As the name suggests, NBA shooting guards are always responsible for the team's heavy responsibility for scoring, but as the best in the league, this group of wings can always do more than "get the ball in the basket": they may also have to stop the opponent's main attacker, assist point guards in organizing, or even help grab rebounds. This group of people must play more efficiently without slacking off in order to bring the team closer to victory.
Let’s think from another perspective. In addition to doing so many things, these SGs also have to play well on the offensive end!
B/R's Dan Favale and other editorial groups selected top 10 shooting guards in the league: How high can Devin Booker's excellent offense make him rank? Are Bradley Beal or CJ McCollum ready to take over the top position of the "Four Heavenly Kings"? Who can shake James Harden's status?
The ranking is based on assuming that they can be selected to play the remaining season games and considering the players' current health status; but the distant injury history and long-term future plans are not considered; in addition, players who are reimbursed throughout the season are not included in the selection, and the rest are roughly compared with the players' performance that season. (Of course, the editorial group debated for several hours, so the dispute will definitely arise.)
B/R specially uses the professional sports data analysis website Cleaning the Glass to distinguish the positions of players on the court, and specifically states that James Harden will be listed as a shooting guard: because if CP3 plays healthy, his role positioning on the court will change significantly.
5. Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards, --)
Age: 24
Average: 23.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.2 interception, 0.4 blocking
Advanced data: 19.8 PER, 54.47 TPA, 2.43 RPM
Last season Bradley Beal Many smart shots and choices never see each other this season. He no longer focuses on three-pointers and attacking the basket opportunities and sacrifices mid-range shots, which greatly reduces the efficiency on the court; but that is also because of John Wall The injury performance is no longer there, and he must take on the by-products caused by heavier offensive responsibilities.
With the increased usage rate, Beal still proved that he is capable of taking over the team's main attacker. The frequency of the ball in his hands has increased, but he can still play the responsibility of good scoring arrows and passes at the same time, and the average assists per game has accumulated to 3.6 (career high); at the same time, he also maintains a reasonable turnover rate; and perhaps the most important thing is that his defense is no longer the team's drag.
Almost no one has the illusion that Beal is a defensive lock, right? But this season he began to control his shooting fake moves, facing the opponent's backcourt running without the ball or three-point shooting, and rarely makes over-adventure defensive moves. Although the progress of defense is usually accompanied by a regression on the offensive end, it is great news for the second brother of the Wizard who faces multiple tests to maintain stable output!
4. Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors, ▼1)
Age: 27
Average: 20.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.7 interceptions, 0.6 blocking
Advanced data: 17.1 PER, 2.7 TPA, 1.46 RPM
Don't be sluggish by many of the defensive data on Klay Thompson's defensive end mdash;mdash; even those who lower the overall benefit value. ESPN editor Kevin Pelton once analyzed in detail because of this:
Thompson The positive and negative values of defense are much lower than the league average, and most of the players with poor defense are comparable to his data; however, the benchmark for these data is the same as RPM: these values assume that "even with Klay Thompson, Golden State's defense is still successful"; rather than "It's because of Klay, Golden State's defense is successful."
However, this is not a case like Avery Bradley: excellent personal defense cannot be converted into excellent team defense; Thompson is undoubtedly a very good defender, but it is difficult to quantify it into visible results in data; the scoring system of these data is suitable for most players in the league, but it is difficult to apply to atypical cases like Klay.
Compared with defensive performance, the results on the offensive end are much more obvious.
As an offensive supporter (facilitator), Thompson's performance should theoretically be diluted by other superstars, but he can still hit a 48.7% shooting percentage in each game, including 45.1% three-pointers and 88.5% free throws, all of which are career highs mdash;mdash;shot 20.7 points! In fact, he is joining the footsteps of "Brother Waves" Stephen Curry, becoming the only sniper in history who averages more than 7 three-pointers per game, but has a shooting percentage of more than 45%.
This historical three-pointer shooter still maintains historic performance!
3. DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors, ▼1)
Age: 28
Seasonal results: 25.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 interceptions, 0.3 blocking
Advanced data: 24.2 PER, 88.52 TPA, 2.25 RPM
First of all, it must be emphasized that DeMar DeRozan's original ranking in B/R was divided into small forwards. The website uses the data from Cleaning The Glass to prove that " Dragon King " has 60% of the time on the field as the number three position; but the author compares NBA.com, Basketball Reference and the games I have watched, I finally decided to divide him back to the familiar No. 2 position.
