Sorry, but This Isn’t the Golden Age of Point Guards in the NBA

July 23rd, 2013 by Jonathan Wasserman Leave a reply »

This just hasn't been an age that's seen many marquee point guards win NBA championships.

Today, guys like Derrick Rose, Deron Williams and Chris Paul have signed with teams as roughly $100 million centerpieces. Franchises are being built around them and the star power they possess. 

It's only natural to feel secure knowing the best player on your team is the one who dominates the ball.

But despite all the captivating point guards who are given max contracts, or taken first overall, or nominated as NBA All-Stars, very few of them have brought home a championship title.

Chris Paul, widely regarded as the top point guard of the current era, has only gotten out of the first round twice and never made it to the conference finals.

Deron Williams visited the conference finals in 2007, though he never made it back. Steve Nash has a couple of MVP trophies but not a ring or finals appearance.

In fact, the majority of starting point guards for championship teams have been supporting-cast members, as opposed to featured scorers in the offense. 

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