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Here are the top 10 point guards for the 2024-25 NBA season. Ranking NBA point guards for 2024-25: Where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic rank Skip to main content
Shortest player to ever win an NBA championship. Later served as longtime head coach of the Washington Generals. 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Wat Misaka [12] USA: New York Knicks (1947–1948) 3 7 2.3 — — 0 0.0 — — .231 .333 First Non-Caucasian player and first Asian American player in the NBA. 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 160 lb (73 kg ...
On the other hand, guards are tasked with handling the ball full-court and are generally more dependent on traits like speed and quickness that deteriorate with age. [19] [20] Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons, [13] passing the previous mark of 19 seasons for guards held by John Stockton and Jason Kidd.
The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
We have taken our HoopsHype 75 list and split it into five positions: point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers. The catch is, the players who received some votes ...
During the combine, Castle showed off an improved 3-point jumper (after shooting just 26.7% from 3 during the season) and finished third overall in the 3-point star shooting drill (18-for-25).
The youngest player to ever play in the NBA was Andrew Bynum who played his first game at the age of 18 years and 6 days old. [78] Bynum, who was also the youngest player ever selected in the NBA Draft, went into the NBA straight out of high school. [79] Jermaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, both drafted in 1996, were the second- and third-youngest ...
The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category rankings dropping, let's dig into my position-by-position tiers, starting with the point guards.