a gritty, hard-nosed, tenacious player, Steve Blake may not have had the skills of other players on this list, but one thing was guaranteed, game in and game out, he was going to give everything he had out on the court. He may have only averaged over 10 points per game one season out of his 13-year career, but Blake was a player beyond stats who managed to do all the dirty work to help his teams win. Most notably, Blake was a personal favorite of the late Kobe Bryant, who praised and adored Blake's mental toughness and drive.
- Birthplace: Hollywood, Florida
- Team: Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets
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Although his career may have been incredibly short-lived, Ernie DiGregorio exploded on the scene in the NBA in 1973, winning rookie of the year averaging the best stats of his career at 15.2 points per game with 8.2 assists per game. For nearly 2-decades, DiGregorio held the record for most assists in a single game with 25, and while he never lived up to his jaw-dropping potential, he is still a Buffalo Braves and LA Clippers legend.
- Birthplace: North Providence, Rhode Island
- Team: Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Buffalo Braves
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An offensive spark off the bench for the Boston Celtics, Payton Pritchard may not get too many minutes on this loaded Celtics team, but what he does provide is grit and hustle for the squad, as well as some pretty shocking bursts of offensive genius.
- Birthplace: Tualatin, Oregon
- Team: Boston Celtics
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The ultimate 3-and-D point guard with a major emphasis on the defense, Matthew Dellavedova had a 3-year stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers that made him a legend in the NBA. Playing alongside LeBron James in the NBA finals, Delly quite literally gave everything he had on the court, having to be hospitalized for exhaustion after a game. This encompasses everything Dellavedova stood for as a player. He wasn't the biggest, fastest, or most skilled, but he was willing to give up his mind, body, and soul for a chance to win.
- Birthplace: Maryborough, Australia
- Team: Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks
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Andy Phillip made his name in college as the leader of the Illinois Fighting Illini "Whiz Kids" and also by becoming the first NBA player to record 500 assists in a season. He also made the first five NBA All-Star games. Back in his day, Phillip was mentioned in the same breath as Cousy and McGuire as one of the best passers in the game. Late in his career, the genius that was Red Auerbach picked up "Handy Andy" to back up Cousy, and Phillip helped Boston win their first title in 1957.
- Birthplace: Granite City, Illinois
- Team: Boston Celtics, Fort Wayne Pistons, Philadelphia Warriors, Chicago Stags