Luka, SGA, Steph, Brunson on top.
Then, even after that you have
Haliburton, Ja, Trae, Dame, Lamelo
And we are not mentioning players like Fox, Garland, Jrue, Harden, and Murray yet.
Why is the position PG has a lot of quality players relative to other positions?
Is there any scientific or logical reason to this?
We say this but then teams are often dying for a quality guard who can just get the rest of the team good looks.
Do you consider Tyrese Maxey a shooting guard?
Have you ever been to La fitness everyone thinks they the point guard cause their short
I mean the best 3 players over the last 5 seasons are all 7ft dudes.
This thread is mostly saying it’s for height reasons, but if that were true, then PG would be the most stacked position in all leagues at all times. This certainly wasn’t true in the older years when big guys were considered the most important members to the team.
It also doesn’t take into account players like Luka or SGA, that are taller than the traditional PG, but choose to play the position.
My take is that we’re living in a post Harden and Curry league. Due to those two, PG is not just about setting up other players, they can now score at any distance, defend many positions, and even rebound. It’s now common for PGs to be the franchise player, which is a significant paradigm shift. In short, PG has become a prestige positon.
Other people have also mentioned the rise of the flexible “wing” positon, and I think that’s a good point as well. Basically, in the modern NBA, 2s, 3s, and 4s, all play pretty similarly. This causes those positions to look less crowded since most top wings are not locked into any single position. Think about Brown and Tatum, who used to be a 2 and 3, have now been moved to 3 and 4 without much change to their playstyle.
When the game was play closer to the basket, high mattered more.
As the game has evolved away from the post and the midgame and more into one of three-pointers and spacing; agility, floor vision, passing ability, and a quick (and accurate) trigger have become the key. And none of these things are height dependent.
I think on top of the issue of biological rarity most people are mentioning, who players idolize and model their games after isn’t being mentioned enough. A lot of the most iconic and popular players are all known for their on-ball skills so impressionable players will want to copy them.
The higher off the ground, the lower the supply of people.
I read somewhere, that if you’re from the USA and grow 7’ tall by the time you’re 18-19, there’s a 30% chance you could end up in the NBA.
You can’t teach size, so PGs in the NBA have to be really, really elite skill-wise since there’s many more players in the 6’0" - 6’4" range and the competition is insane.
Because 6’7 plus is more rare compared to 6’4 and below
I feel like it’s a lot to do with how the game is played and officiated. It favors the plsyers on the perimeter.