Thursday, June 19, 2008

NBA's greatest, let's start with point guards


The NBA finals didn't feature any future Hall of Fame point guards so we'll start there in updating the all-time standings by position.

One thing you'll note when looking at this list is that a golden era for the position is drawing to a close with Gary Payton already retired and Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson and Steve Nash all facing the downsides of their careers.

This list is fairly set in stone until Chris Paul and Deron Williams get some more years behind them.

Player, years, unadjusted point total
1. Oscar Robertson, 1960-1974, 18763.1
2. Magic Johnson, 1979-1996, 18657.7
3. Bob Cousy, 1950-1970, 18531.7
4. John Stockton, 1984-2003, 16948.7
5. Gary Payton, 1990-2007, 16827.7
6. Jason Kidd, 1994-2008, 16351.3
7. Allen Iverson, 1996-2008, 15956.1
8. Isiah Thomas, 1981-1993, 15742.5
9. Walt Frazier, 1967-1980, 15152.6
10. Steve Nash, 1996-2008, 14878.8
11. Mo Cheeks, 1978-1993, 13850.9
12. Tim Hardaway, 1989-2003, 13825
13. Gus Williams, 1975-1987, 13664.0
14. Kevin Johnson, 1987-2000, 13559.9
15. Dave Bing, 1966-1978, 13174.8
16. Tiny Archibald, 1970-1984, 13051.2
17. Lenny Wilkens, 1960-1975, 12989
18. Norm Nixon, 1977-1989, 12847
19. Lou Dampier, 1967-1979, 12375.7
20. Derek Harper, 1983-1999, 11154.5

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