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The Top 10 Point Guards in the NBA

By Tom Atkinson

May 11, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) dribbles the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the second quarter in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 11, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) dribbles the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the second quarter in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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  1. Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) shoots the the game winning shot during the fourth quarter against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) shoots the the game winning shot during the fourth quarter against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Age: 24

2015-16 Season Per-Game Averages: 19.6 points, 4.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals.

Career Per-Game Averages: 20.8 points, 5.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals.

Hit me with what you got, guys, I am ready for the hate.

Despite being the starting point guard for the NBA Champions,

LeBron James

the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving is only the seventh best in the league.

Kyrie struggled with injuries to start the 2015-16 season and, to his credit, he was very magnanimous in losing a place in the All-Star game to Kyle Lowry.

“He deserves it, man,” Irving said about Lowry, via Cleveland.com. “Personally, I don’t feel like I deserve [to start in the All-Star game] just from the amount of games that I’ve played and the body of work.”

Uncle Drew struggled to get into the swing of things early in his return and his numbers were down across the board as a result. His points per game fell from 21.7 to 19.6 and his assists from 5.2 to 4.7. His field goal percentage dropped from .468 to .448 but his three-pointers plummeted from .415 to .321.

That being said, those are still pretty good numbers and Kyrie’s talent is irrefutable. His ball-handling is easily among the best in the league and there are few point guards who can match his ability on the offense, whether it is driving for the layup or pulling up for the jumper. And he is clutch. So clutch. Like, NBA-Championship-on-the-line clutch.

If he wasn’t eternally overshadowed by the King and his defense was better, perhaps Kyrie would be higher.

Next: No. 6

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