NBA: Top 10 Point Guards For Next Season

This season, I see Calderon averaging 14 points, 10 assists, and three rebounds, and replicating his historic shooting percentages of last season.

5. Steve Nash (Suns)

Nash has become one of the elite point guards ever since he signed with the Suns a few years ago, as he fit perfectly with Phoenix's uptempo offense.  Last season, Nash averaged 17 points, 11 assists, and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 50 percent from the field, 47 percent from the three-point line, and 90 percent from the free throw line.

The reason why he isn't higher on the list is because of his terrible defense, and the fact that he is getting old (Nash will turn 35 in February).  However, he will still average double-figure assists and around 16 points with great percentages from the field, three-point line and the free-throw line.

4. Chauncey Billups (Pistons)

Billups has been one of the most consistent point guards in the game since he became a member of the Pistons. Last season, he averaged 17 points, seven assists and three rebounds, while shooting 45 percent from the field, 40 percent from the three-point line and 92 percent from the free-throw line.

He also averaged only two turnovers per game and is one of the better defensive point guards in the league. He also is one of the most clutch players in the league at any position—as evidenced by his several game winning shots and his Finals MVP.

3. Baron Davis (Clippers)

Davis has long been one of the best point guards in the league—as long as he is healthy. When healthy, he is as good as any point guard.   He can score with the best of them and is also an excellent passer.

Last season, he played in all 82 games, and averaged 22 points, 7.6 assists, and five rebounds.  He was also tied for second among steals leaders, with 2.3 per game.

Davis is one of a few players in the league who are good enough to dominate the game by both scoring and passing the ball.

2. Chris Paul (Hornets)

Paul is the most exciting and entertaining point guard in the league—but Deron Williams is a notch better than him, in my opinion.

Paul averaged 21 points, 11.6 assists and four rebounds last year, while also leading the league in steals at 2.7 a game. He also shot 49 percent from the field, 37 percent from the three-point line, and 85 percent from the free-throw line.

Paul also led a young New Orleans team into the second round of the playoffs in just his third year—and he was as good as he was in the playoffs as he was in the regular season.

1. Deron Williams (Jazz)

Williams is the best point guard in the NBA. Last season, he averaged 19 points, 10.5 assists and three rebounds, while shooting an incredible 51 percent from the field, 40 percent from the three-point line, and 80 percent from the free-throw line.

The reason he averages slightly fewer points and assists than Paul is because Utah runs half-court offense, as opposed to New Orleans' much faster uptempo offense.  The Hornets sport better athletes—Tyson Chandler and David West instead of Mehmet Okur and Carlos Boozer, both of whom aren't athletic at all, and are better in the half court.

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