The Top 5 Point Guards entering the 2016-2017 PBA Season

All images are by Paul Ryan Tan/Sports5.

*This was written on November 16, 2016.

With the din of Ginebra’s landmark 2016 Govs’ Cup championship run has quieting down and the swirling controversies around the 2016 PBA Draft coming to a halt, we have arrived at the cusp of a new PBA season. In a few days, we will usher in a new campaign where the best and brightest of Philippine basketball take the stage again and battle for the ultimate hardwood crowns this side of the hoops world.

In this spirit, let’s look at some of the players to watch heading into the new season. For this first edition, let’s look at the Top 5 Point Guards entering the 2016-2017 PBA season.

*This is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net. Stats are accurate as of November 16, 2016.

#PBA2016 Position Battle: The Top 5 Point Guards of the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup

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As of this writing, the San Miguel Beermen just got the boot thanks to Rain or Shine, while the Meralco Bolts are going to try and stay alive against Alaska in Game 4 of their own semis series. Needless to say, the season’s second conference is reaching its home stretch, and the time is ripe for us to look back and show our appreciation for the players who really stepped up and made their mark. 

We’ll begin by looking at the best point guards of the league, which isn’t a very easy thing especially since this is an especially stacked position. Tries and tested veterans like LA Tenorio, Jayson Castro, and Paul Lee are top of mind, but will all of them make this list? Let’s see.

Note: All of the following stats are based on each player’s stats as computed by PBA-Online.net. They were taken on May 1, 2016.

The Top 5 Point Guards of the #PBA2016 Philippine Cup

Good point guards are a dime a dozen in the PBA, which is why naming just five excellent ones is a tough task. Still, there were a handful of playmakers who really stood out this conference, and it’s high time we honor them here. 

Without further ado, here they are – the top five point guards of the 2015-2016 PBA Philippine Cup:

All images are from Sports5.ph.

*This is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net. Stats are accurate as of January 24, 2016.

The Top 5 Point Guards of #PBA2015

The 2014-2015 season was a great year for point guards in the PBA. Gilas boys Jayson Castro, Paul Lee, and LA Tenorio were all impressive, while a couple of standouts rose from the roster of rookies. Veterans like Alex Cabagnot, Mark Barroca, and JV Casio also did well, while returnee LA Revilla made waves. Clearly, this is one position where the Philippines is not short on talent, but who were the cream of the crop?

Without further ado, here they are – the top five point guards of the 2014-2015 PBA season:

The Top Five #PBA2015 Point Guards Right Now

The new PBA season is upon us, and, frankly, this has been one of the most exciting starts in recent memory. Of course, a big part of that is having two new pro clubs – the Blackwater Elite and the Kia Sorento – but we also cannot look past other things that have hogged the headlines, like the superb play of some PBA playmakers. Not surprisingly, this includes veteran stars like Mark Barroca, Alex Cabagnot, and Jayson Castro, but it has actually been Fil-Am rookie Stanley Pringle who has made the biggest splash.

It's a rookie sitting atop our PBA Point Guards ladder to start the 2014-2015 season.

Without further ado, here they are – the top five point guards of the 2014-2015 PBA season as of November 7, 2014 (as always, this is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net):

The Top Five PBA Point Guards of the 2013-2014 Season

These are the very best PBA point guards this past season!

Amidst the din of the magnificent 2014 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, several issues have popped up in the PBA: the entry of Stanley Pringle in the 2014 Rookie Draft, the perceived controversy revolving around the draft lottery, and the whole officiating hullabaloo. These nearly take away the sheer enjoyment of seeing Justin Melton sky for a sublime alley-oop dunk, seeing AZ Reid drain big shots in overtime, or seeing James Yap morph into his MVP self after repeated underwhelming performances in the eliminations.

This is why, in the middle of all this craziness, I want to shift the focus back on the players who have really made their mark this past season. For this particular piece, let’s focus on the best playmakers of the entire 2013-2014 PBA campaign.

Without further ado, here they are – the top five point guards of the entire 2013-2014 PBA season (as always, this is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net):