Top NBA Point Guards Of All Time

I placed four point guards in the top 25 in my article "The 25 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time." 

Here are their rankings and what I wrote about each of them:

3. Magic Johnson (five NBA Titles, three NBA MVPs, three Finals MVPs, nine-time first-team All-Pro, one-time second-team All-Pro) was a good shooter (.520 FG%, .303 3pFG%, 19.5 ppg) who could score in a variety of ways and could have scored more if it had been needed by his teams.  He was a great ballhandler, a fantastic passer, and an excellent rebounding guard (7.2 rpg).

7. Oscar Robertson (one NBA Title, one NBA MVP, nine-time first-team All-Pro, two-time second-team All-Pro), as practically any basketball fan knows well, once averaged a triple double for an entire season (1961-62 season).  

Robertson was one of the best passers ever (9.5 apg for his career) and probably the best rebounding guard ever (7.5 rpg).  He was also a great scorer (25.7 ppg, .485 FG%), who could score in a variety of ways, and a good leader.

21.  John Stockton (13.1 ppg, .515 FG%, .826 FT%, 10.5 apg, 2.2 spg).  The other half of the fabulous "Stockton and Malone" duo who together, unfortunately, finished with zero NBA Titles, zero MVPs, two All-NBA first team appearances (and six on the second team). 

Great all-around unselfish point guard who was an underrated outside shooter (.384 3pFG%), a good defender (twice leading the league in steals), and was probably the 2nd best passer in NBA history (after Steve Nash).

25.  Bob Cousy (18.4 ppg, .375 FG%, .803 FT%, 5.2 rpg, 7.5 apg).  "The Houdini of the Hardwood" had six NBA titles, one MVP, and 10 All-NBA first-team appearance. 

Truly revolutionized the point guard position with his great ballhanding skills, court vision, and flashy passes while leading the league in assists eight consecutive seasons.  Probably should be higher, but it is tough to know where, since all I have is highlights of him to go by.  (Note: his shooting percentage was typical for back then.)

Hence, my top 10 point guards of all time are:

1. Magic Johnson

2. Oscar Robertson

3. John Stockton

4. Bob Cousy

5. Isiah Thomas

6. Walt Frazier

7. Jason Kidd

8. Nate "Tiny" Archibald

9. Steve Nash

10. Gary Payton.

I was blown away by Chris Paul as much as the next NBA fan last year, especially in the playoffs; but, with only three full years in the league, he is going to have to wait to make an all time list.  Who are your all time top NBA point guards?