However, after erasing the increasingly blurred positioning in recent years, DeRozan in the past two years has continued to erase the previous "overvalued" discussions, and his production capacity is enough to rank among the top 25 big stars in the league.
Although DeRozan is still a passive person on the defensive end, and he occasionally loses concentration; he does not immediately transform into a high-quality three-point shooter on the offensive end; but he does upgrade from the "King of Medium Distance" and stretches his range outward to outside the arc. Whether it is shooting or hitting (1.2 / 3.1) is a career high. From then on, pulling out of the three-point line is no longer a choice.
In addition, as Tyrannosaurus began to play team basketball, the "Dragon King" also began to grow into a ball player mdash;mdash; this season's pick-and-roll runs are even more than twice as many as Kyle Lowry, and the average assists per game also rose to a career high (5). DeRozan is not only the first choice for Tyrannosaurus' offensive end, but also the team's propulsion.
P.S. When the Dragon King was in charge, Toronto's winning score difference per 100 rounds was finally higher than when he left the court. This is the first time since 2011-12...
2. Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers, ▲23)
Age: 25
Average: 24.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.8 interceptions, 1.0 blocking
Advanced data: 23.8 PER, 93.94 TPA, 4.55 RPM
If Victor Oladipo is missing, the amazing horses that played this season will no longer be surprised! In Oladipop's four games that were missing this season, the horse lost all, proving that if Ola had not pulled the reins, the horse would have probably grown into a four-dimensional world.
When this season's big explosion SG debuts, Indiana's net score on the court will reach a 5.0 point score. If compared with the entire season's data, or even the fifth place in the league, it is only behind Boston (5.1), Toronto (7.5), Houston (8.0) and Golden State (11.0); but once he is missing, the slim horse will immediately drop to a deep abyss, and the net score will drop to -8.2 points per 100 rounds, only slightly defeating Sacramento (-10.5).
The above huge difference also shows the importance of Ola. He is the most important player of the team. Even Thaddeus Young (6.6 in the upper and lower field goal difference) and Myles Turner (4.1 in the upper and lower field goal difference).
This performance is not a lucky chance. Oladipo's strong performances in the past half season have also made him the latest cornerstone of the team. Not only does he have absolute firepower, but he also has more room to hone different offensive skills, and it also leaves him time to strengthen his defensive end. This is the "No. 1" privilege that the Magic and Thunder have never enjoyed in the past.
Relying on both offense and defense talents, combined with the deadly three-point accuracy and the pick-and-roll skills of the league's top level (top 86%), Oladipo officially landed in the league's top five shooting guards, which also allowed Indianapolis fans to find ZTE's hope for shooting guards again after Reggie Miller!
1. James Harden (Houston Rockets, new to the list)
Age: 28
Average: 32.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.8 interceptions, 0.5 blocking
Advanced data: 30.5 PER, 273.46 TPA, 6.57 RPM
There is no objection, James Harden is an unparalleled offensive machine. Even if he has a tendon injury and must be missed for two weeks, it cannot change the fact that he is the first.
Even if the league intends to correct the rules, he almost targetedly wants to reduce the number of times he has walked on the free throw line. He has already made an extraordinary foul ability and still has reached a record of double-digit free throws in the fourth consecutive season! What's even more terrifying is that he not only has the familiarity of half-court offense, but also can find opportunities to play a small ball rhythm that belongs to Houston at any time.
If you are facing an innocent defender who single-handedly defends him, Harden can easily use the dribble and foot change, and easily take the European layup to eat the opponent, maybe bringing in to the extra penalty; if he needs to use a big horn pass to find his open teammate, he can be in place at any time; he needs to challenge the basket / high-difficulty backward three-pointer hit? Being able to complete those unimaginable moves at any position on the field, "Beard" means being able to grab points!
Control errors are still one of Harden's few defects, but in the case of high usage, the high risks that come with it are not difficult to understand. Although Beard only lags behind DeMarcus Cousins in the turnover list, 92 players in the league have higher turnover rates than him; his defense also follows the same pattern: although not outstanding, it is not as bad as others.
Harden may not be a flawless superstar in all aspects. In fact, few people in ancient and modern times can be called it; in fact, his almost unsolvable destructive power on the offensive end also allows him to compete for the first annual MVP trophy in his career without achieving "perfection"!
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